Our fellows regularly meet with the Fellowship Program Director, Division Director, and other head and neck faculty to discuss relevant literature or other topics relating to advanced airway management and head and neck anesthesiology. Fellows are encouraged to attend seminars relating to clinical management and research in the areas of otolaryngology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and airway management. Additional didactic training includes:
- Weekly departmental Grand Rounds
- Weekly research seminar
- Ongoing didactic workshop program
- Society for Head and Neck Anesthesiology (SHANA) Conference
Fellows work closely with our surgical colleagues and enjoy the opportunity to attend weekly case and Tumor Board Conferences. This allows truly collaborative preparation and discussion for the cases ahead where anesthetic and airway planning can be optimized. A link to the University of Michigan’s Otolaryngology and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Websites:
http://medicine.umich.edu/dept/otolaryngology
http://surgery.med.umich.edu/maxillofacial/patient/
By the conclusion of the year fellows will be expected to have mastery of various airway management techniques and cases involving complex head and neck pathologies including:
Awake Endoscopic Intubation and topicalization
Deep inhalation induction
Surgical airway access
Optimal use of Video Laryngoscopy
Use of Airway Exchange Catheters
Thyroplasty
Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction
Subglottic Stenosis
Jet Ventilation
OSA Surgery
Laryngectomy
Tracheotomy
Neck Dissection
Orthognathic Surgery
Head and Neck Trauma
Sinus Surgery
Cranial Base Surgery
Laryngeal Surgery
Head and Neck Cancer
Cervical Spine Disease
