About The Section for Residents and Fellows

About the Section for Residents and Fellows-in-Training

The Section for Residents and Fellows-in-Training was created in 2000 to get residents involved in Academy initiatives. The Section was born out of the Committee of Residents in Training, which had been in existence for over 5 years. Residents have been given a vote on the Board of Governors and a representative on the AAO-HNS Board of Directors. All residents and fellows-in-training who are members of the Academy are automatically members of the Section.

The Section is governed by the Governing Council members and a group of appointed officers:

Governing Council
Term: October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012

Chair: Jayme R. Dowdall, MD
Training Program: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
Completion of Training: 2011

Vice Chair: Nikhila Raol, MD
Training Program: Baylor College of Medicine
Completion of Training:  2013

Member-at-Large: Angela K. Sturm-O'Brien, MD
Training Program: Baylor College of Medicine
Completion of Training: 2011

Information Officer: Nathan A. Deckard, MD
Training Program: Wayne State University
Completion of Training: 2012

Immediate Past Chair: Mark E. Zafereo, Jr., MD
Training Program: Baylor College of Medicine
Completion of Training: 2010

BOG Legislative Representative: Kanwar S. Kelley, MD
Training Program: University of California (Irvine)
Completion of Training: 2016

BOG Public Relations Representative: Alba M. Azola, MD
Training Program: University of Maryland
Completion of Training: 2013

Appointed Officers

ABOto Liaison: Bianca Siegel, MD 
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/13
Training Program: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Completion of Training: 2014

ABOto Alternate Liaison: Gordon H. Sun, MD  
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/13
Training Program: University of Cincinnati
Completion of Training: 2011

AMA Delegate: Mark Royer, MD
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/12
Training Program: Indiana University
Completion of Training: 2012

AMA Alternate Delegate: Richard K. Gurgel, MD
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/12
Training Program: Stanford University
Completion of Training: 2012

ENTPAC Delegate: Paul C. Frake, MD
Term: 10/1/11 - 9/30/13
Training Program: George Washington University
Completion of Training: 2013

ENTPAC Alternate Delegate: Chad Whited, MD
Term: 10/1/11 - 9/30/13
Training Program: Duke University Hospital
Completion of Training: 2014

RAS-ACS Delegate: Megan Durr, MD
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/13
Training Program: University of California - San Francisco
Completion of Training: 2013

RAS-ACS Alternate Delegate: Jill Jeffe, MD
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/13
Training Program: Northwestern University
Completion of Training: 2013

SUO Delegate: Tara L. Rosenberg, MD
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/12
Training Program: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Completion of Training: 2013

SUO Alternate Delegate: Jeffrey J. Houlton, MD
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/12
Training Program: University of Cincinnati
Completion of Training: 2013