Fellowship in Sleep Surgery

The Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina offers a one-year non-ACGME accredited Sleep Surgery fellowship under Mohamed Abdelwahab, M.D., Phd's mentorship. The MUSC Sleep Surgery Program provides high-volume tertiary clinical experience covering all advanced medical and surgical sleep surgery aspects. The fellowship offers comprehensive training in the specialty of Sleep Fellows receive comprehensive surgical training in advanced techniques, including:

• Sleep study detailed interpretation
• Sleep endoscopies
• Complex nasal (both open and closed approach) procedures
• Palate procedures
• Tongue base procedures
• Single and double jaw surgery
• Maxillary expansion procedures
• Genioglossus advancement
• Hypoglossal nerve procedures
• Revision procedures
• Advanced facial trauma.

This prepares the fellow for practice as a subspecialty-trained Sleep Surgeon. Personal academic mentorship is emphasized to develop and refine teaching, research, writing, and presentation skills. Fellows are expected to participate in educating residents and medical students. Throughout the year, the fellow will have graduated responsibility, with an opportunity to increase independence by advancing technical skill level and familiarity with procedures. Salary and benefits are commensurate with a PGY-6 level.

Fellows receive a faculty appointment at the instructor level and are actively engaged in all aspects of the department’s teaching program, including medical student conferences, resident didactics, grand rounds, and teaching in the clinic and operating room. Fellows carry an independent clinic and surgical caseload and other clinical duties. Opportunities for clinical and translational basic science research are plentiful. Protected academic time is provided.

The program's principal goal is to prepare academically inclined residency graduates for their first faculty appointments.

Clinical instructors undergo training in their subspecialty of interest and serve as junior faculty members, playing a significant role in resident education.

Clinical Component

The fellow will spend two to three days weekly in the clinic and three days weekly in the OR. The surgical caseload is approximately 45 to 55 skeletal cases and over 70 nasal and soft tissue cases per year. The fellow will round and participate in all inpatient care and the attending otolaryngology call pool rotation.

Research Component

The fellow will be expected to contribute to ongoing clinical projects and produce two publications for the year.

Educational Component

Fellows are expected to help deliver departmental didactic activities focusing on Sleep Surgery.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants will have completed a residency program in Otolaryngology before the scheduled start date. The applicant should be BC/BE in Otolaryngology in the US or the country where residency was completed. A South Carolina medical license must be obtained before the fellowship year, as well as VA privileges.

Application

Please email the following required documentation to Jhonal Britt and Program Director Mohamed Abdelwahab, MD, PhD.

• CV
• Three letters of recommendation
• USMLE
• Case Log
• Cover letter
• Professional headshot