Meet Our Fellows

2024-2025 Fellows 

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Aarti Agarwal, MD

Head and Neck FPRS

Hometown: Middletown, NY

Undergrad: Cornell University

Medical School: University at Buffalo

Outside Interests: Hiking, plants, cooking, board games, travel

Research Interests: Global surgery in otolaryngology, patient reported outcomes of microvascular and local reconstruction,  surgical simulation


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Michael Chow, MD

Head and Neck 

Hometown: Hayward, CA

Undergrad: University of California, Merced

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC

Residency: New York University Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Outside Interests: Soccer, Cocktail Making

Research Interests: Surgical Education, Access to Care


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Faisal Alosamey, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Hometown: AlZulfi , Saudi Arabia

Undergrad: MBBS

Medical School: Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University

Outside Interests: Experimenting in the kitchen, Exploring different cultures through travel and food , Discovering new coffee shops and Sports

Research Interests: Drooling management,  Medical Education


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Alexandra D'Oto, MD

Laryngology

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Undergrad: University of Miami

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN

Outside Interests: hiking, pilates, travel, enjoying culinary experiences, reading fiction

Research Interests: gender affirming voice care, laryngotracheal stenosis

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:  Minneapolis, Minnesota

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:   Advance care and opportunities for those from disadvantaged backgrounds and/or meager economic means. Her research projects have included examining disparities in hearing screening as well at the distribution of head/neck oncologic educational materials to patients.


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.