Head & Neck Surgery Fellowship

Objectives

The Head and Neck Fellowship encompasses multidisciplinary management of head and neck cancer patients, with clinical research involvement.

Clinical Focus

Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
Skull Base Surgery (anterior & lateral), including endoscopic approaches to the skull base
Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery
Transoral Laser Surgery of Larynx and Oropharynx
Transoral Da Vinci Robotic Surgery of Larynx and Oropharynx
Management of skin cancers, including melanoma and sentinel lymph node biopsy

Training Duties and Responsibilities

The Head and Neck Fellow is appointed as a Clinical Instructor in the KU Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

The Fellow is expected to be involved as a primary or assisting surgeon in all microvascular reconstructive cases as well as skull base cases.

On each particular rotation, the Fellow will follow the pre-operative as well as post-operative course of the head and neck cancer patients.

The patients will be discussed with the attending physician in a manner to maximize a teaching experience for the Fellow, while encouraging increasing autonomy and responsibility.

The Fellow also has didactic teaching responsibilities including resident/medical student lectures and two presentations at Grand Rounds.

S/He is expected to act as a teaching physician to residents during the more straightforward part of a complex head and neck resection, or routine cases such as uncomplicated neck dissections, thyroidectomies or parotidectomies.

The Head and Neck Fellow will attend the "Introduction to Clinical Research" course at the School of Medicine.

The Fellow is expected to complete a research project to be presented at a national meeting as well as submitted for publication. Travel support is available for the Fellow to present his/her research.

Requirements

Admission to the fellowship is contingent upon completion of one of the ACGME-approved residencies in Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery or General Surgery, and eligibility to sit for board examination in the applicant's respective specialty. All applicants must be eligible for a medical license in the state of Kansas.