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Temple University Hospital Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Residency · Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by Temple University Hospital · Directors Akina Tamaki and Karl Whitley

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Class size
2
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-1 salary
$79k2026 to 2027

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 2 seats · 2 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Nicolas EganLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University4 papers · 2 first author
  • Noah ThorntonLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University4 papers · 1 first author
Started 20252 on record of 2 seats · 2 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Trisha ShangCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine23 papers · 4 first author · 3 reviews
  • Alessandra MoscatelloNew York Med Coll
Started 20243 on record of 2 seats · 3 US MD · 3 published before starting
  • Pragnya DontuUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author
  • Rameen WaltersFIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Manan ParekhLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University2 papers · 1 first author

Training

9 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to pediatric otolaryngology.

Months at each site

  • Temple University Hospital23 mo
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center16 mo
  • St Christopher's Hospital for Children6 mo
  • Abington Surgical Center3 mo
  • Temple University Hospital- Jeanes Campus3 mo
  • Allegheny General Hospital3 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship8
  • Head And Neck Oncology Fellowship4
  • Laryngology Fellowship3
  • Plastic Surgery Fellowship3
  • Sleep Medicine Fellowship3
  • Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California4
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine3
  • Cleveland Clinic2
  • Drexel University2
  • Eastern Shore Ent and Allergy2
  • Phoenix Physical Therapy2

Research

90% of current residents have a paper since 2023

9 of 10, 45 papers between them

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
  • Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Sinusitis and nasal conditions

People

Leadership

  • Akina TamakiResidency Program Director
  • Karl WhitleyProgram Director
  • Alexander DuffyAssociate Program Director; Division Chief, Rhinology & Anterior Skull Base Surgery
  • Sarita BallakurChief Resident, PGY-5

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

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 25°. About 19 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.7M people live within 20 minutes of Temple University Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month within 10 miles of Temple University Hospital.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Glenn IsaacsonOtolaryngology, 2 residents
  • Ahmed SolimanOtolaryngology, 2 residents