Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship

The pediatric otolaryngology fellowship is accredited by the ACGME and matches one fellow per year. Fellows receive comprehensive clinical training in a high-volume academic medical center that also supports and excels in a wide range of basic science, translational and clinic outcomes research programs.
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The fellowship provides hands-on experience caring for the full breadth of pediatric otolaryngology cases. The surgical experience is replete with open airway reconstruction, airway endoscopy, cochlear implantation, bone conduction devices, chronic ear, head and neck tumors, sleep surgery, microtia reconstruction, velopharyngeal insufficiency, cleft and sinus surgeries.
How to Apply

For the 2026-27 academic year, the position will be filled through the SF Match. Applicants must register with the SF Match.

Questions? Contact [email protected].
Clinical Care

All rotations are at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital which boasts a 12-story inpatient wing, a 9-story outpatient wing, 16 state-of-the-art operating rooms and two interventional radiology rooms. From October through June, the fellow has an independent clinic one-half day per week, seeing routine patients and developing critical ambulatory skills. The fellow has the opportunity to work with all members in the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology and participate in multidisciplinary clinics, including the aerodigestive, voice, velopharyngeal insufficiency, microtia, genetics of hearing loss and refractory sleep apnea clinics. The fellow takes on-call responsibilities one weeknight and one weekend per month with faculty back up.

Special Opportunity

For one month in the fall, the fellow works in depth in the fields of pediatric and neonatal critical care. This opportunity allows the fellow to establish a collaborative connection with the PICU and NICU faculty, fellows and staff while learning to care for medically complex patients.
Salary & Benefits

The University of Michigan offers highly competitive salaries and generous benefits to our fellows and advanced trainees. Trainee salary will be commensurate with that of a House Officer at an equivalent level of training based on the HOA contract.

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Current Fellows

Our current Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery fellows are gaining hands-on, comprehensive training in surgical procedures and evaluation and management of otolaryngologic conditions.

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Education

The fellow participates in weekly pediatric otolaryngology conferences, weekly grand rounds, monthly morbidity and mortality conferences, monthly vascular anomalies conference, quarterly pediatric head and neck radiology and pathology conferences. The fellow directs the semiannual Multidisciplinary Pediatric Airway Conference under faculty supervision.
Research

The fellow has the opportunity to carry out clinical or basic science research project mentored by the pediatric otolaryngology or other department faculty.
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    • Fellowship Director
    Lauren Bohm, MD Lauren A Bohm, MD
    Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Director
    Otolaryngology Medical Student Education Director
    Program Faculty
    David Brown David Julius Brown, MD
    Associate Vice President
    Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion
    Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Jenna Devare Jenna Devare, MD
    Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Glenn E. Green Glenn Edward Green, MD
    Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Profile-ErinKirkham-2023 Erin M Kirkham, MD, MPH, FACS
    Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Marci M. Lesperance Marci M Lesperance, MD, MS
    Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Associate Chief Clinical Officer for UMMG Children's Specialty and Women's Services
    Terrence Pleasant Terrence K Pleasant, Jr, MD
    Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    profile-marc-thorne-2019 Marc C Thorne, MD, MPH, FACS
    Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
    Associate Chair, Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Division Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Service Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology Ambulatory Care Unit
    Medical Director
    Adam J Van Horn, MD Adam J Van Horn, MD
    Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

    • Fauziya Hassan, MBBS, MS (Sleep Clinic/Pediatric Sleep Medicine) 

    • Timothy Hoban, MD (Child Neurology/Pediatric Sleep Medicine) 

    • Rick Ohye, MD (Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery) 

    • Ixsy Ramirez, MD, MPH  (Pediatric Pulmonology) 

    • Andrew Singer, MD (Pediatric Gastroenterology) 

    • Erica Wisnosky, MA, CCC-SLP (Speech-Language Pathology) 

    • Kate McConnville, MS, CCC-SLP (Speech-Language Pathology)