Otorhinolaryngology Head Neck Surgery

Program Description: 

First Edition of this curriculum was written in 2001, formulated after multiple review sessions by experts of the field, and it was circulated to universities for implementation. Now, after over 10 years the curriculum is revised. It should be revised every 5 years and careful monitoring of the conduct is necessary. We hope that the revised curriculum would be more helpful in training efficient competent specialists.

Definition  

Otorhinolaryngology (head and neck surgery) is a clinical program whose graduates are involved in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with diseases of the ear, nose, throat, head and  neck. They will provide the community with their specialized knowledge and skills in the fields of education, research and health care services.

Objectives:

procedures

Surgical treatment of trauma of the hard and soft-tissues of the nose and face

Reconstruction of congenital abnormalities of lip, palate and nose

Correction of the deformities of the anatomy and function of the nose

Surgery of medial septum of the nose

Turbinoplasty

Surgeries of sinus using endoscopic technique

Open sinus surgery

Periorbital endoscopy surgery (e.g., draining the abscess, orbital decompression into the sinuses in tumors and emergencies)

Endoscopic surgery of the middle anterior skull base (such as repair of CFS leakage through the nose, resection of extradural tumor) and 

In other cases as member of a team supervised by specialist neurosurgeons complex endoscopic surgery by using Navigation

(Rhinoplasty) all types

Placement of different types of prostheses in cheek, jaw, base of the eyes and other parts of the face

Reconstructing the tissue defects of face with graft or alloplastic materials

 Different types of  face and forehead (especially in facial paralysis)

Botulinum toxin injections in the head and neck (such as Laryngospasm, Frey's syndrome, hemifacial spasm.

Different types of reconstructing the acquired defects of nose and face

5 types of soft and hard tissue surgery of nose and face (non-traumatic)

Duration:

Duration of the program: 4 years