Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

Overview

Program Director: David A. Shaye, MD, MPH, FACS

Start date: July 1

Program length: One or two years

Number of positions: One per year

The facial plastic & reconstructive surgery fellowship as Mass Eye and Ear provides supervised training within a broad-based program. Fellows focus their training on facial reanimation and facial reconstruction closely mentored by the fellowship director and co-director, along with exposure to all members of division faculty.

Surgical training and experience is offered in:

• Facial re-animation
• Gracilis free-tissue transfer
• Nasal Reconstruction
• Rhinoplasty
• Mohs repair
• Craniofacial trauma
• Aging face
• Facial reconstruction
• Microtia
• Global Surgery
• Research

The fellow enjoys graduated autonomy commensurate with their skills and is involved in the teaching of residents and medical students. The fellow has access to the Mass Eye and Ear cadaver lab for anatomical dissection, research, and learning.

Curriculum

This fellowship is a one-year experience designed to produce an academic facial plastic surgeon with a broad surgical skillset, ready to acquire independent funding as a junior faculty member in an academic setting. Operative experience emphasizes graduated autonomy both in the clinical and operative setting. Fellows have a half-day independent clinic. Research and global surgery opportunities are available throughout the course of the program.

Research Experience

Fellows are encouraged to participate in clinical research and are supported by faculty mentorship and clinical research coordinators. All members of the Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery are involved in clinical research and can provide mentorship in specific areas of interest. In addition, opportunities for research collaboration across the university hospital system and the numerous Boston-based universities exist.

How to Apply

Deadline: February 1

Applications are available through the Educational and Research Foundation of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Get application instructions here.

Fellowship and Faculty Contact

David A. Shaye, MD, MPH, FACS
Program Director, Mass Eye and Ear
David_Shaye@meei.harvard.edu