Residency FAQs

• We match 3 residents per year (for a total of 15 residents in the program).

• University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics,
• American Family Children’s Hospital
• William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
• Unity-Point Meriter Hospital
• Transformations Plastic Surgery Center
• The American Center

• Junior Night Float System: Primary week-night call for UW Hospitals and Clinics, AFCH, and the VA covered by PGY1s(one month at the end of the 1^st year) and PGY2s (approximately three x 1-month rotations). This system was resident-initiated due to clinical volume and a recent increase in the resident cohort. It has been a very well-received addition to the program.
• Weekend junior call pool is covered by the PGY2s and PGY3s
• Backup call for UW/AFCH/VA and primary call for Unity-Point Meriter Hospital is covered by the PGY4s and PGY5s
• Facial Trauma Call is shared with Plastic Surgery

• Head and Neck Oncology
  • Timothy McCulloch, MD
  • Gregory Hartig, MD
  • Tiffany Glazer, MD
  • Aaron Wieland, MD
• Laryngology
  • Seth Dailey, MD
  • David Francis, MD
• Otology and Neurotology
  • Joseph Roche, MD
• Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery
  • Thomas Pasic, MD
  • Ian Koszewski, MD
  • Sandra Lin, MD
• Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Jessica Van Beek King, MD
  • Tony Kille, MD
• Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Benjamin Marcus, MD
  • Scott Chaiet, MD
• General ENT
  • David Upton, MD
  • Paul Statskowski, MD
  • Matthew Lister, MD
  • Chad Ennis, MD

• Each year we match a Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery and a Laryngology fellow. Due to the volume of clinical cases at UW, we feel that fellows strengthen the residency experience.

• There are 4 months of dedicated research time during the PGY2 and PGY3 years, however, our residents participate in research throughout the entire residency program. Each resident will develop projects of their own interest and/or join the work of one of a multitude of funded faculty members within Otolaryngology, Communication Sciences, and/or other departments across the University of Wisconsin campus. They are supported in order to present their work at local, regional, and national meetings.

All residents have access to:

• Biostatistics consultants
• Health Science Librarians for assistance with performing literature searches, using citation management systems, etc.
• Medical illustration and Publications Office
• Medical writers
• Grant specialist support
• Wide range of laboratories across campus
• Outcomes research mentoring

• Consistently ranked as one of the best cities to live in the US with affordable cost of living
• We get all four seasons!
• Very bike-friendly city with an average driving commute to the hospitals of about 10-15 minutes
• Big city arts, culture, and food, without the big city headaches!
• Fantastic outdoor activities. It is located on an isthmus, and has an abundance of parks, lakes, and beaches within the city limits and surrounding areas. Residents have access to stand-up paddle boards and kayaks. It is outdoor friendly even in the winter months with cross country skiing, ice-fishing, and maintained jogging trails.
• Culturally and racially diverse city, with a long history of social engagement and commitment to inclusivity, social progress, and celebration of its many diverse communities.
• Great food, beer, and cheese scene with a famous weekly local farmer’s market
• Top college town, home to UW Badger Sports Teams
• Great for professional sports fans with the Packers, Brewers, and Bucks close by
• Very kid/family friendly city with excellent school systems, a free zoo, and great children’s museum
• Overture center for the arts, home to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Opera, and Madison Ballet, with visiting Broadway tours, artists, and comedians. Madison has many other concert venues including the Sylvee, Alliant Energy Center, and the Orpheum Theater.
• Has a busy and growing airport, currently with 24 non-stop flights around the country (including San Francisco, Las Vegas, LA, Seattle, New York, and Atlanta).
• Within driving distance to Chicago (2.5h), Milwaukee (1.5h), and Minneapolis (4h)

• The city and its surrounding suburbs offer a wide variety of places for our residents to live, all within a 20-minute commute of our training hospitals. Many of our residents choose to rent apartments or buy condos and homes within the downtown area or in the Dudgeon-Monroe/Hilldale/Shorewood Hills neighborhoods closer to the University Hospital. Others have bought homes or are renting in the surrounding suburbs (such as Verona, Fitchburg, and Middleton) for a more rural feel option.

• Follow our residency Instagram page @wiscotoresidency
• Please feel free to reach out to our program coordinator Dana Gilbertson: gilbertson@surgery.wisc.edu. She can put you in touch with any faculty or residents who will be able help answer your questions!