The AAO-HNSF’s new flagship education product, FLEX—Focused Lifelong Education Xperience, will provide the knowledge, education, clinical tools, and professional support to help you meet the challenges of your otolaryngology practice and build mastery throughout your career.
2022-2023 FLEX registration is now open!
Questions? Please email us at [email protected].
FLEX access takes two business days to open in OTOLogic; you will receive an access instruction email when your FLEX access is available.
The eight specialty topics for 2022-2023 include:
- Rhinorrhea (September)
- Neurolaryngology (October)
- Modern Approach to Salivary Gland Neoplasms (November)
- External Ear Canal Pathology (January)
- Congenital Stridor (February)
- Optimizing the Care Experience for Patients and Physicians (March)
- Peri-operative Optimization (April)
- Facial Paralysis (May)
FLEX Learning Modalities
xSVP
SEE two surgical video procedures with annotation to develop critical surgical skills.


xRead
ANALYZE five timely scientific journal articles with expert summaries.


xCase
PLAY and solve a case of the week to make the proper diagnosis and treatment pathway.


xChat
DISCUSS with your peers the relevant clinical cases and scientific journal articles selected for the specialty section.


xCast
HEAR two topical podcasts with leading experts.


xLive
JOIN the webinar to dive deeper into the specialty topic.


xSIM
SERIOUS otolaryngology games and courses to support surgical training and prepare for scenarios that may arise.


The FLEX subscription includes the opportunity to earn 100+ CME credits annually
Spanning across all eight specialty areas throughout the year, each topic will be presented in a variety of creative and contemporary learning modalities.
Built on a fundamental learning philosophy that the needs and preferences for otolaryngology education will continue to evolve over time—so will the tools provided in the FLEX subscription to ensure they remain timely and relevant for all learners.


