Objectives of the Program:
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We provide our Fellows with the following opportunities:
Clinical: - Experience the full spectrum of endocrine surgery disease. - Gain expertise in the preoperative evaluation, intraoperative decision-making, and postoperative follow-up of routine and complex endocrine surgical conditions. - Gain exposure to advanced, rare, and unique patient presentations including re-operative disease and familial syndromes. - Perform ultrasound and laryngoscopy independently.
Academic: - Submit research projects to reputable and applicable national and international societies. - Become future teachers of endocrine surgery (see “Distinguished Alumni” section below).
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Highlights of the Fellowship:
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The Cleveland Clinic has a longstanding history of endocrine surgery and has been a pioneer in fellowship education. Ranked by US News and World Report as the #2 hospital in Endocrinology, physicians and surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute exist within the same space both physically and philosophically. This model fosters a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to endocrine pathology.
Operative Volume: The practice consists of five high-volume endocrine surgeons who perform an average of 1000-1100 operations per year (including approximately 140 hepatobiliary cases, which are optional for fellows). Average individual Fellow caseload is more than 300 operations. Fellows are welcome to scrub more cases; however, many choose to balance their fellowship experience with outpatient clinic and research days. A tailor-made curriculum is supported including protected time allowed for both General Surgery Boards and their preparation.
Total Average Volume: 293 Thyroid: 151 Parathyroid: 95 Lateral Neck Dissection: 9 Adrenal: 22 Other Cases: 9
Office-based Experience & Procedures: Fellows will indubitably be proficient in head and neck ultrasonography and perform ultrasound on patients preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively gaining experience in the longitudinal follow-up of thyroid cancer patients and the localization of pathologic parathyroid glands. The practice performs 600-650 FNAs per year. As a result, fellows will be competent in US-guided FNA for thyroid nodules, suspicious lymph nodes, and for selective localization of parathyroid glands. Furthermore, fellows will become confident in flexible laryngoscopy, which they will perform frequently in the endocrine surgery office.
Education and Collaboration: Weekly, monthly, and annual structured educational conferences include Chairman’s Conference, Thyroid Tumor Board, Thyroid Club, Thyroid Expo, Calcium Conference, Adrenal Tumor Board, Journal Club, and the Brown M Dobyns Endocrine Surgery lecture at Metrohealth. These collaborative endocrine didactics exist in addition to the robust educational opportunities held by general surgery that include M&M, visiting professors, access to a word-class surgical simulation lab, and Cleveland Surgical Society. The Cleveland Clinic also offers free seminars in transitioning to practice, interview techniques, contract negotiations, fundamentals of research, and communication competency.
Research, Training, & Conferences: Fellows attend the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the College’s Head & Neck Ultrasound Course (Cleveland Clinic faculty have served as instructors) to gain certification in US (as an official adjunct to the high-volume clinical US experience of the fellowship). Each fellow will attend Endocrine Surgery University (ESU) and the American Association of Endocrine Surgery (AAES) annual meeting. The ACS, US course, ESU, and AAES meeting registration, travel, accommodations, and meals are all reimbursed. Should fellows be accepted to present projects from their fellowship year at any additional conferences, their attendance will be expected and reimbursed. An optional 2nd year of fellowship exists for mixed research and clinical responsibilities.
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We look forward to your application to our unique and comprehensive Endocrine Surgery Fellowship.
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Previous Fellows:
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Organized by academic year, fellow’s name, and subsequent post-fellowship employment. * Indicates an academic or practice appointment that involves teaching surgical residents or fellows.
2021-2022 Talia Burneikis (current fellow) Salem Noureldine (current fellow)
2020-2021 Dr. Tiffany Sinclair Beaumont Hospital, MI Dr. Nasim Babazadeh
2018-2019 Dr. Kristina Langenborg Dr. Anatoliy Rudin
2017-2018 Dr. Cassandre Benay Dr. Iulianan Bobanga
2016-2017 Dr. Rosebel Monteiro Dr. Andrew Swearingen
2015-2016 Dr. Jesse Gutnick Duke University Health System, NC (MIS Fellowship)* Dr. Rachael Slotcavage* University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR*
2014-2015 Dr. Melissa Boltz Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, PA* Dr. Vikram Krishnamurthy Cleveland Clinic, OH*
2013-2014 Dr. Ryaz Chagpar Clinical Research Fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic, OH* Dr. Reza Rahbari Kaiser Permanante-Frenso, CA*
2012-2013 Dr. Kevin Parrack Columbia University, NY* Dr. Danielle Press Christiana Care Health System, DE*
2011-2012 Dr. Judy Jin Cleveland Clinic, OH* Dr. Rosemarie Metzger Cleveland Clinic, OH*
2010-2011 Dr. Linda Bohacek Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada* Dr. Lucy Wallace Parkland Health And Hospital System, TX*
2009-2010 Dr. Katherine Heiden Rush University Medical Center, IL* Dr. Joyce Shin Cleveland Clinic, OH*
2008-2009 Dr. Adrian Harvey University of Calgary, Canada* Dr. Hadley Ritter Indiana University, IN*
2007-2008 Dr. Jamie Mitchell The Cleveland Clinic, OH*
2006-2007 Dr. Carolyn Garner Denton Surgical Group, TX
2005-2006 Dr. Peter Mazzaglia Brown University, RI*
2004-2005 Dr. Judiann Miskulin Indiana University, IN*
2003-2004 Dr. Antonia Stephen MGH-Harvard, MA*
2002-2003 Dr. Kristin Wagner UNC-Carolinas Medical Center, NC*
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