JOHNS HOPKINS SINUS CENTER

INSTITUTION & ADDRESS

Johns Hopkins Sinus Center
Fellowship in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
Dept of Otolaryngology-HNS
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
6th floor
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-0910

SF MATCH PROGRAM ID#

2874

FELLOWSHIP CO-DIRECTORS

Andrew P. Lane, MD
Murray Ramanathan, MD
Nicholas Rowan, MD
Nyall London, MD

Dept of Otolaryngology-HNS
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, 6th floor
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-0910

AFFILIATED FELLOWSHIP FACULTY

  1. Gary Gallia, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery
  2. Raj Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Neurosurgery
  3. Youssef Comair, MD, Neurosurgery
  4. Nicholas Mahoney, MD, Oculoplastic Surgery
  5. Ashley Campbell, MD, Oculoplastic Surgery
  6. Jean Kim, MD, PhD, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

DEPARTMENTAL MISSION STATEMENT

The Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery offers specialized care in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the head and neck region. Our faculty, residents, and staff devote their professional lives to delivering outstanding patient care to our patients and to bringing scientific advances to the benefit of our patients.

There are four key components to our mission:
  • To advance knowledge of the diseases and physiological systems that are a part of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery
  • To deliver outstanding patient care in all aspects of the discipline
  • To train the future leaders of the specialty
  • To promote the mission of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine through collaborative programs and interactions

OVERVIEW OF FELLOWSHIP

The Johns Hopkins rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery fellowship is a 1-year program designed to provide a comprehensive training experience to prepare participants for a career in academic rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery. Our center has grown to encompass 7 rhinologic and skull base surgeons (4 fellowship-trained), an NIH funded rhinology research program, and an otolaryngic allergy center. Fellows will participate in a busy tertiary rhinology practice that is supported by a strong institutional network of regional, national, and international referrals. Johns Hopkins Sinus Center clinical activities include the breadth of medical rhinology, including otolaryngic allergy and office-based procedures. Fellows will receive operative training in primary and revision endoscopic sinus surgery, advanced frontal sinus procedures, endoscopic approaches to orbital disease processes, and removal of benign and malignant tumors. A major emphasis will be placed on endoscopic skull base surgery through collaborations with neurosurgical colleagues at the Johns Hopkins Minimally Invasive Brain and Skull Base Surgery Center. In addition, fellows will assume graduated responsibility for an independent clinic and surgical caseload. It is expected that fellows will participate in resident teaching and lead rhinology case conferences, as well as make educational presentations within the department.

FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION

Clinical Rotations:

The fellow will spend time in the clinics and ORs of Dr. Andrew Lane as well as additional Johns Hopkins Sinus Center faculty involved with fellowship training:

  • Dr. Murray Ramanathan, Jr.
  • Dr. Nicholas Rowan
  • Dr. Masaru Ishii
  • Dr. Nyall London

Depending on the interests of the fellow, additional training in otolaryngic allergy is available with Dr. Howard Boltansky.

Weekly Schedule:

Fellows will typically spend 2 days a week in clinic (including a half day of their own clinic) and 2 days a week in the OR. One academic day a week is provided for research and writing.

Research Responsibilities:

Our research group is actively investigating the causes of chronic rhinosinusitis and other nasal disorders and diseases. Fellows will have an opportunity to take part in a robust clinical and basic science research experience through their work with the fellowship directors and affiliated faculty. The rhinology research laboratory, supported by NIH funding to Dr. Lane, Dr. Ramanathan, and Dr. London, focuses on clinically-oriented bench investigation into the underlying mechanisms of chronic rhinosinusitis and inflammatory olfactory loss, as well as the role of the environment and aeroallergens in propagating sinonasal inflammation. Dr. Rowan’s clinical research program is focused on medical and surgical outcomes in rhinology and skull base surgery, as well as industry-sponsored clinical trials of devices and pharmaceuticals. Dr. Ishii studies sinonasal and skull base outcomes and is involved with innovative collaborative clinical research with the neurosurgery, pulmonary medicine, and biomedical engineering departments. Fellows have the opportunity to lead or participate in clinical or basic science projects and further develop new corporate relationships. Involvement in research is highly encouraged and the fellowship offers mentorship for obtaining foundation and/or NIH grant support that can provide a springboard toward a career as a clinician-scientist.

