Trainee Award First awarded: 1990 Funding provided by: Dr. Joseph Touma 1990-99 & the American Neurotology Society Submission Information
- ANS offers up to two Trainee awards for the best clinical and basic science paper in Neurotology submitted by a Resident or Fellow in training in the field of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Residents from any approved residency program or Fellows in Neurotology in the United States or Canada are eligible to compete. (Two Trainee awards were established in 2020, one for Clinical and one for Basic Science). (medical students are not eligible).
- Authorship: The Resident or Fellow must be the primary author. He or she must provide the main inspiration for the paper and do the literature search, data collection, original and final drafts of the article, the discussion, and the conclusions. A staff sponsor may be listed as co-author or second author. The sponsor or staff consultant may only provide editorial help, cases for study, and/or a research laboratory setting for carrying out bench research.
- The Paper: The paper must be an original contribution, not previously published. A clinical study or basic research study is acceptable. Single-case reports or literature reviews are not acceptable. The paper must be presented in the publication format recommended by Otology & Neurotology, the official journal of the ANS a minimum of 4 weeks before meeting. The author must submit an electronic copy of the manuscript, including illustrations.
- The Prize: ANS has established a cash award of $1,000 for the winning papers. The author will be expected to attend the Annual ANS Spring Meeting and present the paper in person.
- The abstract must be selected for ORAL presentation to be considered.
- Send a brief cover letter and a pdf of your manuscript to: Kristen Bordignon,
ANS Administrator, [email protected] by November 30, 2025 to accompany the abstract. (preliminary draft of manuscript acceptable)
- The final manuscript must be submitted electronically in the publication format recommended by Otology & Neurotology, the official journal of the ANS, 4 weeks before meeting.
- The Abstract Submission deadline for the ANS 61st Annual Spring Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on April 24-26, 2026 is 11:59 PM (P.T.) October 22, 2025.
Previous Recipients
Krish Suresh, MD UC San Diego San Diego, CA
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2025
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New Orleans, LA
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Ryan T. Judd, MD The Ohio State University Columbus, OH
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2024
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Chicago, IL
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Lisa Zhang, MD The Ohio State University Columbus, OH
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2023
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Boston, MA
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Ankita Patro, MD Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
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2023
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Boston, MA
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Amit Walia, MD Washington University STL St. Louis, MO
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2022
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Dallas, TX
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Hunter L. Elms, MD Duke University Durham, NC
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2022
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Dallas, TX
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Douglas M. Bennion, MD, PhD University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
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2021
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Virtual Platform
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Susan E. Ellsperman, MD University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
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2021
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Virtual Platform
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Armine Kocharyan, MD (Basic Science) Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
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2020
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Virtual Platform
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John P. Marinelli, MD (Clinical) Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
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2020
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Virtual Platform
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Matthew Shew, MD University of Kansas Kansas City, KS
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2019
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Austin, TX
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Ashley M. Nassiri, MD, MBA
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
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2018
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National Harbor, MD
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Yarah M. Haidar, MD
University of California Irvine Orange, CA
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2017
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San Diego, CA
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Jacob B. Hunter, MD
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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2016
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Chicago, IL
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James Naples, MD University of Connecticut Farmington, CT
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2015
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Boston, MA
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Christine T. Dinh, MD University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL
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2014
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Las Vegas, NV
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Samuel A. Spear, MD The Ohio State University Columbus, OH
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2013
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Orlando, FL
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Yuri Agrawal, MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD
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2012
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San Diego, CA
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Hideko Heidi Nakajima, MD, PhD Massachusetts Eye & Ear Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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2009
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Phoenix, AZ
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Wade Chien, MD Massachusetts Eye & Ear Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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2006
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Chicago, IL
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Ritvik P. Mehta, MD Massachusetts Eye & Ear Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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2005
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Boca Raton, FL
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Norman N. Ge, MD Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA
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2004
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Phoenix, AZ
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Stacey L. Halum, MD Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI
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2003
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Nashville, TN
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Dmitriy Niyazov, MS Los Angeles, CA
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2001
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Palm Desert, CA
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Wayne E. Berryhill, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
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2000
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Orlando, FL
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Jennifer L. Maw, MD Hearing Institute for Children & Adults San Jose, CA
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1999
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Palm Desert, CA
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Bac H. Nguyen, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
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1998
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Palm Beach, FL
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Greg A. Krempl, MD University of Texas San Antonio, TX
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1997
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Scottsdale, AZ
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Donald D. Robertson, MD University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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1995
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Palm Desert, CA
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Gary B. Coleman, MD University of Michigan Detroit, MI
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1994
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Palm Beach, FL
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Mark E. Reiber, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
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1993
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Los Angeles, CA
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Eric Tallan, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
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1992
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Palm Desert, CA
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Charles A. Syms III, MD USAF Medical Center Lackland AFB, TX
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1991
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Waikoloa, HI
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Thomas R. Pasic, MD University of Washington Seattle, WA
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1990
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Palm Beach, FL
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