Residents in Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine – along with visiting residents from across the Midwest – practiced open and endoscopic surgical approaches to the anterior skull base at their dissection lab, Saturday, May 10. Guest faculty included two renowned skull base surgeons from Mayo Clinic: neurosurgeon Maria Peris Celda, MD, PhD, and neurotologist […]
At commencement ceremonies May 12, Washington University’s top ranked Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences awarded 11 Doctor of Audiology degrees and eight Master of Science in Deaf Education degrees this year. The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences recognized its graduates during a Commencement Recognition Ceremony held at the Eric P. Newman Center on […]
Four graduating otolaryngology residents will be joining Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine to receive specialized surgical training. The new fellows start July 1 for fellowships lasting one or two years. Please join us in welcoming them: Zoe Fullerton, MD, MBE Fellow in advanced head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstructionUndergraduate: Vassar CollegeMD: Harvard Medical SchoolResidency […]
Otolaryngology resident match results were announced March 21, and five outstanding medical school graduates will join the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine as our newest residents. Applications were received from 285 prospective residents, and 67 interviews were granted. Those applicants were ranked by faculty and submitted to the national matching registry. The Department of […]
Mentored by leading neurotologists and neurosurgeons, WashU Medicine residents recently learned techniques to remove tumors from the lateral skull base. Working in the new, state-of-the art Multidisciplinary Surgical Simulation Lab in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, residents from WashU Medicine Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery practiced surgical approaches to remove tumors affecting cranial nerves […]
WashU Medicine’s Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) is now offering a combined degree program, allowing participants to earn both a Doctorate of Audiology and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Speech and Hearing through an accelerated program. The degree provides training in clinical audiology (AuD) as well as mentored research training and coursework specialization […]
Residents in the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine are quickly realizing the benefits of a change to their core curriculum. Formerly a weekly, lecture-based didactic session, the core curriculum now includes hands-on dissection in the Multidisciplinary Surgical Simulation Lab, newly constructed in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. With its large display monitors and […]
Otolaryngology Chief Residents applying for surgical fellowships have matched with outstanding programs across the country. We asked each about their match; what was important to them in ranking fellowship sites; and what they were most looking forward to in this next stage of their training. Please join us in congratulating them in advancing toward this […]
The new state-of-the-art surgical simulation lab on the medical school campus of Washington University in St. Louis provides surgical trainees access to a risk-free environment in which to practice surgical procedures. But it’s not just for surgery. Audiology and Deaf Education students in WashU’s Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) are taking advantage of […]
An annual St. Louis surgical training course – Techniques in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – has once again offered Midwest residents in otolaryngology an intensive hands-on workshop to further their knowledge and skill in rhinology and anterior skull base surgery. Hosted by the Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education lab at Saint Louis University, the event, held […]