The American Head and Neck Society and the Women in Head and Neck Surgery Service are soliciting nominations for the Margaret F. Butler Outstanding Mentor of Women in Head and Neck Surgery Award.

Dr. Margaret Butler was the first female otolaryngology chair in the United States. In 1906, she was appointed Chair of Ear, Nose and Throat at Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. As a respected otolaryngologist and an ambassador of the specialty, Dr. Butler provided a blueprint for generations of future female otolaryngologists. The purpose of this Award is to recognize individuals who have demonstrated leadership in promoting gender diversity in the field of Head and Neck Surgery and its related endeavors. A secondary goal is to encourage the training and mentorship of future women leaders in our specialty.

Individuals nominated for this award will have the following qualities:

1. Has demonstrated leadership and a consistent track record of promoting gender diversity and equity in head and neck surgery, and its related fields.

2. Has consistently supported and promoted women in head and neck surgery and its related endeavors, as well as mentoring individuals through merit-based career advancements and promotions.

3. Has measurable impact in the promotion of women in head and neck surgery and its related fields, i.e. career advancement of mentees, mentorship in publications and research, etc.

4. Present or past member of the AHNS is preferred but not required.

Submission requires a nomination letter with a second supporting letter from an AHNS member and the nominee’s CV/Resume, to be uploaded with the application.

Nominations will be accepted until February 10, 2023, at 5:00 PM EST. Only one application will be accepted per nominee.

The winner will be honored at the Women in Head and Neck Surgery Reception at the AHNS International Conference in Montreal, July 8-12, 2023 and receive $1,500 towards conference registration and travel.

Previous Award Winners
2019 – Marion Couch, MD, PhD, MBA
2020 – Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS
2021 – Lisa Orloff, MD, FACS
2022 – Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, FACS

Thank you for your submissions!

Amy Anne Lassig, MD, MS and Karen Y. Choi, MD

Co-Chairs, Margaret F. Butler Outstanding Mentor of Women in Head and Neck Surgery Award

AHNS Young Members Podcast 

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A podcast brought to you by the American Head and Neck Society Featuring interviews with leaders in head and neck  surgery. Now available through at ahns.info and on Spotify or iTunes.

Each your hosts, Andrés Bur, Larissa Sweeny and Arvind Badhey, cover issues of general interest to the head and neck surgery community and topics related to career development for early-career members.

The first two episodes feature interviews with Dr. Douglas Girod, Chancellor of the University of Kansas, on the topic of leadership in academic medicine, and Dr. Stephen Lai, Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at MD Anderson, on sentinel lymph node biopsy for early oral cancer.

NEW The third episode of the AHNS Young Member’s Corner features Dr. Gina Jefferson, Professor and Chief, on Diversity within H&N Surgery – Pearls from a Female Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon at The University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Let’s connect virtually and come  together on the air! Tune in now and engage by submitting questions or topic suggestions via Twitter @AHNSinfo using the hashtag #YMCPodcast 

Young Members’ Corner Podcast – American Head & Neck Society (ahns.info)

 

 

Join us for the AHNS Endocrine Section Town Hall on Focused Practice Designation for Adult Complex Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery”

Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (USA/Canada)

Brian B. Burkey, MD, MEd – AHNS President: Welcome and Overview

Brian Nussenbaum ABO to Executive Director: Board Objectives

Dave Steward and Lisa Orloff AAO FPD: AAO perspectives

Greg Randolph and Cherie Ann Nathan AHNS FPD: AHNS perspectives

Donald Weed The ATC: Fellows perspective

Moderators:
Brian Burkey, Mike Singer and Brendan Stack: Q and A from Audience

Objectives

• Understand the concept of Focused Practice Designation (FPD)
• Describe the development of FPD for Adult Complex Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery
• Define the eligibility criteria for the practice and training pathways
• Delineate upcoming activities and opportunities

One-hour session is free to all registrants!

REGISTER NOW

Join us for the AHNS Endocrine Section Town Hall on Focused Practice Designation for Adult Complex Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery”

Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (USA/Canada)

Brian B. Burkey, MD, MEd – AHNS President: Welcome and Overview

Brian Nussenbaum ABO to Executive Director: Board Objectives

Dave Steward and Lisa Orloff AAO FPD: AAO perspectives

Greg Randolph and Cherie Ann Nathan AHNS FPD:AHNS perspectives

Donald Weed The ATC: Fellows perspective

Moderators:
Brian Burkey, Mike Singer and Brendan Stack: Q and A from Audience

Objectives

• Understand the concept of Focused Practice Designation (FPD)
• Describe the development of FPD for Adult Complex Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery
• Define the eligibility criteria for the practice and training pathways
• Delineate upcoming activities and opportunities

One-hour session is free to all registrants!

REGISTER NOW

AHNS TORS Webinar Series
“TORS: Optimizing Outcomes, Managing Complications”
February 22, 2023- 7:00 PM Eastern (USA/Canada)

Host:
Chris Holsinger, MD – Stanford University

Moderators:
Meghan Turner, MD – West Virginia University
David Cognetti, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

Panelists:
Michael Topf, MD – Vanderbilt University
Heather Starmer, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S – Stanford University
Jeremy Richmon, MD – Massachusetts Eye and Ear – Harvard University

Learning Objectives:
• Discuss life-threatening complications of TORS (for example: oropharyngeal bleed, cervical spine osteomyelitis, and fistula)
• Understand management so as to prevent mortality and long-term morbidity
• Perform root cause analysis of identifiable factors that might prevent such complications

One-hour session is free to all registrants!

The AHNS acknowledges a generous educational grant in support of this educational webinar series from Intuitive Surgical.
Presenters and faculty for this series received no financial support for their participation.