University of Missouri Advanced Otology Fellowship

Location Of Fellowship: Columbia, Missouri, USA

Otology Mentor(s): Arnaldo Rivera, MD

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Institutional Affiliation: University of Missouri Health Care System, Columbia, Missouri

Accepting Foreign Medical Graduates?: No

Application Requirements: Current CV, 1 page personal statement describing your interest in an Otology Fellowship, 3 Letters of Recommendation (for recent graduates, a letter from your program director is preferred)

Official Program Website:
https://medicine.missouri.edu/departments/otolaryngology-head-and-neck-surgery/fellowship

Program Availability: July 2026(Filled), July 2027(Filled), July 2028(accepting applicants)

Program Description:
A one-year fellowship in advanced otology is available for physicians who have satisfactorily completed an ACGME-accredited otolaryngology training program and seek increased clinical competence in otology.

The fellowship provides instruction for physicians to build their skills related to managing chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, vertigo and proficiency in adult and/or pediatric cochlear implants. An additional year of training in a busy otologic practice with a preceptor who has proven teaching ability and is dedicated to creating a rich otologic training experience will better prepare a physician for managing these patients.

The goal of this one-year fellowship experience is to establish a knowledge base and level of clinical and surgical ability to allow the graduating fellow to address the above-mentioned disease/conditions in independent clinical practice. With approximately 400 cases completed a year, our fellows graduate as experts in otologic surgery.

Although this program is not intended to be an accredited fellowship for neurotology, there will be frequent exposure to skull base surgery to allow the fellow to gain an appreciation for intracranial procedures.

The otology fellow will be responsible for the evaluation and treatment of otologic patients within both the MU Health Care system and the Harry S. Truman VA Hospital. Duties include preoperative evaluation and counseling of patients, postoperative care of surgical patients, and providing inpatient consultations while on call at University Hospital.

The otology fellow will attend and present at monthly M&M, deliver Grand Rounds presentations in otology, and supervise and instruct the Temporal Bone Dissection course.

Contact: riveraal@health.missouri.edu & enttraining@missouri.edu