Otology–Neurotology Fellowship at Rambam Health Care Campus
The Rambam Neurotology Fellowship is a two-year program providing advanced subspecialty education in the diagnosis and management of complex otologic and neurotologic disorders. One fellow is accepted every two years, so training is highly individualized and hands-on. The program covers the full range of ear and lateral skull base disease, from common otologic procedures to complex skull base pathology. We are now accepting applications for the fellowship beginning July 2027.
Our Mission
We aim to train fellows to care for otology and neurotology patients with expertise and compassion across a variety of clinical care systems, to commit to lifelong learning and teaching, and to develop the skills to become leaders in the field of otology and neurotology.
Program Structure
First Year: Building the Foundation
- Learn the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the ear and lateral skull base
- Master a complete neurotologic examination
- Learn temporal bone and lateral skull base neuroradiology, including CT, MRI, and angiography
- Learn audiologic, vestibular, and facial nerve testing
- Learn the systematic evaluation of hearing loss, dizziness, tinnitus, otalgia, and facial dysfunction
- Learn the neurotologic manifestations of neurologic disease
- Learn the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral audiovestibular disorders, lateral skull base lesions, CSF leak, and facial palsy
- Perform the standard surgical approaches to the temporal bone and the lateral skull base, including mastoidectomies, cochlear implantation, translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid, middle fossa, and infratemporal fossa approaches, for acoustic neuroma and other schwannomas, meningioma, and paraganglioma resection and others
- Repair CSF leaks
- Perform approaches to the petrous apex for cholesterol granuloma
- Learn intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring and image guidance
- Identify and develop research projects, and write review papers and clinical research manuscripts
- Learn about academic publishing and manuscript review
- Develop skills as a surgical educator by proctoring temporal bone labs and lecturing to medical students and residents
Second Year: Independence and Refinement
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Take on more independence in the workup of new patients, including ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies
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Develop greater efficiency, precision, and speed in all standard approaches to the ear and lateral skull base
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Gain more experience dissecting tumors from nerves, vessels, and brainstem
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Expand your role as a surgical educator, in didactic settings and in the OR as a teaching assistant to residents
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Complete the research projects begun in the first year and develop new ones
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Present at courses and meetings
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Prepare for a faculty position as an otologist/neurotologist
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Fellows meet regularly with the Program Director to review progress and the attainment of these goals and objectives.
Multidisciplinary Education
Fellows learn as part of a collaborative team, with regular teaching built into the weekly schedule:
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Weekly Skull Base Conference: joint case review with neurosurgery, neuroradiology, and other specialists to plan management of complex lesions
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Resident Otology Conference: structured teaching in which fellows help educate residents
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Cochlear Implant Conference: multidisciplinary review of candidacy, outcomes, and complex cases
Apply
Now accepting applications for the July 2027 start date
Application deadline: December 15, 2026
For questions or to apply, contact the fellowship director:
Ksenia Aaron, MD
[email protected]
