For a neurotology fellowship, Mayo Clinic provides an unparalleled combination of strong mentorship, high surgical volume, ample exposure to both common and rare clinical presentations, and endless research opportunities. The program goes above and beyond to foster a productive academic environment where you can excel and prepare for a career in neurotology.

Hometown: Riverside, CA
Undergraduate: UC San Diego
Medical school: Case Western Reserve University SOM
Residency: University of Utah
Hobbies: Snowboarding, hiking/backpacking, fly fishing, guitar, BBQ
Future plans: Academic neurotology

For a neurotology fellowship, Mayo offers a peerless surgical experience with strong exposure to all common and many less common pathologies. From a career-building perspective, it offers access to endless research opportunities and effective, friendly mentorship.

Medical school: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship: 2022-2024
Assistant Professor at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Undergraduate: United States Military Academy at West Point
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Residency: San Antonio Military Medical Center
Why Mayo: Mayo Clinic’s neurotology fellowship provides substantial hands-on exposure to complex lateral skull base procedures. Combined with unparalleled research opportunities and a fellowship framework designed to maximize the fellow’s success, there is no other program I would have rather attended.
Future Plans: Academic medicine

As expected, the surgical, clinical, and research opportunities at Mayo Clinic are tremendous. Our consultants balance autonomy and teaching in the OR so that we have the opportunity to work through problems but also learn how to be effective and efficient skull base surgeons. Research opportunities are abundant; even before I arrived at Mayo, Dr. Carlson guided me through writing a grant, so I could hit the ground running. Arguably, most importantly, and something that is frequently glossed over, this fellowship has been incredibly fun. I have had a wonderful time working with both our neurotology and neurosurgery consultants. Even halfway through the fellowship, I'm still excited to walk into work, and that is certainly because our consultants, residents, nurses, staff, and research colleagues are exceptionally enjoyable people.

While much of residency is geared toward the fundamentals, fellowship is your opportunity to get better at what you already know how to do and expand your comfort zone. Fellowship at Mayo allows this to occur as you learn by doing, not watching. Our surgeons are so good at what they do that they can let trainees learn and practice within a safe, comfortable environment. This, combined with opportunities to pursue research and teach the residents, has made for an ideal fellowship experience.

Medical school: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: Otolaryngology Residency, Mayo Clinic
Fellowship: 2018-2020
Assistant professor at The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah