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Rush University Medical Center Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Residency · Chicago, IL

Sponsored by Rush University Medical Center · Director Bobby Tajudeen

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-1 salary
$76k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
  • Sponsors H-1B visas. Most programs sponsor only J-1 visas.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20264 on record of 3 seats · 4 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Anne SeyferthSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University14 papers · 7 first author · 2 reviews
  • Russell WhiteheadRush Medical College8 papers · 6 first author · 2 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Nick DoyleUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine
  • Sharon KimRush Medical College
Started 20252 on record of 3 seats · 2 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Ali BairdRush Medical College7 papers · 1 first author
  • Tommy CyberskiPritzker School of Medicine7 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
Started 20244 on record of 2 seats · 4 US MD · 3 published before starting
  • Arnav ShahLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University14 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Abdul Yassin-KassabMichigan State Univ Coll of Human Med5 papers · 4 first author · 1 case report
  • Lindsay FleischerCooper Medical School of Rowan University5 papers · 1 first author
  • Robin PowszokOhio State Univ Coll of Med

Training

6 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to facial plastic surgery.

Months at each site

  • Rush University Medical Center56 mo
  • Rush Oak Brook9 mo
  • Rush Oak Park Hospital6 mo
  • Rush Copley Medical Center3 mo
  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago3 mo
  • John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship3
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship2
  • Diagnostic Radiology Residency1
  • Endocrine Surgery Fellowship1
  • General Surgery Residency1
  • Head And Neck Oncology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Rush University Medical Center7
  • Advocate Health Care1
  • Aurora Health Care1
  • Aurora Lakeland Medical Center1
  • Butler and Burns Ear Nose and Throat Associates1
  • CGN Epent1

Research

73% of current residents have a paper since 2023

8 of 11, 66 papers between them

  • Sinusitis and nasal conditions
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

People

Leadership

  • Bobby TajudeenResidency Program Director
  • Anatoli KarasAssociate Program Director, Otolaryngology Residency
  • Ashok JagasiaOtolaryngology Global Health Site Director
  • Mihir BhayaniOtolaryngology Research Director

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 20°. About 39 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

2.6M people live within 20 minutes of Rush University Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,750 a month within 10 miles of Rush University Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Cold waves
  • Tornadoes
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Bobby TajudeenOtolaryngology, 6 residents
  • Peter FilipOtolaryngology, 5 residents
  • Peter PapagiannopoulosOtolaryngology, 5 residents
  • Pete BatraOtolaryngology, 5 residents