2026-2027 Fellows
Ryan Chan, MD
Otolaryngology - Pediatrics
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Undergrad: University of Calgary
Medical School: Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Outside Interests: Cycling, Running, Weightlifting, Martial Arts, Volleyball, Golf, Photography
Research Interests: Pediatric complicated acute bacterial rhinosinusitis, epidemiology of idiopathic subglottic stenosis, medical education
Nicholas Oberlies, MD
Otolaryngology - Laryngology
Hometown: Manchester, New Hampshire
Undergrad: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Outside Interests: Cooking, singing, hiking, bird watching, board games, and sports of all kinds.
Research Interests: Phonomicrosurgery, laryngeal electromyography, early glottic cancer, gender affirming voice care.
Allie Song, MD
Otolaryngology: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergrad: Boston University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Outside Interests: Hiking, climbing, cooking and animals.
Research Interests: Microvascular reconstruction of head and neck defects, functional outcomes in nasal surgery, facial rejuvenation.
Allison Wilson, MD
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Hometown: Rosebud, SD
Undergrad: United States Military Academy at West Point
Medical School: Uniformed Services University
Outside Interests: Exercising/Hiking ; Reading ; Traveling ; Volunteering ; Attending live sports or music events
Research Interests: Immunotherapy, reconstructive outcomes, clinical outcomes research
2025-2026 Fellows
Weston Niermeyer, MD
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Hometown: Washington, DC
Undergrad: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Outside Interests: Racquet Sports, personal finance, running, studying Swahili, hiking, SCUBA diving, travel/trip plan
Research Interests: Ongoing projects: Implementation of outcomes registry in low resources setting; three delay model analysis in LMIC settings; case volume and type for assessment of surgical capacity in Ethiopia. Tracheostomy in patients under 2 years. Pediatric otolaryngology surgical outcomes; ergonomics in surgery. Tranexamic acid; hip arthroplasty. Pancreatic tumor microenvironment and chemoresistance.
Autefeh Sajjadi, MD
Otolaryngology: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Hometown: San Jose, California
Undergrad: University of California at Berkeley
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
Outside Interests: Snowboarding, reading, soccer, off-roading, hiking
Research Interests: Identifying inequities in access to care and helping develop community connections to healthcare systems both locally and abroad. Her research projects have included identifying and addressing disparities in hearing screening among school-aged children, less lethal weapons and their impacts on facial trauma amongst social justice movements and disparities in surgical outcomes amongst different patient populations.
Jennifer Silver, MD
Otolaryngology - Laryngology
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Undergrad: McGill University, Montreal QC
Medical School: McGill University, Montreal QC
Outside Interests: Basketball, running, juggling, unicycling
Research Interests: Irritable Larynx Syndrome, validation of the Reflux symptom.
Rajas Tipnis, MD
Otolaryngology - Pediatric
Hometown: Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
Undergrad: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Medical School: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON
Outside Interests: Cooking, hiking, traveling, soccer
Research Interests: Working in cell and molecular biology wet lab using multiple techniques and performing statistical analysis on date output. Radiation Oncology, CancerCare research, brain tumors. Evaluation of longitudinal functional outcomes following conventional treatment of advanced stage oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Locally advance Laryngeal cancer patients treated with Total Laryngectomy or organ preservation therapy. Spontaneous regression of mandibular myofibroma without surgical intervention.