Surgical Observerships
Duration
Tailored to each individual observer. No maximum or minimum time period, although required onboarding suggests a minimum stay of one week.
Visa
Visitors visa (B1/B2) Letter of invitation will be sent upon acceptance of a candidate. The Institute cannot assist with visa acquisition.
Housing
The Institute does not provide housing. New York City has a wide range of housing opportunities which can be arranged prior to arrival.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, observerships are suspended.
The application process has been halted for the foreseeable future. Please check back again soon!
Training Objectives
Candidates will be exposed to all aspects of care of the head and neck and thyroid cancer patient. Our faculty performs a high volume of ablative and reconstructive surgical procedures with over 100 microvascular reconstructions performed annually. Additional didactic opportunities include participation in the weekly multidisciplinary tumor board as well as monthly head and neck reconstructive surgery conferences. Research opportunities are available with the Thyroid Head Neck Research Center (THNRC) located at Mount Sinai Downtown.
Criteria for Applicants
- Recent CV/Resumé
- A letter of recommendation from your supervising physician. They should have first-hand knowledge of your clinical and/or education experience and background.
- Medical Clearance, including an up-to-date vaccination history.
- A copy of your medical license.
- Contact Information
- Planned start and end dates of your observership.
Are you interested in this opportunity?
Due to the ongoing pandemic, observerships are suspended.
The application process has been halted for the foreseeable future. Please check back again soon!
Surgical Observerships with Mark L. Urken, MD, FACS at Mount Sinai Beth Israel – Institute for Head and Neck and Thyroid Cancer
- Diana Kirke
Queensland, Australia - Omar Ellaithy
Alexandria, Egypt - Dushyant Mandylyk
Ahmedabad, India - Min Ruan
Shanghai, China - Jane Chungyoon Kim
Korea, Republic of - Karen Muindi
Kenya
- Noun Eltayeb Ahmed
Sudan - Isha Kohli
India - Dhaiwat Kothari
Gujarat, India - Alejandro Torres
Valencia, Spain - Hongxun Wu
Jiangsu, China
Surgical Observerships with Daniel Buchbinder, DMD, MD at Mount Sinai Beth Israel – Institute for Head & Neck and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Baris Aydil
Istanbul, Turkey - Libor Brezina
Ivancice, Czech Republic - Dror Allon
Jerusalem, Israel - Yang Heo
Nagova, Japan - Ainhoa Laso
Bilboa, Spain - Radulescu Mihai
Montreal, Canada - Cristina Vila
Badajoz, Spain
- Thomas Assaf
Hamburg, Germany - Timea Foldi
Budapest, Hungary - Federico Pinto
Lecce, Italy - Leandro Pozzer
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Zun Zhang
Shanghai, China - Nabil Gomez
Sevilla, Spain - Santos Yadov
Chitwan, Nepal
2012 Surgical Observerships with Mark L. Urken, MD, FACS and Daniel Buchbinder, DMD, MD
- Elena Gil
Laragoza, Spain - Horst Kokemiller
Gottingen, Germany - Frank Kloss
Innsbruck, Austria - Ignacio Alonso
Palencia, Spain - Allan Lat
Quezon City, Philippines - Leticia Cervera
Gijon, Spain - Aldo Soto
Valencia, Spain - Alejandro Jawtamaria
Madrid, Spain
- Alessandro Ticozzi
Milan, Italy - David Ballester
Badajoz, Spain - Lazar Decic
Belgrade, Serbia - Edgardo Franciosi
Cordova, Argentina - Ekapob Sangariyanavich
Bangkok, Thailand - Liang Wang
China - Marcos Lopez
Cantabria, Spain
