Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship

Laura Rosenthal, MD

Over the past few years, the demand for pediatric ENT services within our Department has grown exponentially. While meeting this demand has been challenging, it has also created significant learning opportunities, both in terms of clinical experience and surgical cases. To address this need, the Department now offers a one-year Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship.

Our first fellow, Dr. Laura Rosenthal, began in July of 2009.  She earned her MD from the University of Illinois, followed by residency training in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. She is interested in all aspects of pediatric otolaryngology, but has particular interests in the management of patients with craniofacial anomalies, such as cleft lip and palate. Given her undergraduate background in bioengineering and bioethics, Dr. Rosenthal is also interested in the relationship between physicians and industry and the unique ethical issues faced when taking care of children.

“As our Division grows, I think there is a clear opportunity for excellent training at the fellow level” say Dr. Austin Rose, Director of the Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program. As home to a free-standing Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Airway Center, Craniofacial Center and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, UNC offers many ways for pediatric otolaryngologists entering the field to get involved and expand upon their residency training. 

In addition to clinical responsibilities, there will also be opportunities for research, as well as rotations in pediatric anesthesia, pediatric pulmonary medicine and pediatric genetics. With three full-time faculty and approximately 2000 cases per year in the Children’s Hospital OR and Ambulatory Care Center outpatient operating rooms, the position offers a great deal of clinical and operative experience. As the only pediatric ENT fellowship in the state, the program should help to bolster the Division’s position as the premier group for pediatric otolaryngology training in North Carolina.

July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

The Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery is currently seeking candidates for a one-year clinical fellowship position in Pediatric Otolaryngology. A letter of interest, curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation should be sent to:

Austin S. Rose, MD

Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Program
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
CB# 7070
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070

Tel. (919) 966-3342

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