International Observerships
Database of Centers that Accept International Observerships
The following hospitals accept international physicians for observerships in the area of pediatric otolaryngology. Please note that in the vast majority of centers, the observers do not provide hands-on care and are not involved in treatment-making decisions. For more information regarding the observerships, please contact the email provided for each center below.
If you are at a center that offers observerships for international physicians and would like your information to be added to this database, please contact [email protected].
Children's Hospital of Alabama/ University of Alabama Birmingham
Contact name/email: Cathy Cobb / [email protected]
Duration of the observership: up to 3 months
Areas that are available for observation: Surgery and/or clinics
Specialty clinics available to the observer: cleft clinic, vascular malformation clinic, hearing impaired clinic, and aerodigestive clinic.
Arkansas Children's Hospital/ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Contact name/email: Dawn Horn (Pediatric Fellowship Coordinator)/ [email protected];
Gresham Richter, MD (Fellowship Director) [email protected]
Duration of the observership: 2-4 weeks
Areas available for observation: Airway-Aerodigestive Program, Vascular Anomalies, Cleft lip and Palate, VPI management
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Arkansas Pediatric Aerodigestive Center/clinic (MDC), Vascular Anomalies Center/clinic (MDC), Cleft Clinic, VPI Clinic and Dysphagia Clinic
Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Contact name/email: Reza Rahbar, MD, [email protected]
Duration of the observership: individualized
Areas that are available for observation: clinic and OR
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Airway clinic, General clinic, Head and neck clinic, Ottology-rhinology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati
Contact name/email:[email protected]
Duration of the observership 2-4 weeks suggested
Areas that are available for observation: operating room, subs-specialty and multi-disciplinary clinics, general otolaryngology clinics
Specialty clinics available to the observer: multi-disciplinary airway assessments and procedures, swallowing evaluation clinic, velopharyngeal insufficiency clinic, voice disorders clinic, hearing clinic, interdisciplinary feeding team clinic, hemangioma and vascular malformation clinic, craniofacial anomaly clinic
University of Iowa
Contact name/email: Richard Smith, M.D. [email protected]
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Contact name/email: David Tunkel, M.D. / [email protected]
Duration of the observership: Usually 1 month (but can be arranged)
Areas that are available for observation: Any otolaryngology subspecialty with prior arrangement
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Cleft clinic, Cochlear implantation through a listening center, and others.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Contact name/email: Christopher Hartnick/ [email protected]
Duration of the observership: 1-2 months
Areas that are available for observation: all aspects of ENT depending upon interest
Specialty clinics are available to the observer: airway. Otology
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota/ Affiliated with the University of Minnesota
Contact name/email: James Sidman, M.D. [email protected]
Duration of the observership: Variable
Areas that are available for observation: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Cleft Clinic, Plagiocephaly Clinic, Velocardiofacial Syndrome Clinic, Craniosynostosis Clinic, Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Clinic, General Pediatric ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Contact name/email: Julie Davis / [email protected]; http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/international-scholars-program
Duration of the observership: variable
Areas that are available for observation: Outpatient clinics and operating rooms
Specialty clinics are available to the observer: Airway, Pediatric Voice/swallow, Rhinology, Head and Neck Tumor, Hearing/Otology, Craniofacial, etc.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Contact name/email: James W. Schroeder, Jr. MD
[email protected]
Duration of the observership: Flexible
Areas that are available for observation: Pediatric airway surgery, head and neck surgery (oncology, benign congenital neck masses), cochlear implants, chronic ear surgery, skull base surgery, sinus surgery, vascular malformation surgery, Auricular reconstruction, and VPI surgery. Sleep surgery.
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Voice clinic, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI) clinic, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) clinic, Aerodigestive Team Clinic
Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego/UCSD (University of California at San Diego)
Contact name/email: Rose Chavez/ [email protected]
Duration of the observership: flexible, but usually from 2-4 weeks
Areas that are available for observation: Clinical setting, operating room, subs-specialty, and multi-disciplinary clinics
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Hearing clinic, Cochlear Implant team meetings, Cleft Palate clinic, Craniofacial team clinic, Airway and feeding team meetings, voice and speech clinic, and Vascular malformations clinic
Seattle Children’s Hospital/University of Washington
Contact name/email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Duration of the observership: 1-4 weeks
Areas that are available for observation: see below
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Cleft/Craniofacial, Vascular Anomalies, Microtia, Hearing Loss, Cochlear Implant, VPI, Voice, Airway, Sinus
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Contact name/email: Peter Koltai, MD, [email protected]
Duration of the observership: flexible
Areas that are available for observation: flexible
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Cleft and craniofacial clinic, Vascular malformation clinic, airway clinic
UC Davis Medical Center
Contact name/email: Craig Senders MD/ [email protected]
Assistant to Senders: Suzanne McInish/ [email protected]
Duration of the observership: 5-30 days
Areas available for observation: Cleft Lip and palate, Craniofacial, Routine Pediatric Otolaryngology
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Specialty Clinics, Cleft and Craniofacial Team, Plagiocephaly Clinic
UT Southwestern
Contact name/email: Phyllis White, Administrative Assistant/ [email protected]
Duration of the observership: 2 weeks - 3 months
Areas that are available for observation: Cinic or operating room
Specialty clinics available to the observer: Craniofacial, airway, Voice, Swallowing, Otology/Cochlear Implant
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