Otolaryngology Residency Program

The Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery residency program offers a broad range of clinical and academic experiences designed to produce world class otolaryngologists.

The residents spend time in three hospitals including the 478-bed Augusta University Medical Center including its affiliated ambulatory medical offices and comprehensive cancer center, the 154-bed Children’s Hospital of Georgia, and the neighboring 155-bed Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center. AUMC is the 13-county region’s only Level-1 pediatric and adult trauma center, and CHOG is the region’s only children’s hospital.

The residency is a five-year program and includes intensive exposure to the medical and surgical management of all facets of our specialty including head and neck cancer, otology, sinus and skull base disease, facial plastics and reconstruction, head and neck endocrine surgery, laryngology, pediatric otolaryngology, allergy, pathology, audiology and a 4-month dedicated research block. Our association with the departments and colleges at the former Augusta State University also provide ample opportunity for interdisciplinary research in the fields of business, education and music.

The majority of the activities of our residents are in the clinical setting, and we feel that the surgical experience of our residents is second to none. Our residents are also active participants in research and all graduate with multiple publications and presentations at national meetings. Over the last 10 years 60 percent of our graduates have chosen to pursue top-flight fellowships and academic practice in various subspecialties including pediatric otolaryngology, head and neck microvascular reconstructive surgery, head and neck endocrine surgery, facial plastic surgery, general plastic surgery, and laryngology/airway reconstructive surgery. Other graduates work in highly successful private practice settings across Georgia and beyond.

Our residents are the best part of this program. They are a dedicated and cohesive group of people who work hard, take great care of patients, and have fun doing it. In 2015 we were approved to increase our resident complement to 13, with a 3-2-3-2-3 structure. We are matching two applicants this year. Applications to our program are handled through the AAMC’s Electronic Residency Application system, or ERAS. We anticipate receiving over 250 applications and plan to interview about 45-50 of these outstanding applicants.