About The Section for Residents and Fellows

About the Section for Residents and Fellows-in-Training

The Section for Residents and Fellows-in-Training(SRF) 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, 2012 - September 30, 2013

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

Vice Chair: Nathan A. Deckard, MD
Training Program: UT Southwestern
Completion of Training: 2013

Member-at-Large: John M. Carter, MD
Training Program: Tulane University
Completion of Training: 2015

Information Officer: Meghan N. Wilson, MD
Training Program: Louisiana State University (New Orleans)
Completion of Training: 2014

Immediate Past Chair: Jayme R. Dowdall, MD
Training Program: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Completion of Training: 2012

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

BOG Public Relations Representative: Brianne B. Roby, MD
Training Program: University of Minnesota
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: Nathan E. Pierce, MD
Term: 5/1/12 - 4/30/13
Training Program: University of Florida
Completion of Training: 2016

AMA Alternate Delegate: David S. Cohen, MD
Term: 5/1/12 - 4/30/13
Training Program: Wayne State University
Completion of Training: 2016

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 S. Jeffe, MD
Term: 4/1/11 - 3/31/13
Training Program: Northwestern University
Completion of Training: 2013

SUO Delegate: Joshua R. Mitchell, MD
Term: 5/1/12 - 4/30/13
Training Program: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Completion of Training: 2015

SUO Alternate Delegate: Laura L. Neff, MD
Term: 5/1/12 - 4/30/13
Training Program: University of Kansas Medical Center
Completion of Training: 2013