Northwest Advanced Otology Fellowship
Ear Nose Throat & Allergy Associates, Proliance Surgeons (Seattle and Puyallup, Washington)
https://drbackous.com/apply-for-the-northwest-advanced-otology-fellowship/
Location: Puyallup and Seattle, Washington
Website: Drbackous.com
Mentor Name: Douglas Backous MD, FACS (Fellowship Director)
Mentor Email: dougbackous@gmail.com
Phone: (206) 931-1906
Address: 104 27th Ave SE
Admin: Contact Dr. Backous directly
Openings: 2026-27 open
Call: General Otolaryngology call at Good Samaritan Hospital (Puyallup, WA)
Description: Northwest Advanced Otology Fellowship is a one-year program in otology and neurotology originally established in 2012. One clinical fellow is sponsored each year (August 1 to July 31). The clinical experience encompasses hearing, balance, facial nerve, and skull base disorders. Surgical cases involve chronic ear disease, otosclerosis, and the full spectrum of cochlear implants and bone anchored technologies. The fellow will participate in middle cranial fossa, translabyrinthine, and retrosigmoid/suboccipital skull base approaches. Eustachian tube management, ENT allergy and endoscopic ear techniques are integrated in the experience. The primary institution is Ear Nose Throat & Allergy Associates (a division of Proliance Surgeons). Outpatient surgery is performed at Hillside Surgery Center (Puyallup, WA). In-patient surgery and all skull base procedures are performed at Swedish Medical Center, Cherry Hill Campus (Seattle, WA). All clinic activities are at the Puyallup office. The fellow actively participates in all surgical procedures, works in clinic with Dr. Backous, has their own clinic one day per week, organizes a monthly community otology conference, and has weekly access to a large and fully equipped temporal bone laboratory at the Seattle Science Foundation (https://www.seattlesciencefoundation.org/). The fellow is fully emersed in the business of medicine with emphasis on building referral networks, practice management, billing/coding, and interacting with neurosurgeons and other collaborators. The fellow teaches at the annual Seattle Otology and Rhinology (SOAR) course in the Spring (https://ssf.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=1401). Research opportunities are readily available and supported. There are no residents on the service. Salary and benefits are competitive. This is a non-ACGME accredited fellowship program.