Iowa Head and Neck Course

45th Head and Neck Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery Course

June 4th - June 9th (Monday - Saturday) 2012

Enrollment limited to 60 participants
For more information or if you have questions, please contact Wendy Meyers at:

wendy-meyers@uiowa.edu or
by phone at: 319-356-2169

***PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN THE LAB*** Click here for list

Timothy McCulloch, MD, University of Wisconsin; Randal Weber, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX,
Russell Smith, MD, University of Nebraska; Kyle Mannion, MD, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee;
Carlos Ayala, MD, Facial Plastic Surgery, Las Vegas, NV; Scott Magnuson, MD, University of Alabama;
Ian Witterick, MD, University of Toronto

Following this series of lectures and cadaver dissections, the participants should be able to describe and discuss contemporary surgical approaches to the management of head and neck neoplasms, and understand the role of radiation and chemotherapy in the contemporary management of head and neck cancers.

The laboratory will include detailed prosections that demonstrate a wide spectrum of ablative and reconstructive procedures including pedicled and free tissue transfer reconstruction. Personal instruction with dissections is offered to course participants during the laboratory. The laboratory is particularly useful to residents in mastering the anatomy and techniques of head and neck ablative and reconstructive procedures.

20th Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course

May 18th-19th, 2012

Brochure with schedule

Enrollment limited to 15 participants

Guest Speakers

Erin O'Brien, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Gerald McGarry, MD, Glasgow, Scotland

This two-day course is designed to provide otolaryngologists with information and laboratory experience regarding advanced techniques and approaches in endoscopic sinus surgery. The participants will receive hands-on experience using endoscopic instruments and power instrumentation to perform FESS on fresh cadaver specimens.

All Lectures are held in the Otolaryngology Alumni Conference Room, 21271 PFP, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, IA, 52242 USA