Diversity of Cases:

The fellow will participate in 250-300 rhinologic, orbital, and skull base cases a year. Emphasis will be placed on revision endoscopic sinus surgery, including complicated management of frontal sinusitis, endoscopic management of orbital disease (dacrocystorhinostomy and orbital decompressions), endoscopic closure of CSF leaks, and resection of sinonasal tumors. A major focus of this fellowship will be placed on endoscopic skull base surgery performed in conjunction with the Department of Neurosurgery. Approximately 250 cases are performed yearly spanning recurrent pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas, juvenile naso-angiofibromas, clival malignancies, meningiomas, and esthesioneuroblastomas.

2021-2022 Fellow's Case Log

Call Schedule:

The fellow will take 3-4 weeks of faculty adult otolaryngology call (No pediatrics or trauma). In addition, the fellow will be expected to staff inpatient rhinologic consultations with resident housestaff.

Additional Information:

Fellows will be appointed as an Instructor with full independent admitting and operating privileges at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Salary will be provided at the PGY-6 level (approximately $73,017 for 2021-2022). Fellows will be provided faculty benefits including health, dental, disability, and malpractice insurance. In addition fellows will be provided a discretionary account of $1050 a year to assist with travel expenses to national meetings.

CURRENT AND PAST FELLOWS

  • 2022-2023: Hannan Qureshi - Current position: Northwest ENT and Allergy Center, Atlanta, GA
  • 2021-2022: Duncan Watley - Current position: Rocky Mountain ENT, Missoula, MT
  • 2020-2021: Kathleen Kelly - Current Position: Assistant Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  • 2019-2020: Omar Ahmed - Current Position: Houston Methodist ENT Specialists
  • 2018-2019: Victoria Lee - Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
  • 2017-2018: Andrew Victores – Current Position: Southeast Texas Ear, Nose, & Throat
  • 2016-2017: Luke Donatelli - Current position: ENT & Allergy Associates, Manhasset, NY
  • 2015-2016: Ashleigh Halderman - Current Position: Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
  • 2014-2015: Jill Mazza – Current Position: East Valley ENT, Burbank, CA
  • 2013-2014: Joe Shargorodsky – Current Position: Coastal Ear, Nose, and Throat, Neptune, NJ.
  • 2012-2013: Jonathan Liang – Current Position: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA
  • 2011-2012: Thomas Higgins – Current Position: President/Chairman, ENT Care Centers, Kentuckiana Ear, Nose & Throat, Louisville, KY
  • 2010-2011: Stella Lee- Current Position: Director of the Brigham Sinus Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Faculty in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School
  • 2009-2010: Murugappan Ramanathan, Jr.- Current Position: Professor, Vice Director of Clinical Operations, Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 
  • 2008-2009: Eugene A. Chu- Current Position: Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, Downey, CA

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT

Applicants must:

  1. be enrolled in or have completed an approved North American OHNS residency,
  2. be BE/BC
  3. obtain a Maryland medical license
  4. review ARS fellowship directory and become a member
  5. apply through the ARS - SF match system - submitted through www.sfmatch.org.
  6. be available for possible on-site interviews in the spring months of match cycle

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applications are processed through the SF match, and should be submitted through www.sfmatch.org. Interviews will be conducted in winter-spring in accordance with match guidelines.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For additional information, please contact us by email or phone:

Andrew P. Lane, M.D.
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
601 N. Caroline St, JHOC 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-7808
Email: [email protected]