Rhinology Fellowship

Overview

Program Director: Ralph B. Metson, MD

Start date: July 14

Program length: One year

Number of positions: Two per year

Objectives

• To provide advanced post-residency clinical training in the management of diseases of the nose, paranasal sinuses, and skull base.
• To provide surgical training in minimally invasive approaches to the paranasal sinuses, orbit, and skull base, including endoscopic primary and revision sinus surgery, advanced frontal sinus techniques, transnasal approaches to the orbit (orbital and optic nerve decompression, DCR), and endoscopic skull base procedures (CSF leak and encephalocele repair, tumor resection).
• To provide opportunities to perform quality clinical, translational, and basic science research in the field of rhinology.

Curriculum

Rhinology fellowship training is provided by multiple faculty members and directed by Dr. Ralph Metson. The fellows alternate every three months between working with Drs. Metson and Scangas to working on a service with Drs. Bleier, Gray, Holbrook, and Workman.

Rhinology fellows spend balanced time between the operating room and clinic each week. Fellows spend one half-day each week as a preceptor in the Mass Eye and Ear Emergency Department instructing PGY-2 Harvard otolaryngology residents. Fellows will also have protected academic time each week to complete research and academic work.

This fellowship is to be a full-time occupation. Fellows may be asked to supervise the Mass. Eye and Ear Emergency Department at the discretion of the preceptor. Fellows will be required to assist in surgical cases, round on inpatients, and staff appropriate consults.

Research Experience

Research will be strongly encouraged. One-half day a week (Thursday mornings) will be protected for research and educational activities.

How to Apply

Deadline: January 5, 2026

Candidates will apply through the San Francisco Match Program. A selection committee led by the fellowship director will determine the rank list. Rules of the match will be abided.

Apply through the match program at sfmatch.org.

Fellowship and Faculty Contacts

Ralph B. Metson, MD
Program Director, Mass Eye and Ear
Ralph_Metson@meei.harvard.edu

Benjamin S. Bleier, MD, FACS
Mass Eye and Ear
Benjamin_Bleier@meei.harvard.edu

Stacey T. Gray, MD
Co-Director, Mass Eye and Ear
Stacey_Gray@meei.harvard.edu

Eric H. Holbrook, MD
Co-Director, Mass Eye and Ear
Eric_Holbrook@meei.harvard.edu

George Scangas, MD
Mass Eye and Ear
George_Scangas@meei.harvard.edu

Alan Workman, MD, MS
Mass Eye and Ear
Alan_Workman@meei.harvard.edu