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AHNS YMCP Episode 07 – Andrew Shuman, MD, HEC-C and Alessa Colaianni, MD, M.Phil.

Tune in to the seventh episode of the AHNS Podcast for a captivating conversation about the AHNS Peer Support Program. This episode features the distinguished Dr. Andrew Shuman and Dr. Alessa Colaianni. Don’t miss this chance to be inspired and informed!

Andrew Shuman, MD, HEC-C, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology Education Lead, Assistant Dean for Veterans Affairs at the University of Michigan Medical School. He serves as Chief of the Clinical Ethics Service in the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM). Alessa Colaianni, M.D., M.Phil., Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Special focus: Head and Neck Surgery Microvascular Reconstruction Otolaryngology (ENT)Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS).


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Dr. Andrew Shuman,  and Dr. Alessa Colaianni

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Results of the FY2025-2026 AHNS Fellowship Match

The AHNS Advanced Training Council is very pleased to announce the results of the recent Fellowship Match. Congratulations to the Class of Fellowship Year 2025-2026!

Fellowship Program FY25-26 Fellow
AdventHealth Orlando  Kiana Mahboubi
Augusta University – Endocrine  Isabel Mayorga-Perez
Baylor College of Medicine  Cheryl Yu
Case Western Reserve Univ./  Claire Gleadhill
Cleveland Clinic Foundation  Danielle Gillard
Emory University School of Medicine  Sean Mooney
Emory University School of Medicine-Endocrine  David Allen
Henry Ford Health  Vincent Desiato
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai  Thomas Barrett
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai  Margaret Nurimba
Indiana University School of Medicine  Nupur Bhatt
Loma Linda University  Krishna Bommakanti
Massachusetts Eye & Ear  Justine Philteos
Massachusetts Eye & Ear – Endocrine  Isaac Wasserman
MD Anderson Cancer Center  Isabelle Jang
MD Anderson Cancer Center  Candace Flagg
MD Anderson Cancer Center  Robert Saddawi-Konefka
MD Anderson Cancer Center  Isobel O Riordan
Medical University of South Carolina  Solymar Torres Maldonado
Medical University of South Carolina  David Wilde
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  Samuel Auger
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  Antoinette Esce
Moffitt Cancer Center  Sara Sun
Nebraska Methodist Hospital  Samantha Cleveland
New York University/Langone Health  Andrew Prince
Northwestern University  Adam Scheel
Oregon Health & Science University  Peiran Zhou
Roswell Park Cancer Institute  Christine Burton
Sarah Cannon   Usman Khan
Stanford University Medical Center  Emily Zhang
The Ohio State University  Wenda Ye
The Ohio State University  Travis Haller
Thomas Jefferson University  David Cronkite
University of Alabama-Birmingham  Jonathan Harper
University of California – Davis  Peter Lancione
University of California – San Francisco  Weston Niermeyer
University of Cincinnati Medical Center  Benjamin Lancaster
University of Florida  Daniel Benito
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics  Prashanth Prabakaran
University of Kansas Medical Center  Daniel Lander
University of Miami Hospital and Clinics  Claudia Gutierrez
University of Miami Hospital and Clinics  Ricardo Pulido
University of Michigan  Colleen Hochfelder
University of Michigan  Victoria Yu
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill  David Strum
University of Oklahoma  Nicholas Scott-Wittenborn
University of Pennsylvania Health System  Dante Merlino
University of Pennsylvania Health System  Nicole Farber
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center  Chelsea Gelboin-Burkhart
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center  Kelly Staricha
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center  Yu-Jin Lee
University of Toronto  Nadim Saydy
University of Toronto  Keyon Mohebzad
University of Utah  Richard Bavier
University of Washington  Sida Chen
University of Wisconsin  Jaime Pena Garcia
UT Southwestern Medical Center  Nadia Tello
Vanderbilt University Medical Center  Cassie Pan
Vanderbilt University Medical Center  Annie Moroco
Washington University at St. Louis  Zoe Fullerton
Washington University at St. Louis  Morgan Sandelski
Wayne State University  Imadeddine Farfour

 

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Virtual Education Series: New Concepts for Management of Regionally Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head & Neck

