Title of Fellowship
Texas Sinus Institute
Contact Name for Applications
Martin J. Citardi, MD
Fellowship Type
Rhinology/Endonasal
Location
University of Texas Medical School at Houston/Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX)
Year Fellowship Established
2009
Fellowship Director
Martin J. Citardi, MD; Samer Fakhri, MD; Amber Luong, MD, PhD
Duration
12 months
Encounter Year Fellowship
Required Prior Training Program
Otolaryngology
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
Must be eligible for a full Texas medical license
H-1 visa
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
10-20%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1
Annual Stipend
Set annually at the PGY-6 level by the institution
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
3
Estimated Weekends Per Month
.25
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
50-100
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
0
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
0
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
0
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
25
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
10
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
10
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
0
Retrosigmoid
0
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
0
Trauma
Trauma
12
Craniocervical
Transcervical
0
Transoral
0
Endonasal
0
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
0
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
0
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Endoscopic skull base lab includes 3-chip camera, video recording, surgical navigation, powered instrumentation (including drills) and conventional endoscopic instruments.
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Prerequisite Training Required
Otolaryngology residency program
Board eligible
US Residency Required:
No
US Residency Required In:
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Application Deadline
May 1, 2014
Decision Deadline
June 2, 2014
Fellowship Institution Web Site
https://med.uth.edu/orl/education/fellowships/rhinology-fellowship/
Previous Fellows
Seth Isaacs, MD
Li Man, MD
Paul Lee, MD
Michael Chater, MD
Participating Faculty
Martin J. Citardi, MD
Samer Fakhri, MD
Amber Luong, MD, PhD
Additional Features of the Fellowship
Our goal is to offer the highest quality 1-year rhinology training program. Through our fellowship training we will help establish leaders who will improve patient care standards, educate others, and perform research. The fellowship provides an intensive rhinologic experience in a tertiary-care academic environment. Particular emphasis is placed upon management of paranasal sinus inflammatory disorders, inhalant allergy, complex frontal sinus disease, revision sinus surgery, cerebrospinal fluid leaks and encephaloceles, and minimally invasive approaches to the paranasal sinuses and skull base for resection of benign and malignant sinonasal neoplasms.
How to Apply
Please submit all applications directly through the SFMatch application process:
https://sfmatch.org/SpecialtyInsideAll.aspx?id=4&typ=1&name=Rhinology