The International Visiting Scholars Program provides an opportunity for international physicians to observe clinical care in outpatient, inpatient, and operative settings. Visiting scholars are also invited and encouraged to attend our weekly teaching and patient planning conferences. Participating divisions within the Department of Otolaryngology include:
- Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery & Reconstructive Surgery
- Laryngology
- Otology/Neurotology
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Skull Base Surgery & Rhinology
- Sleep Medicine
- Balance/Vestibular
- Facial Plastics/Facial Nerve
Physicians from all over the globe are invited to apply. In 2024, we had 8 visiting scholars from 8 different countries, including Italy, China, Vietnam, Ukraine, Mexico, Lithuania, Turkey, and Greece.
Up to a three-month maximum stay with a possibility of a research extension.
The application fee is $1,000.00 non-refundable. All financial support will be the responsibility of the visiting scholar’s home institution and/or their personal resources.
For more information about this program, please email Janice Schneider at schneiderjl2@upmc.edu.
To apply: Fill out the Application, attach your most updated CV, and send to Janice Schneider at schneiderjl2@upmc.edu.
Learn Where Our International Visiting Scholars Are From
- Brazil
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2016 Flavia da Silva Pinto Neves, MD Head and Neck/Skull Base/Voice 2013 Karen Vitols Brandao, MD Laryngology - Bulgaria
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2018 Paraskev Stoyanov, MD, PhD Otology - Canada
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2024 Uriel Clemente Gutierrez, MD, MHA Head and Neck 2016 Kimberly Luu, MD Pediatrics 2015 Saif Al Humaish, MBChB, FIBMS Cranial Base/Head and Neck/Otology 2015 Anastasios Maniakas, MD Head and Neck/Voice/Laryngology 2012 Bassem Hanna, MD Cranial Base/Sinonasal Disorders and Allergy 2009 Theresa Holler, MD Speech and Voice 2008 John de Almeida, MD Cranial Base/Head and Neck - Chile
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2016 Jaime Jans, MD Head and Neck/Speech & Swallowing - China
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2025 Jing Tao, PhD Laryngology 2024 Jie Deng, MD Laryngology 2015 Chunyue Ma, MD, DDS, PhD Cranial Base/Head and Neck 2014 Wei-Hong Jiang, MD Cranial Base/Head and Neck/Maxillofacial/Sinonasal Disorders 2013 Hui Ling, MD Sleep Medicine/Head and Neck/Voice 2012 Jun Han, MD Head and Neck/Cranial Base 2009 Guoqing He, MD Head and Neck - Columbia
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2003 Maria Alejandra Correa, MD Cranial Base/Endoscopic Sinus/Head and Neck/Voice - Egypt
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2012 Usama Abo El-Kheir, MD Cranial Base Surgery 2008 Amir Hassan El Maghrabi, MD Otology/Head and Neck - Ghana
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2009 Issahalq Duah Mohammed, MD Otology/Neurotology - Greece
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2024 Theodoros Stathas, MD, PhD Otology - India
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2018 Jayita Poduval, MS, DNB Head and Neck - Indonesia
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2016 Marlinda Adham, MD, PhD Head and Neck - Italy
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2024 Francesco Tartaglia, MD Laryngology/Head and Neck/Skull Base - Japan
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2014 Hayashi Chieri, MD, PhD Neurotology - Jordan
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2018 Raneem AbuAshour, MD Head and Neck - Korea
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2013 Dong Wook Kim, MD Head and Neck/Voice/Laryngology 2012 Jae-Cheul Ahn, MD Audiology/Cranial Base Surgery 2012 Jin Young Min, MD Cranial Base - Lebanon
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2011 Randa Al Barazi, MD Sinonasal Disorders and Allergy 2009 Rizk Habib, MD Cranial Base/Sinonasal Disorders and Allergy - Macedonia
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2012 Elena Dimenska, MD Otology - Mexico
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2001 Arturo Avila Chavez, MD Voice Disorders - Peru
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2025 Adriana Laimito-Acobo, MD Laryngology - Qatar
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2017 Majid Al-Abdulla, MBChB Head and Neck - Spain
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2018 Diana Maria Hernanperez Hidalgo, MD Head and Neck 2011 Juan Aguilar Cantador, MD Cranial Base Surgery/Pediatric 2008 Gonzalo de los Santos, MD, PhD Skull Base - Turkey
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2024 Omer Faruk Kuyumcu, MD Head and Neck 2019 Yusif Hajizade, MD Skull Base/Otology 2009 Aynur Aliyeva, MD Otology/Head and Neck/Skull Base - Ukraine
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2024 Svetlana Yaremchuck, PhD Sleep Medicine - Vietman
Year Scholar Specialties Observed 2024 Hung Bui, MD Head and Neck 2024 Kim Long Giang Pham, MD Otology