The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine has created a new seven-week course to promote leadership skills for upper-level residents. According to Director of Resident Education Judith Lieu, MD, MSPH, the motivation for the course stems from the fact that senior and chief residents are de facto leaders of their […]
The 10th Annual Midwest Otolaryngology Simulation Training course (MOST) brought together first- and second-year otolaryngology residents from across the Midwest to network and practice essential skills. Hosted July 11 by the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine, the event welcomed trainees and faculty from WashU Medicine, Saint Louis University, University […]
Graduation ceremonies for the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine were held June 26 at the Knight Center on the Danforth campus. The evening’s festivities celebrated graduating chief residents Andrew Charap, MD, David Lee, MD, MSCI, Joseph Roh, MD, and Theresa Tharakan, MD, MSCI. Lee and Tharakan were also recognized for their […]
Residents in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine – along with nine invited residents from across the Midwest – practiced open and endoscopic surgical approaches to the anterior skull base at their annual course, Saturday, May 30. Neurosurgeons and otolaryngologists often work together to surgically remove benign and malignant tumors involving the skull base and […]
Graduating fellows in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine have spent the past year undergoing intense surgical training with their specialty mentors. We asked them to share their future plans, thoughts on their fellowship experience, and what they will miss most about St. Louis. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding […]
The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences recognized its graduates during a Commencement Recognition Ceremony held at the Eric P. Newman Center on the medical school campus, Friday, May 15. WashU’s top ranked Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences awarded 12 Doctor of Audiology degrees and 10 Master of Science in Deaf Education degrees this […]
As our chief residents in WashU Medicine Otolaryngology look forward to graduation, we checked in to see what the next stage of their career looked like, what they considered the highlight of their training, and what advice they might offer their junior colleagues. Their responses reflect a group of highly qualified, humble and caring individuals […]
Named after J. Gail Neely, MD, former WashU Medicine Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology, the Neely National Clinician-Scientist Mentorship Network was created to provide mentorship to otolaryngologists interested in clinician-scientist careers. The mentorship program recognizes and honors Neely’s exceptional dedication to teaching, influential research contributions, and lasting impact on the careers of many resident trainees. The […]
The 2026 Match is in! Otolaryngology resident match results were announced March 20, and five outstanding medical school graduates will join WashU Medicine Otolaryngology as our newest residents. This year, 359 applications were received, and 65 interviews were granted. Those applicants were ranked by faculty and submitted to the national matching registry. Each year, WashU […]
Mentored by leading neurotologists and neurosurgeons, WashU Medicine Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery residents explored techniques to remove tumors from the lateral skull base at a specialized multidisciplinary course February 28. Working in WashU Med’s state-of-the art Multidisciplinary Surgical Simulation Lab, residents practiced a variety of surgical approaches used to remove tumors and treat vascular defects from […]