THANC selects fellows to receive funding for a full-range, hands-on experience in surgical oncology, microvascular and reconstructive surgical techniques, and multidisciplinary patient management accredited at Mount Sinai Beth Israel’s Institute for Head, Neck, and Thyroid Cancers. The American Head & Neck Society (AHNS) accredited this program in 2010.
Thomas Barrett, MD
Fellow 2025–26
Dr. Tom Barrett earned his MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He then completed his otolaryngology training in the T32-funded physician-scientist track at Washington University in St Louis, where he studied tumor heterogeneity using single cell and spatial transcriptomic sequencing with Dr. Sid Puram. He is the current Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery fellow at Mount Sinai. His research focuses on understanding how intra- and inter-tumor heterogeneity affects therapeutic resistance and immune evasion.
Margaret Nurimba, MD
Fellow 2025–26
After graduating with honors from Scripps College, Dr. Margaret Nurimba attended medical school and completed her residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center. Dr. Nurimba’s research interests focus on population science and cancer outcomes, specifically on understanding and reducing cancer risks, achieving health equity and improving cancer survival outcomes.
