{"id":6241,"date":"2021-07-01T11:32:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T15:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?p=6241"},"modified":"2021-10-05T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:37:42","slug":"welcome-to-our-newest-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/welcome-to-our-newest-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to our Newest Fellows!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We are thrilled to welcome six new fellows<\/a> to our department within five different fellowship programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Advanced Surgical Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction Fellow<\/h3>\n

Mia Jusufbegovic, MD<\/a>
\nMD:<\/strong> University of Louisville<\/span><\/span>
\nResidency: <\/strong>University of Louisville<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why UNC?<\/strong><\/em>
\n“UNC is a large,\u00a0<\/span>well-respected<\/span>\u00a0program with exceptional H&N volume and experience, as well as a collegial environment with mentors invested in the success of both their patients and trainees.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow<\/h3>\n

Kristy Truong, MD<\/a>
\nMD:<\/strong> Georgetown University School of Medicine
\nResidency: <\/strong>University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why UNC?<\/strong><\/em>
\n“Strong academic program, great mentors, excellent reputation, comprehensive top-tiered facial plastic surgery program<\/span><\/span>.“<\/span><\/p>\n

NeuroRhinology-Advanced Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Fellows<\/h3>\n

Mark Chaskes, MD<\/a>
\nMD:<\/strong> Albany Medical College
\nResidency: <\/strong>Thomas Jefferson University Hospital<\/p>\n

Why UNC?<\/strong><\/em>
\n“As someone interested in both endoscopic and open skull base surgery, this is the best Rhinology fellowship training program in the country without question.”<\/p>\n

Keonho (Albert) Kong, MD<\/a>
\nMD:<\/strong> Drexel University College of Medicine
\nResidency: <\/strong>Louisiana State University \u2013 New Orleans<\/p>\n

Why UNC?<\/strong><\/em>
\n“The pathology and breadth of rhinology\/skull base practice here is unparalleled. That coupled with stellar mentorship amongst faculty makes this an excellent training environment.“<\/span><\/p>\n

Otology, Neurotology & Lateral Skull Base Surgery\u00a0Fellow<\/h3>\n

Nick Thompson, MD<\/a>
\nMD:<\/strong> University of Iowa
\nResidency: <\/strong>Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery,\u00a0University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill<\/p>\n

Why UNC?<\/strong><\/em>
\n“The faculty\u00a0and\u00a0residents I met on my away rotation during medical\u00a0school created a great family atmosphere\u00a0with immense\u00a0support of my personal and professional goals. I\u2019m excited to stay at UNC as the\u00a0Neurotology fellow and continue to\u00a0work with and learn from the clinical and research faculty to further my training.“<\/span><\/p>\n

Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellow<\/h3>\n

Darrin Bann, MD, PhD<\/a>
\nMD\/PhD:<\/strong> Penn State University College of Medicine<\/span><\/span>
\nResidency: <\/strong>Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center<\/p>\n

Why UNC?<\/strong><\/em>
\n“The Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at UNC offers world-class training and mentorship in a supportive and collaborative environment nestled within a welcoming, family-friendly community.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are thrilled to welcome six new fellows to our department within five different fellowship programs. Advanced Surgical Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction Fellow Mia Jusufbegovic, MD MD: University of Louisville Residency: University of Louisville Why UNC? “UNC is a large,\u00a0well-respected\u00a0program with exceptional H&N volume and experience, as well as a collegial environment … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111256,"featured_media":6260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWelcome to our Newest Fellows! | UNC Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We're excited to welcome six new fellows to the five different fellowship programs within UNC Otolaryngology\/Head & Neck Surgery.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/welcome-to-our-newest-fellows\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Welcome to our Newest Fellows! 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