AHNS 2018 Fellowships in Advanced Training in Head and Neck Oncologic & Endocrine Surgery
Sponsored By The American Head & Neck Society
AHNS Advanced Training Council fellowships are available to all candidates who have completed ACGME accredited Otolaryngology, General Surgery or Plastic Surgery residency programs and whom are currently board eligible in those specialties. All fellowships are for one or two years. Through a carefully structured evaluation system, these programs are site visited, reviewed and approved by the Executive Council of the American Head & Neck Society. A diploma is awarded by the Society to those candidates who follow the rigid criteria and successfully complete the fellowship. The applications and appointments for fellowship are processed through a central matching program.
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 membership@ahns.info or 310-437-0559 x 126.
Download the 2018 AHNS Fellowship Application
Access Program Descriptions for 2018 Participating Programs
Instructions for U.S. & Canadian Applicants
Instructions for International Applicants
Fellowship Interview Calendar
Application Timeline For the 2018 Match (for Fellowships beginning: July 1, 2018)
Application Period: December 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017
Interview Period: January 4, 2017 – June 1, 2017
Candidates & Program Directors Submit Match List by: June 15, 2017
Notification of Result: July 1, 2017
Please contact AHNS Associate Executive Director JJ Jackman (jj@ahns.info) or 310.437.0559, x154) for any questions regarding the Fellowship match.
Participating programs for 2018:
| Head & Neck Fellowships | |
| Beth Israel Medical Center | (1 position) |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | (1 position) |
| Duke University | (1 position) |
| Emory University School of Medicine | (1 position) |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | (1 position) |
| Johns Hopkins University | (1 position) |
| Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard | (1 position) |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | (3 positions) |
| Mayo Clinic – Rochester | (1 position) |
| Medical University of South Carolina | (2 positions) |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | (2 positions) |
| Moffitt Cancer Center | (1 position) |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine | (1 position) |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital | (1 position) |
| Ohio State University | (1 position) |
| Oregon Health & Sciences University | (1 position) |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute | (2 positions) |
| Stanford University | (1 position) |
| Thomas Jefferson University | (1 position) |
| University Hospitals Case Medical Center | (1 position) |
| University of Alabama, Birmingham | (1 position) |
| University of Alberta | (1 position) |
| University of California, Davis | (1 position) |
| University of California, San Francisco | (1 position) |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center | (1 position) |
| University of Iowa | (1 position) |
| University of Kansas | (1 position) |
| University of Manitoba | (1 position) |
| University of Miami | (2 positions) |
| University of Michigan | (2 positions) |
| University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | (1 position) |
| University of Oklahoma | (1 position) |
| University of Pennsylvania | (2 positions) |
| University of Pittsburgh | (3 positions) |
| University of Toronto | (4 positions) |
| University of Washington | (1 position) |
| University of Wisconsin | (1 position) |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | (2 positions) |
| Washington University at St. Louis | (2 positions) |
| Wayne State University | Not Participating in the 2018 match |
| Endocrine Fellowships | |
| Augusta University | (1 position) |
| Johns Hopkins University | (1 position) |
| MA Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard | (1 position) |
| Pennsylvania State U/Hershey Medical Center | (1 position) |
Central Matching
AHNS instituted a Centralized Matching Program to streamline the fellowship application process. For example, those candidates wishing to apply for a fellowship position beginning July 2018should return their applications in the winter of 2016/spring of 2017.
Match Applications may be downloaded and returned to the American Head and Neck Society office. The match will be performed on June 15, 2016, so all interviews and associated materials must be finalized prior to that date.
The Advanced Training Council Program guidelines for Head & Neck Fellowships are available here.
The Advanced Training Council Program guidelines for Endocrine Fellowships are available here.
Information for Institutions
Each fellowship program approved by the Advanced Training Council undergoes site review at regular intervals. During these reviews, the Training Council 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. Programs may apply for approval by contacting JJ Jackman at jj@ahns.info and requesting an application.
Congratulations to the 2017 AHNS Advanced Training Council Fellows!
| Fellowship Program | 2017 Fellow |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Michael Roskies |
| Emory University School of Medicine | Natasha Cohen |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | Shawn Li |
| Johns Hopkins University | Rebecca Hammon |
| Johns Hopkins University-Endocrine Fellowship | Elya Vasiliou |
| Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary | Joseph Zenga |
| Mayo Clinic-Rochester | James Clark |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Faisal Ahmad Jennifer Wang Karen Choi |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Greer Albergotti Robert Brody |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Julie Kickbush Serena Byrd |
| Mt. Sinai School of Medicine | Brittany Barber |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Erik Interval |
| Ohio State University | Krupal Patel |
| The Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center (Endocrine) | Beth Cotrill |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute | Mark Falco |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Larissa Sweeny |
| University of Alabama-Birmingham | Matin Imanguli |
| University of Alberta | Matthew Hearn |
| University of California – Davis | Timothy Phillips |
| University of California – San Francisco | Jonathan Guirintano |
| University of Iowa | Jonathan Fowlkes |
| University of Miami | Majestic Tam Samuel Trosman |
| University of Michigan | Andrew Rosko Jayne Stevens |
| University of Pennsylvania Health System | Catherine Frenkel |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | John Cramer Kimberly Atiyeh Nicholas Wirtz |
| University of Toronto – Mt. Sinai Hospital | Ryan McSpadden |
| University of Washington | Azeem Kaka |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Jo-Lawrence Bigcas Justin Bond |