Congratulations to the AHNS FY2026-2027 Fellowship Class!
| Agrawal, Saumya | University of Oklahoma |
| Alaaeldin, Mahmoud | Henry Ford Health |
| Almubarak, Zaid | University of Florida |
| Arellanes, Russell | MD Anderson |
| Bahethi, Rohini | Thomas Jefferson University |
| Balsiger, Robert | Case Western Reserve Univ./Univ. Hospitals Cleveland Med. Ctr. |
| Bastien, Amanda | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| Bellamkonda, Nikhil | Mayo Clinic |
| Bellavance, Samuel | University of Toronto |
| Bestourous, Daniel | New York University/Langone Health |
| Bommakanti, Krishna | University of Michigan |
| Bowman, Ryan | University of Kansas Medical Center |
| Campbell, Brett | University of Washington |
| Choi, Chris | Stanford University Medical Center |
| Dunn, Raven | University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill |
| Escalante, Derek | UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| Ezzibdeh, Rami | MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Franey, Daniel | Augusta University – Endocrine |
| Freeman, Taylor | The Ohio State University |
| Gardner, James | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| Ghias, Adeeba | Oregon Health & Science University |
| Hemmrich, Maximilian | University of Michigan |
| Hier, Jessica | Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
| Isaac, Heba | University of Pennsylvania Health System |
| Izreig, Said | Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai |
| Judd, Ryan | Washington University at St. Louis |
| Karabachev, Alexander | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Karimi, Naser | South Carolina Sarah Cannon |
| Madan, Ahmed | Roswell Park Cancer Institute |
| Mann, Hayley | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Maroun, Christopher | Johns Hopkins University |
| Mastrolonardo, Eric | Washington University at St. Louis |
| Meegalla, Nuwan | University of Utah |
| Mooney, Craig | University of Alberta Hospital |
| Nag, Amit | University of Miami Hospital and Clinics |
| Papanikolas, Michael | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
| Prince, Andrew | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Pyle, Madeline | University of California – Davis |
| Quan, Daniel | Thomas Jefferson University |
| Reece, MacKenzie | Massachusetts Eye & Ear – Endocrine |
| Sazak Kundi, Fatma | MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Soo, Joanne | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
| Spillinger, Aviv | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Tharakan, Theresa | University of Miami Hospital and Clinics |
| Tong, Jane | University of Pennsylvania Health System |
| Trakimas, Danielle | The Ohio State University |
| Trent, Monica | University of Cincinnati Medical Center |
| West, Jonathan | Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai |
| Wilson, Allison | University of California – San Francisco |
The Fellowship Application has closed for FY 2026-2027. The Application for Fellowships beginning in 2027 will open in mid-December of this year.
For Fellowships beginning: July 2026
Application Period: Monday, December 16, 2024 – Monday, March 17, 2025
Interview Period: Monday, March 3, 2025– Monday, June 23, 2025
Ranking list opens for Programs and Applicants: Monday, June 23, 2025
Ranking list closes: Monday, July 7, 2025
Match results announced: Friday, July 11, 2025
Eligibility
Applicants who completed their medical education in the US or Canada must be board eligible for one of these three ABMS boards – The American Board of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, the American Board of Surgery, or the American Board of Plastic Surgery or these equivalent boards in Canada.
International applicants who completed their medical education outside the US or Canada will be considered “International Track” applicants and are required to have completed (or in the process of completing) a non ACGME-approved or non RCPSC-approved residency in Otolaryngology, General Surgery, or Plastic Surgery (Head and Neck Fellowships) and Otolaryngology and General Surgery (Head and Neck Endocrine Fellowships). Applicants for the International Track must submit Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification and documentation of residency training in Otolaryngology, General Surgery, or Plastic Surgery as appropriate for the fellowship applied for with the expectation of completion of that training by the expected fellowship start date of the corresponding match cycle in order to participate in the match.
AHNS Membership Requirement
All fellowship applicants are required to be an AHNS member or to have an AHNS membership application submitted and in process before the Fellowship Match occurs. For AHNS membership information, please click HERE or contact the AHNS membership office at [email protected] or 310-437-0559 x 126.
Letters of Recommendation
Letters of recommendation for AHNS Fellowship Applications can be submitted to the applicant directly, OR to the AHNS Administrative Office on the new ATC Letter of Recommendation Submission form– We will upload the letter to the application.
Additional Programs Form
If you have completed and submitted your application for the FY2026-27 Fellowship year and would like to add additional programs to your list to receive your materials, please use The Additional Program Form. Each additional application costs $15, and you’ll be able to pay that fee in the form. We will send your application to the newly requested programs as soon as we receive your request.
Fellowship Interview Calendar
AHNS Accredited programs are invited to list their fellowship interview dates on this calendar – they are not required to list them, and names of interview candidates will not appear – The Fellowship Interview Calendar is for general information only. Send your interview dates to [email protected].
Please contact AHNS Associate Executive Director JJ Jackman at [email protected] for any questions regarding the Fellowship match.