Graduation ceremonies for the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine were held June 27 at Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis. The evening’s festivities celebrated graduating chief residents Thomas Barrett, MD, Sabina Dang, MD, Daniel Lander, MD, MSCI, Amit Walia, MD, MSCI, and Stephanie Youssef, MD. Barrett and Walia were also […]
As they prepare for graduation on June 27, five chief residents in the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine share their post-graduation plans, reflect on highlights of their training, and offer parting words of advice for their junior colleagues. Please join us in celebrating their many successes and contributions to the department and the field […]
Graduating fellows in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine have spent the past year or two completing 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 […]
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 […]