Clinical Fellowship in Laryngeal Surgery

About the Fellowship

The post-residency clinical fellowship is comprised of a one-year subspecialty training program provided by three laryngeal surgeons and four PhD staff scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital. Fellows participate in the clinical and research efforts as a member of a multidisciplinary team (voice scientists and speech pathologists) and receive training using state-of-the-art voice clinic and surgical-engineering laboratory facilities. The trainees will be provided with a comprehensive experience so that they can develop and lead other academic centers of excellence. Three candidates are accepted per year.

Requirements & Curriculum

Candidates must have completed a residency in Otolaryngology—head and neck surgery—by the time of their matriculation as a clinical fellow. If residency training was completed in a foreign country, the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) steps 1 – 3 must be successfully completed prior to applying for the fellowship.

The curriculum includes training in:

• Botulium toxin injections for spasmodic dysphonia
• Laryngeal framework surgery
• Novel operating-room and office-based laser treatments (pulsed-KTP & Thulium lasers)
• Phonomicrosurgery

There will also be the opportunity for clinical collaboration with the Mass General Division of Thoracic Surgery.

Fellows' Experience

Fellows will gain a breadth of experience in both the clinical and the research realms.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae and three (3) letters of recommendation to:

Steven M. Zeitels, MD
Mass General Voice Center
One Bowdoin Square, 11th Floor
Boston, MA 02114