Here’s a useful guide for FLEX Subscribers navigating the Virtual Classroom
Annual Subscription Fee
- Physician and Advanced Practice Providers
- Early Rates (May 30, 2022 – September 30, 2022):
Member $475 | Nonmember $825 - Regular Rates (October 1, 2022 – January 31, 2023):
Member $525 | Nonmember $925 - Late Rates (February 1, 2023 – April 3, 2023):
Member $600 | Nonmember $1,050
- Early Rates (May 30, 2022 – September 30, 2022):
- Resident: Member $365 | Nonmember $475
- International Physician, Fellow and Resident Members
- Low Middle Income: 50% off (Rate applicable to World Bank Low Middle Income Designated Countries, plus Mexico and Brazil.)
- Low Income: 50% off (Rate applicable to World Bank Low Middle Income Designated Countries, plus India and Philippine residents.)
The discount will process once the product has been added to your shopping cart and you proceed to payment.
CME and Accreditation Information
This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. AAO-HNSF is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AAO-HNSF designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The 2021-2022 FLEX program will close on August 31, 2022.
Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge Jeffrey P. Simons, MD, MMM, Coordinator for Education, FLEX Workgroup Chairs, and more than 166 Foundation experts have contributed to the successes of this second year of FLEX.
EDUCATION STEERING COMMITTEE
- Jeffrey P. Simons, MD, MMM, Chair
FACIAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- P. Daniel Knott, MD, Chair
GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND SLEEP MEDICINE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Jeffrey Stanley, MD, Chair
- Christina Cabrera-Muffly, MD, Chair-elect
HEAD AND NECK SURGERY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Vikas Mehta, MD, Chair
LARYNGOLOGY & BRONCHOESOPHAGOLOGY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Paul C. Bryson, MD, Chair
OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Maura Cosetti, MD, Chair
PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Meredith Merz Lind, MD, Chair
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Lance Manning, MD, Chair
- Betty S. Tsai Do, MD, Chair-elect
RHINOLOGY & ALLERGY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Stacey T. Gray, MD, Chair
- Zara M. Patel, MD, Chair-elect
2021-2022 FLEX FOUNDATION EDUCATION COMMITTEE FACULTY
- Nicole L. Aaronson, MD
- Yassmeen Abdel-Aty, MD
- Marianne Abouyared, MD
- Meredith E. Adams, MD
- Lacy K. Adkins, MD
- Oliver F. Adunka, MD
- Syed F. Ahsan, MD
- Ahmed Al-Sayed, MBBS
- Mursalin M. Anis, MD
- Elton Ashe-Lambert, MD
- Michael P. Avillion, MD
- H. Michael Baddour Jr., MD
- Cristina Baldassari, MD
- Melynda A. Barnes, MD
- Marc L. Bennett, MD
- Mathieu Bergeron, MD
- Daniel M. Beswick, MD
- Arnaud F. Bewley, MD
- Kathleen R. Billings, MD
- Benjamin Saul Bleier, MD
- Nikolas Block-Wheeler, MD
- Lauren A. Bohm, MD
- Maurits Boon, MD
- Chris M. Brook, MD
- Seth M. Brown, MD
- James K. Byrd, MD
- Matthew L. Carlson, MD
- Salvatore M. Caruana, MD
- Erika Celis-Aguilar, MD
- Dylan K. Chan, MD, PhD
- Yvonne M. Chan, MD
- Daniel R. Clayburgh, MD, PhD
- David M. Cognetti, MD
- Brett T. Comer, MD
- Stephen P. Cragle, MD
- Brianna K. Crawley, MD
- Roberto A. Cueva, MD
- Terry A. Day, MD
- Robert H. Deeb, MD
- Karuna Dewan, MD
- Laura M. Dominguez, MD
- Lee D. Eisenberg, MD, MPH