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

7:00pm Eastern/6:00pm Central/5:00pm Mountain/4:00pm Pacific

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The AHNS Cutaneous Cancer Section cordially welcomes you to join us for an up-to-date, evidence-based management of locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Moderator:

Brittny Tillman, MD – Head & Neck Surgeon, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Panelists:

  • Sydney Ch’ng, MBBS, PhD – Head & Neck Surgeon, Melanoma Institute Australia & Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Cancer Ctr., University of Sydney
  • Michael Wong, MD PhD – Medical Oncologist, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Evan Wuthrick, MD – Radiation Oncologist, Moffitt Cancer Center

Objectives:

We aim to enhance our attendees’ knowledge base regarding evidence-based management of MCC in the adjuvant setting through the following objectives.

  • Objective 1: Appraise the approach and current evidence for the application of SLNBx and management of regional nodal basins following a positive SLNB.
  • Objective 2: Articulate the role of radiation to the cervical nodal basins for regionally metastatic or positive SLNB
  • Objective 3: Review clinical trials evaluating adjuvant post-operative immunotherapy for regionally metastatic MCC.

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AHNS Virtual Education Series: Recon ‘Round the World: Zones of Conflict

AHNS Virtual Education Series: Recon ‘Round the World

Zones of Conflict
Presented by the AHNS Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery Section

June 12, 2024
12:00 PM Eastern US/Canada/Haiti / Sudan 6:00 PM
Ukraine 7:00 PM / Yangon, Myanmar 10:30 PM

Moderator:
Kevin Higgins, MD, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center

Panelists:
Dr. Safaa Merghani Awadallah, OMFS Specialist, Prince Digna Referral Hospital /Port Sudan Dental Teaching Hospital, Port Sudan, Sudan
Patrick Jean-Gilles, MD, Otolaryngologist, Clinique des Cedres, Petion-Ville, Haiti
Htut Maung Maung, MD, Senior Consultant ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, ORL-HNS Specialist Hospital, Yangon
Oleksander Lompas, MD, Plastic Surgeon, Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine

Session Description:
We intend to hear from head and neck reconstructive surgeons with “boots on the ground” in various conflict zones across the world. While their experiences will likely vary significantly, one from the other, we seek to better inform our learners about how difficult head and neck reconstructions are managed. As this topic receives little attention in national media or our literature, hearing the experiences of these intrepid surgeons should be both eye-opening and inspiring.

Session Objectives:
1) Articulate the current state of head and neck reconstruction in various conflict zones
2) Evaluate the impact and disruption of local surgeon training and how the international community can assist.
3) Formulate logistics of operationalizing a surgical mission to aid patients in need in areas of conflict.

This one-hour session is free to all registrants!

REGISTER  NOW!

 

 

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AHNS Virtual Education Series: Recon ‘Round the World: Zones of Conflict

AHNS Virtual Education Series: Recon ‘Round the World
Zones of Conflict
Presented by the AHNS Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery Section

June 12, 2024
12:00 PM Eastern US/Canada/Haiti / Sudan 6:00 PM
Ukraine 7:00 PM / Yangon, Myanmar 10:30 PM

Moderator:
Kevin Higgins, MD, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center

Panelists:
Dr. Safaa Merghani Awadallah, OMFS Specialist, Prince Digna Referral Hospital /Port Sudan Dental Teaching Hospital, Port Sudan, Sudan
Patrick Jean-Gilles, MD, Otolaryngologist, Clinique des Cedres, Petion-Ville, Haiti
Htut Maung Maung, MD, Senior Consultant ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, ORL-HNS Specialist Hospital, Yangon
Oleksander Lompas, MD, Plastic Surgeon, Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine

Session Description:
We intend to hear from head and neck reconstructive surgeons with “boots on the ground” in various conflict zones across the world. While their experiences will likely vary significantly, one from the other, we seek to better inform our learners about how difficult head and neck reconstructions are managed. As this topic receives little attention in national media or our literature, hearing the experiences of these intrepid surgeons should be both eye-opening and inspiring.

Session Objectives:
1) Articulate the current state of head and neck reconstruction in various conflict zones
2) Evaluate the impact and disruption of local surgeon training and how the international community can assist.
3) Formulate logistics of operationalizing a surgical mission to aid patients in need in areas of conflict.

This one-hour session is free to all registrants!

REGISTER  NOW!