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Upstate Medical University Otolaryngology Residency Program

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from your favorite laryngology/SLP clinic crew!!! (no voices were stollen in the making of this costume 🤫)

10/14/2025

Proud of our SUNY Upstate representation at AAO-HNS this past weekend in Indianapolis!

Dr. Seth Jeong (PGY3) gave a fantastic oral presentation on office-based procedures for chronic rhinitis and nasal obstruction 👏🏼 👃🏽

Two of our attendings, Dr. Arnold and Dr. Obayemi, sat on a panel which discussed the intersection between rhinologists and facial plastic surgeons for workup and treatment of nasal obstruction 👏🏼 👃🏽

Kelly Kim (Upstate medical students) presented a case report poster on a unique genetic mutation leading to craniofacial malformations! 👏🏼

08/25/2025

⛳️ Huge thank you to everyone who came out for the 2nd Annual Upstate ENT Charity Golf Tournament! Together, we raised nearly $3K to support the Face to Face Foundation, First Tee, and The Syracuse Community Fridge 💙

Special shoutout to Jenna Gardner & Angela Coe for keeping spirits high (and glasses full!) with the refreshmENT cart.

🏆 Winning Team: Tazheh, Casey, Sahara, & Cody 🥈 2nd Place: Dr. Surya, Dr. Ryan, Dr. Arnold, Taz, & Nazo 🎯 Closest to Pin (Hole #9): Bernie Clark ⛳️ Putting Contest Champ: Ally Carroll (who sunk it!) 💵 50/50 Raffle Winner: DJ

Special thank you to Dr. Evan Hughes for coordinating this incredible day and Butternut Creek Golf Course for allowing us to have dedicated time on their gorgeous facilities!

We couldn’t have asked for a better day on the course—see you next year! 🌟

08/19/2025

📢 We’re Hiring!
 The Department of Otolaryngology at SUNY Upstate Medical University is excited to announce that we are seeking a fellowship-trained Neurotologist to join our growing team!

Our faculty will be conducting screening interviews at the AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting this year in Indianapolis, IN from October 11-14th.

If you are interested—or would like more information—please reach out to Robin Brozak: 📧 BROZAKR@upstate.edu —> please submit your CV as well!

We look forward to meeting talented candidates who share our passion for advancing otology, neurotology, and lateral skull base surgery.

08/08/2025

“Amar Suryadevara, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences. The appointment was effective July 3. He had previously served as interim chair of the department since 2021, during which time he grew the department to more than 80 members across various sites, including 15 faculty members.

“It is with great pleasure and confidence that we announce Dr. Amar Suryadevara as chair of the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences,” Chin said. “Having served as interim chair since 2021, Dr. Suryadevara has demonstrated outstanding leadership, dedication, and a deep commitment to advancing the department. We are grateful for his continued leadership of this important clinical department.”

Suryadevara completed his otolaryngology residency at Upstate and his fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is currently board-certified in both otolaryngology& head and neck surgery and facial plastic reconstructive surgery.

He joined the Upstate faculty in July 2009. He was named a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences in 2022. Additionally, he has served as the director of the Otolaryngology Residency Program (2014-2024) and co-director of the Facial Plastic Surgery Fellowship (2018-present). He also is affiliated with the VA Medical Center.

Suryadevara has been published in dozens of peer-reviewed publications and has written several book chapters that are included in important texts, including The Art and Craft of Facial Rejuvenation Surgery. In addition to presenting his work both nationally and internationally, he was recently a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons multidisciplinary performance measure development workgroup on reconstruction after skin cancer resection. He also serves as Chair of the Evidence-Based Medicine and Research Committee for the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.”
https://www.upstate.edu/news/articles/2025/2025-08-07-chair.php

Congratulations Dr. Surya! The department is lucky to have someone as committed to the field and to Upstate as you.

07/14/2025

Fun times were had by all this weekend at the Marzouk’s annual pool party!!! ☀️ 😎 🏊‍♀️

06/21/2025

Last night we celebrated our graduating chief residents and fellow!!! It has been a pleasure working with and learning from these incredible physicians. We are fortunate enough to be holding onto two of our chiefs as faculty next year - making the transition after graduation this year a bit easier and less emotional on all of us

✨ Dr. Rachel Kearl will be joining on as Upstate faculty and will be working with Dr. Charles Woods on an otology fellowship

✨ Dr. Jacob Mesches will be joining Upstate faculty as a general otolaryngologist with a focus on sleep surgery and facial trauma

✨ Dr. Michael Tao will be joining a private practice as a general otolaryngologist focused on sinus and otology just north of Seattle, WA

✨ Dr. Ramya Bharathi (FPRS fellow) will be returning to her home residency program of Tufts as a facial plastics attending

We are so proud of all of our graduates and will miss Dr. Tao and Dr. Bharathi dearly. Special shoutout to our award winners last night:
- Dr. Josh Sen won the award for highest inservice score for the second year in a row! 🤓 👏🏼
- Dr. Kelsey Laccourege won the award for best temporal bone! 👂🏽👏🏼
- Dr. Rachel Kearl won the chief resident teaching award! 👩🏼‍🏫👏🏼
- Dr. Ramya Bharathi won the faculty teaching award - the first time one of our fellows has won this award! 👩🏽‍⚕️👏🏼

Our chiefs haven’t been the best at taking photos together so continue swiping to discover a rare photo of the three of them together taken at our chief skits night last weekend ♥️

06/13/2025

We are pleased to announce we matched Nicholas Zaccor, MD, PhD to our Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship! ✨ Dr. Zaccor will be joining us in July of 2026 after he completes his Otolaryngology Residency at the University of Rochester. We’re so excited to work with him! 🤓

06/12/2025

👏🏼 Congratulations to Dr. Dhruv Patel (PGY4) on his successful match into the Advanced Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Indiana University!!!! 🥳 we are so proud of you and excited to see what incredible things you accomplish!

05/22/2025

✨ Dr. Jacob Mesches (PGY5) gave his final resident Grand Rounds presentation yesterday morning on topical hemostatic agents!🩸He taught us about all of our tools when it comes to topical hemostasis - touching on the cost of each agent and the molecular mechanism by which they function. We now will feel much more empowered when making these decisions with consults as well as in the OR.

Great talk, Dr. Mesches! 👏🏼

05/14/2025

✨ Dr. Ramya Bharathi (FPRS Fellow) gave an excellent Grand Rounds presentation this morning on panfacial traumas! We see a lot of these at Upstate so it was very beneficial to go through the approach and management of these patients. There are many things to consider - from the management of the airway to the order in which one decides to stabilize multiple complex facial fractures.

Dr. Bharathi has been such a wonderful addition to our Upstate ENT family this year and she has taught us so much. 🤓 Great talk, Dr. Bharathi!

05/02/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Tao for being recognized for his incredible teaching abilities! 👏🏼 very well deserved - we are so lucky to have you, Dr. Tao!!! 🤓

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