- Antoine Eskander, MD
- Waleed Ezzat, MD
- Erynne A. Faucett, MD
- Daniel S. Fink, MD
- Valerie A. Flanary, MD
- Adam J. Folbe, MD
- D. Scott Fortune, MD
- Eric A. Gantwerker, MD, MMSc (MedEd)
- William Z. Gao, MD
- Laura R. Garcia-Rodriguez, MD
- Celeste C. Gary, MD
- Neil Gildener-Leapman, MD
- Christina M. Gillespie, MD
- John C. Goddard, MD
- Nira A. Goldstein, MD, MPH
- Zhen Gooi, MD
- Anne Gunter, MD
- Niki Gupta, MD
- Edie R. Hapner, PhD
- Kyle M. Hatten, MD
- Oswaldo A. Henriquez, MD
- Heather Herrington, MD
- Jacob B. Hunter, MD
- Colin T. Huntley, MD
- Inna A. Husain, MD
- Abraham Jacob, MD
- David W. Jang, MD
- Gina D. Jefferson, MD
- Anita S. Jeyakumar, MD
- John H. Joseph, MD
- David H. Jung, MD, PhD
- Sveta A. Karelsky, MD
- Margaret A. Kenna, MD, MPH
- David Kent, MD
- Steven T. Kmucha, MD, JD
- Darius Kohan, MD
- Nikita V. Kohli, MD
- Alan Kominsky, MD
- Theda C. Kontis, MD
- Maggie A. Kuhn, MD
- Devyani M. Lal, MD
- April M. Landry, MD
- Linda N. Lee, MD
- Stella E. Lee, MD
- Christopher V. Lisi, MD
- Yi-Chun Carol Liu, MD, MS
- Phillip S. LoSavio, MD
- G. Nina Lu, MD
- Prashant S. Malhotra, MD
- Benjamin D. Malkin, MD
- Alice Z. Maxfield, MD
- Jessica Maxwell, MD, MPH
- Hilary C. McCrary, MD
- Edward D. McCoul, MD
- Kara D. Meister, MD
- Abie H. Mendelsohn, MD
- Alan G. Micco, MD
- Mark M. Mims, MD
- Ashkan Monfared, MD
- Wojciech K. Mydlarz, MD
- Mohsen M. Naraghi, MD
- Jacob Pieter Noordzij, MD
- Daniel C. O’Brien, MD
- Michael I. Orestes, MD
- Aru Panwar, MD
- Andrea M. Park, MD
- Kellous A. Price, MD
- Patricia L. Purcell, MD, MPH
- Sanjeet V. Rangarajan, MD
- Lara K. Reichert, MD MPH
- Brianne B. Roby, MD
- Nicholas R. Rowan, MD
- Alexander Rivkin, MD
- Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD, MSc
- Amy L. Rutt, DO
- Mirabelle B. Sajisevi, MD
- Joe Saliba, MD, MSc
- Jeffrey M. Schafer, MD
- Nicole C. Schmitt, MD
- Christopher A. Schutt, MD
- Rahul Seth, MD
- Ava Shamban, MD
- Rodrigo C. Silva, MD
- Alyssa J. Smith, MD
- Ryan J. Soose, MD
- Mark C. Spaw, MD
- Samuel A. Spear, MD
- Todd A. Spock, MD
- Maie St. John, MD, PhD
- Robert N. Strominger, MD
- Larissa Sweeny, MD
- Abtin M. Tabaee, MD
- Andrew B. Tassler, MD
- Brittny N. Tillman, MD
- Dale A. Tylor, MD, MPH
- Ronald J. Vilela, MD
- Esther X. Vivas, MD
- Johnathan M. Walsh, MD
- Patrick C. Walz, MD
- Michael S. Weinstock, MD
- Aileen P. Wertz, MD
- Cameron C. Wick, MD
- Lyndy J. Wilcox, MD
- Elizabeth S. Willingham, MD
- Andre M. Wineland, MD
- Sarah K. Wise, MD
- Mike Yao, MD
- William C. Yao, MD
- Yu-Lan Mary Ying, MD
- Daniel M. Zeitler, MD
We gratefully acknowledge Richard V. Smith, MD, past Coordinator for Education, FLEX Workgroup Chairs, and more than 130 Foundation experts have contributed to the successes of this inaugural year.
EDUCATION STEERING COMMITTEE
- Jeffrey P. Simons, MD, Chair
FACIAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Scott B. Roofe, MD, Chair
GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND SLEEP MEDICINE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Jeffrey Stanley, MD, Chair
HEAD AND NECK SURGERY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- David M. Cognetti, MD, Chair
LARYNGOLOGY & BRONCHOESOPHAGOLOGY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Thomas L. Carroll, MD, Chair
- Paul C. Bryson, MD, Chair-elect
OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Marc L. Bennett, MD, Chair
PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Meredith Merz Lind, MD, Chair
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Lance Manning, MD, Chair
RHINOLOGY & ALLERGY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Stacey T. Gray, MD, Chair
2020-2021 FLEX FOUNDATION EDUCATION COMMITTEE FACULTY
- Marianne Abouyared, MD
- Oliver F. Adunka, MD, FACS
- Garima Agarwal, MD
- Jamie Andrews, MD
- Arvind K. Badhey, MD
- Cristina Baldassari, MD
- Mathieu Bergeron, BPharm, MD
- Daniel Beswick, MD
- Kathleen R. Billings, MD
- Nikolas R. Block-Wheeler, MD, MS
- Brian J. Boyce, MD
- Joseph P. Bradley, MD
- Scott E. Brietzke, MD, MPH
- Christopher Brook, MD
- Seth M. Brown, MD, MBA
- Cristina Cabrera-Muffly, MD
- Matthew L. Carlson, MD
- Salvatore M. Caruana, MD
- Mohamad R. Chaaban, MD
- Yvonne Chan, MD, FRCSC, MSc, HBSc
- Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD
- David Chang, MD
- Eunice Y. Chen, MD, PhD
- Nipun Chhabra, MD
- David H. Chi, MD
- Daniel R. Clayburgh, MD, PhD
- Daniel H. Coelho, MD
- Maura Cosetti, MD
- Stephen Cragle, MD
- Brianna K. Crawley, MD
- James J. Daniero, MD, MS
- Shiva Daram, MD, MBA
- Robert Deeb, MD
- Joe DePietro, MD
- Ellen S. Deutsch, MD
- Karuna Dewan, MD
- Joseph E. Dohar, MD, MS
- Laura M. Dominguez, MD
- Megan Durr, MD
- Antoine Eskander, MD, ScM, FRCSC
- Waleed H. Ezzat, MD
- Erynne A. Faucett, MD
- Valerie Flanary, MD
- Ramon Franco, MD
- Norman R. Friedman, MD, DABSM
- Eric A. Gantwerker, MD, MMSc (MedEd)
- Celeste Gary, MD
- Alexandros Georgolios, MD
- Marc J. Gibber, MD
- John Paul Giliberto, MD
- Christina Gillespie, MD
- Jordan Glicksman, MD
- Frederick Godley, MD
- John C. Goddard, MD
- Nira A Goldstein, MD, MPH
- Zhen Gooi, MD
- Nikita Gupta, MD
- Christopher J. Hartnick, MD
- Oswaldo A. Henriquez Ajami, MD
- Heather C. Herrington, MD
- Laura Hetzler, MD
- Alexander Hillel, MD
- Tsung-yen Hsieh, MD
- Jacob B. Hunter, MD
- Inna A. Husain, MD
- Stacey L. Ishman, MD, MPH
- David W. Jang, MD
- Gina D. Jefferson, MD
- Anita S. Jeyakumar, MD, MS
- Nancy Jiang, MD
- Christopher M. Johnson, MD
- Romaine F. Johnson, MD, MPH
- David H. Jung, MD, PhD
- Sveta Karelsky, MD
- Nikita V. Kohli, MD
- Esther Kim, MD
- Dennis J. Kitsko, DO
- Maggie A. Kuhn, MD
- Robbi A. Kupfer, MD
- Walter Kutz, MD
- Devyani Lal, MD, FARS
- Derek J. Lam, MD, MPH
- Claire M. Lawlor, MD
- Gi Soo Lee, MD, EdM
- Stella E. Lee, MD
- Robin W. Lindsay, MD
- Yi-Chun Carol Liu, MD, MS
- Phillip LoSavio, MD
- G. Nina Lu, MD
- Benjamin D. Malkin, MD
- Amy Manning, MD
- Deepak Mehta, FRCS, DLO
- Vikas Mehta, MD, MPH
- Craig Miller, MD
- Ron B. Mitchell, MD
- Matthew C. Mori, MD
- Heather C. Nardone, MD
- Matthew O. Old, MD
- Michael Orestes, MD
- Ashli K. O’Rourke, MD
- Kyra Osborne, MD
- Loring I. Perry, MD
- Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH
- Kellous A. Price, MD
- Sarah K. Rapoport, MD
- Elliot Regenbogen, MD
- Lara Reichert, MD, MPH
- Nicholas R. Rowan, MD
- Sanjeet V. Rangarajan, MD
- Amy L. Rutt, DO
- Ravi N. Samy, MD, FACS
- Mirabelle B. Sajisevi, MD
- Maya G. Sardesai, MD, MEd
- Nicole C. Schmitt, MD
- Christopher A. Schutt, MD
- Rahul Seth, MD
- Gopi Shah, MD
- Sunthosh Sivam, MD
- Robert Strominger, MD
- Larissa Sweeny, MD
- Duane J. Taylor, MD
- Lauren W. Tracy, MD
- Betty S. Tsai Do
- Debra G. Weinberger, MD
- Lyndy J. Wilcox, MD
- Daniel L. Wohl, MD
- Charles R. Woodard, MD
- Christina J. Yang, MD
- Mike Yao, MD
- Linda X. Yin, MD
- Daniel M. Zeitler, MD