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Sponsoring Institution:
Temple University Hospital
ACGME Accredited Program ID # 2804121092

Participating Institutions:
Temple University Children’s Medical Center
Abington Memorial Hospital and
Fox Chase Cancer Center

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The Departments of Otorhinology and of Bronchoesophagology were established in the early part of the twentieth century by Matthew Ersner and Chevalier Jackson respectively. They merged into a single department in 1985. The residency program at Temple was born 40 years ago. Its graduates practice throughout the United States in both academic and clinical settings.

Temple's Otorhinolaryngology and Bronchoesophagology programs have long been known for excellence in otology, airway management and pediatric otolaryngology. Recently, Temple University has made a multi-million dollar commitment to the Department including a doubling of the full-time faculty, and an expansion of facilities and programs. A comprehensive Skull Base Surgery team, a Neurotology and Cochlear implantation program for adults and children, and a Laryngology and Voice center are among the products of this investment.

The residency program consists of a single, preliminary year of general surgery at Temple University Hospital followed by four years of training in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Two residents are chosen each year. 

      

      

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       FACULTY 
      

      
      
Glenn Isaacson, MD, FAAP, 
        FACS

        Professor & Chairperson

        Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology

      
Vincent Callanan, MD

        Assistant Professor 

      

        Oneida Arosarena, MD,   FACS

      
Max L Ronis, MD, FACS

        Professor Emeritus

      Former Chairman 

      
 Ahmed MS Soliman, MD

        Associate Professor 

        Director, Laryngology and voice 

      
Wasyl Szeremeta, MD

        Associate Professor 

        Residency Director        

      
      
Karl Whitley, MD

        Assistant Professor 
      


        CLINICAL FACULTY 
        

        Stephen Adler, MD

      Emil Liebman, MD 

      Max Ronis, MD 
      



      RESEARCH/INTRA-OPERATIVE STAFF 
      
 Stephen Koch, 
        BS-Chief Technologist-Neurophysiology

        Darryl Chandler, Assistant Chief 

        Geraldine Maddox, MA, Neurophysiology Technician

        
        John Schwegler, MS-Systems Specialist, Biostatistics

        

      
AUDIOLOGY STAFF 

      
Terri A. Jackson, MA, CCC-A, 
      Senior   Audiologist Adult Practice

      Kathleen Wachtler, AuD, 
      Sr. Audiologist, Pediatric   Practice

      
FOXCHASE CANCER CENTER 

       
      John Ridge, MD 
      

      

      

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       Temple University Hospital 
      

      Temple University Hospital is a 504 bed, academic facility located in North 
      Philadelphia on the Temple University Medical School campus. Four residents 
      are at TUH at any time: three on clinical service and one on research rotation. 
      Office hours are held daily. These include general otolaryngology and specialty 
      clinics in head and neck surgery, otology, voice and allergy. Four, full-time 
      faculty supervise resident education. 
      

      The surgical experience is rich in endoscopic sinus surgery, head and neck 
      surgery, laryngology, maxillofacial trauma and otology. Special programs 
      in cochlear implantation, skull base surgery and facial plastic and reconstructive 
      surgery round out the resident experience. 
      



      Temple University Children's Hospital 
      

      Beginning in 1998, the TUCH will replace St. Christopher's Hospital for 
      Children as the primary base for pediatric otolaryngology experience. This 
      60-bed, full-service hospital is linked to an 80-bed Shriner's Hospital 
      and the 20-bed Temple Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to produce a 160-bed 
      medical center, devoted to the care of children. Clinical experience will 
      include the management of airway, otologic and sinus disease in both normal 
      children and those with complex congenital anomalies. Laryngotracheal reconstruction 
      and pediatric cochlear implantation programs will be included. One Temple 
      resident and one resident for the Philadelphia - New Jersey Osteopathic 
      schools provide pediatric otolaryngology coverage.




      Foxchase Cancer Center 
      

      This world-wide center is located in the Northeast Section of Philadelphia. 
      One resident rotates here at a time. They will learn research methods and 
      patient care under the instruction of the Director of Head and Neck Oncology, 
      Dr. John Ridge. They spend three days in the OR, attending to Dr. Ridge's 
      office hours and participating in a multi-disciplinary cancer care program. 
      Educational opportunities will include comprehensive care of head and neck 
      cancer, care of radiation and chemotherapy, enrollment of patients in research 
      protocols and reconstruction of tissue defects of micrographic surgery. 
      

      

      

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       Educational Program 
      

      

        
 
          Overview of weekly events
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            here for detailed event calendar		
        

        
 
          Wednesdays

            7:30 - 8:30 am		
           Tumor Conference (Dr. Kelley)

            Pathology Conference Room, Outpatient Building, 2nd floor		
        

        
 
           Fridays

            6:30 am		
           1. Basic Science Lecture (Faculty/Residents)

            2. Journal Club (Residents)

            3. Quality Assurance

            4. Grand Rounds (Residents) 		
        

      

      

      The formal didactic program consists of a two-hour session each Friday morning. 
      The first hour includes resident presentations, journal club, CAQ (morbidity 
      and mortality) and interesting case conferences. The second hour is a series 
      of topical lectures covering the basic curriculum of otolaryngology in a 
      two-year cycle. Tuesday evening conferences focus on otology, temporal bone 
      dissection, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and head and neck 
      anatomy. There is an annual competition among the residents for the Temporal 
      Bone Dissection Prize. 
      

      The Chevalier Jackson Bronchoesophagology 
      course is held annually. Junior residents attend and seniors assist in instruction. 
      It includes both lectures and an extensive, hands-on endoscopy and laser 
      laboratory. 
      

      Residents are both supported and encouraged to attend the monthly meetings 
      of the Philadelphia Laryngological Society, the Philadelphia Facial Plastic 
      and Reconstructive Surgery Society and the Otolaryngology Section of the 
      Philadelphia College of Physicians. Temple residents participate in the 
      annual Resident Research Competition sponsored jointly by these societies. 
      

      

      

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       Research 
      

      Resident research blocks are part of the second and third years of otolaryngology 
      training. In addition to these formal, six-weeks rotations, residents are 
      encouraged to complete clinical research projects beginning in the first 
      years of training. 
      

      The traditional research focus at Temple has been in otology, the chief 
      love of Max L. Ronis, MD, Professor and former Chairman. The George Garfield 
      Auditory Research Laboratory is an independently funded research center 
      committed to the study of tinnitus. Head and neck cancer, temporal bone 
      histopathology and pediatric airway physiology are also departmental research 
      priorities. 

      

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