Advanced Training in Head & Neck Oncologic and Endocrine Surgery
The AHNS Advanced Training Council oversees the Society’s accredited fellowship programs and policies. The fellowship period is one to two years, depending upon the program, with facilities for basic science research for one year in select programs. Training is focused on head and neck surgery with special emphasis on ablative surgery, along with reconstructive, skull base surgery, and understanding of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. A majority of the fellows who have completed training programs now practice head and neck surgery in an academic setting.
Accreditation: Each fellowship program approved by the AHNS Advanced Training Council (ATC) undergoes site review at regular intervals. During these reviews, through a carefully structured evaluation system, the ATC analyzes the program’s strengths and weaknesses to ensure that adherence to the core curriculum, adequate faculty participation, caseload, and overall quality are all maintained. ATC then makes recommendations for accreditation to the AHNS Executive Council. A certificate is awarded by the Society to those candidates who follow the rigid criteria and successfully complete the fellowship.
Programs interested in AHNS accreditation may apply for approval by contacting JJ Jackman at jj@ahns.info and requesting an application.
To access ATC program guidelines for Head & Neck Fellowships, click HERE.
To access ATC program guidelines for Endocrine Fellowships, click HERE.
Accredited Head & Neck and Endocrine Fellowships of the American Head & Neck Society
(NOTE: Not all programs listed below participate in the fellowship match each year – for a list of the 2019 participating programs, click HERE.)
| Fellowship Type | Program Name | Program Directors |
| Endocrine | Augusta University Medical Center | David Terris |
| Head & Neck | Beth Israel Medical Center | Mark Urken |
| Head & Neck | Cancer Care Manitoba, University of Manitoba | K Alok Pathak |
| Head & Neck | Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Eric Lamarre |
| Head & Neck | Duke University | Liana Puscas |
| Head & Neck | Emory University School of Medicine | Amy Chen |
| Head & Neck | Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System | Miriam Lango |
| Head & Neck | Indiana University School of Medicine | Cecelia E Schmalbach & Avinash Mantravadi |
| Head & Neck | Johns Hopkins University | Carole Fakhry |
| Endocrine | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Ralph Tufano |
| Head & Neck | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Amy Hessel |
| Head & Neck | Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary | Daniel Deschler & Jeremy Richmon |
| Endocrine | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Gregory Randolph |
| Head & Neck | Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education | Eric Moore |
| Head & Neck | Medical University of South Carolina | Terry A Day |
| Head & Neck | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Luc G.T. Morris |
| Head & Neck | Moffitt Cancer Center | J. Trad Wadsworth |
| Head & Neck | Mount Sinai School of Medicine | Brett A. Miles |
| Head & Neck | Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Robert Lindau |
| Head & Neck | Oregon Health & Sciences University | Peter Andersen & Ryan Li |
| Endocrine | Pennsylvania State University | David Goldenberg |
| Head & Neck | Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Hassan Arshad |
| Head & Neck | Stanford University | Vasu Divi |
| Endocrine | Stanford University | Lisa Orloff |
| Head & Neck | The Ohio State University | Amit Agrawal |
| Head & Neck | Thomas Jefferson University | David Cognetti |
| Head & Neck | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Chad Zender |
| Head & Neck | University of Alabama- Birmingham | William R Carroll |
| Head & Neck | University of Alberta Hospital | Daniel O’Connell |
| Head & Neck | University of California – Davis | D. Gregory Farwell |
| Head & Neck | University of California- San Francisco | Patrick Ha |
| Head & Neck | University of Cincinnati Medical Center | Keith M Wilson |
| Head & Neck | University of Florida | Peter Dziegielewski |
| Head & Neck | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics | Kristi E Chang |
| Head & Neck | University of Kansas Medical Center | Yelizaveta (Lisa) Shnayder |
| Head & Neck | University of Miami Hospital and Clinics | Francisco Civantos |
| Head & Neck | University of Michigan | Kelly Malloy |
| Head & Neck | University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | Trevor Hackman |
| Head & Neck | University of Oklahoma | Trinitia Cannon |
| Head & Neck | University of Pennsylvania | Jason G. Newman |
| Head & Neck | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Uma Duvvuri |
| Head & Neck | University of Toronto – Mt. Sinai | Jeremy L Freeman |
| Head & Neck | University of Washington | Jeffrey Houlton & Neil Futran |
| Head & Neck | University of Wisconsin | Greg Hartig |
| Head & Neck | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | James Netterville |
| Head & Neck | Washington University School of Medicine | Jose Zevallos |
| Head & Neck | Wayne State University Head & Neck Fellowship | Syed Naweed Raza |