Overview
North America's largest advanced head and neck surgery fellowship, offering a one-year ablative clinical fellowship, a one-year oncologic and microvascular reconstructive fellowship, and a three-year combined clinical and translational research fellowship.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (clinical or clinical+microvascular) or 3 years (clinical + research)
- Start
- 1 July (off-cycle starts occasionally considered)
- Positions
- 3-5 per year
- Accreditation
- American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) accredited
- Department
- Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Surgeons with otolaryngology, general surgery or plastic surgery backgrounds
- International applicants
- Institution policyInternational trainees accepted with J-1 (ECFMG) sponsorship, or H-1B only if already in the US in a transferable status; eligibility must be confirmed with the programme coordinator
- Visa support
- Institution policyMSK sponsors GME trainees as J-1 (ECFMG Alien Physician) or H-1B; H-1B only for applicants already in the US on H-1B in GME or in a status allowing in-country change/extension - MSK will not file H-1B petitions for trainees residing outside the US; O-1 rarely, needs GME review 6 months ahead
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMSK does not require licensure for trainees in ACGME-accredited programmes unless the programme director specifies; trainees in non-ACGME programmes must hold a NY licence or limited permit; work outside the training programme requires a full NY licence
How to apply
- Deadline
- Per AHNS match timeline (set annually)
- Application method
- North American residency graduates via the AHNS match
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyMSK GME stipends AY 2026-27: PGY4 $101,500; PGY5 $106,000; PGY6 $108,500; PGY7 $111,050; PGY8 $113,300 (PGY1 $84,500 to PGY10 $120,000)