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STANFORD UNIVERSITY (1 YEAR TRACK)

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INSTITUTION & ADDRESS

Stanford Sinus Center
Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
801 Welch Road
Stanford, California 94305
(650) 725-6500

SF MATCH PROGRAM ID#

2861

FELLOWSHIP DIRECTOR

Zara Patel, MD

DEPARTMENTAL MISSION STATEMENT

  • To provide the highest possible quality of care to patients with complicated ear, nose, and throat disorders
  • To provide the finest possible educational experience to trainees including medical students, residents, and fellows
  • To discover new insights into the pathophysiology of otolaryngological disease
  • To invent new technological applications designed to optimize therapy of challenging clinical problems as well as to overcome disabilities brought on by illness

OVERVIEW OF FELLOWSHIP

The one-year Rhinology fellowship at Stanford University is an intensive training experience designed to prepare individuals for successful academic careers in rhinology. The Stanford Sinus Center offers a high-volume tertiary clinical experience covering all aspects of advanced medical and surgical rhinology. Equally emphasized by the fellowship directors is personal academic mentorship to develop and refine skills in teaching, research, manuscript preparation, grant writing, and oral presentation.

FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION

Clinical Rotations:

Fellows receive a faculty appointment at the instructor level and are actively engaged in all aspects of the Department’s comprehensive educational program, including medical student conferences, resident didactics, grand rounds, and teaching in the clinic and operating room. Fellows carry an independent clinic and surgical caseload, including tertiary sinus and skull base cases, in addition to other clinical duties. The schedules for the one-year and two-year tracks are complementary with no overlap between clinical duties of the two fellows to ensure individually enriching experiences.

Weekly Schedule:

Download Fellow Schedule

Research Responsibilities:

Opportunities abound for clinical and translational basic science research at Stanford, and it is anticipated that fellows will utilize the resources available to advance and promote their emerging careers. Protected academic time is provided.

Diversity of Cases:

Fellows receive comprehensive surgical training in the full spectrum of advanced techniques, including revision sinus surgery, frontal sinus surgery, office-based surgical procedures, and endoscopic skull base and orbital surgery for benign and malignant disease. Fellows typically complete their training with >350 cases/year.

CURRENT AND PAST FELLOWS (1-Year & 2-Year Tracks)

Dates Name Title Institution
2024-2026 Lirit Levi, MD Clinical Instructor/International Fellow Stanford University
2024-2025 David Liu, MD, PhD Clinical Instructor Stanford University
2023-2025 Axel Renteria Clinical Instructor Stanford University
2023-2024 Zechariah Franks, MD, MPH Senior Associate Consultant Mayo Clinic Florida
2021-2023 Michael J. Yong, MBA, MD, MPH Associate Physician Pacific Neuroscience Institute
2022-2023 Michael T. Chang, MD ** Assistant Clinical Professor Stanford University
2021-2022 Christopher Low, MD Assistant Professor University of Chicago
2020-2021 Ashoke Khanwalkar, MD Assistant Professor University of Colorado
2020-2021 Matt Lechner, MD PhD Professor University College London
2019-2020 Katie Phillips, MD Assistant Professor University of Cinicinnati
2018-2019 Matthew Tyler, MD Assistant Professor University of Minnesota
2017-2018 Jonathan Overdevest, MD, PhD  Assistant Professor Columbia University Medical Center
2017-2019 Carol Yan, MD ** Assistant Professor UC San Diego
2016-2017 Garret Choby, MD Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh
2015-2017 Andrew Thamboo, MD **  Clinical Instructor University of British Columbia - Vancouver, BC
2015-2016 Evan Walgama, MD  Assistant Professor Providence Saint John's Cancer Institute
2014-2015 Ian Humphreys, DO  Assistant Professor  University of Washington 
2013-2014 Waleed Abuzeid, MD Associate Professor  Albert Einstein College of Medicine 
2013-2015 Neville Teo, MBBS, MRCS, MMed ** Consultant, Clinical Lecturer  Singapore General Hospital, National University of Singapore 
2012-2013  Alkis Psaltis, MBBS, PhD, FRACS  Department Head of Otolaryngology, Senior Lecturer  Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide 
2011-2012  Justin Turner, MD, PhD  Assistant Professor  Vanderbilt University 
2011-2013  Ethan Soudry, MD ** Assistant Professor  Tel Aviv University 
2010-2011  Zara Patel, MD  Associate Professor  Stanford University 
2009-2010 Devyani Lal, MD Professor Mayo Clinic Arizona
2008-2009 Adam Becker, MD Private Practice Private Practice, Raleigh, NC
2007-2008 Anne Getz, MD Assistant Professor University of Colorado
2006-2007 Joseph Raviv, MD Clinical Assistant Professor ENH ENT Group, Evanston, IL
2005-2006 Parul Goyal, MD Private Practice Private Practice, Syracuse, NY
*2004-2005 Jose Busquets, MD Assistant Professor University of Puerto Rico
*2003-2004 Mark Zacharek, MD Associate Professor University of Michigan
*2002-2003 Joseph Han, MD Professor Eastern Virginia Medical School

* at Oregon Health & Science University
** 2-Year Track Fellows

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT

Applicants must be board eligible/board certified in Otolaryngology and satisfy requirements for California medical licensure.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applications are processed through the Rhinology Match at www.sfmatch.org. Interviews will be conducted in winter-spring. Please feel free to call or email with additional questions.

Other information:

  • $85,300 plus standard health and retirement package
  • Travel to any meeting at which research from the fellowship is being presented

CONTACT INFORMATION

Stanford Sinus Center
Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
801 Welch Road
Stanford, California 94305
(650) 725-6500

Zara M. Patel, MD
[email protected]

Administrative Contact:
Celina Ritter
[email protected]
650-723-5651