Henry Ford Health-Henry Ford Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Henry Ford Hospital's Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery program is a large, academically robust, university-affiliated department (Wayne State) embedded within a major urban health system serving Detroit's diverse metro population across multiple hospital and ambulatory sites. Research is deeply embedded in the program's identity, evidenced by a large faculty roster with individually named research foci spanning head and neck oncology, sinus/skull base surgery, sleep medicine, health disparities, patient-reported outcomes, and facial plastics, protected research months in PGY-2/3, a dedicated Resident Research Day, and a standalone one-year Research Fellowship for aspiring surgeon-scientists. Clinical exposure spans a flagship tertiary academic hospital plus a community hospital (West Bloomfield) and several satellite surgical/outpatient sites, giving residents both quaternary-level complexity and community-based volume. The department's emphasis on named subspecialty research tracks, national clinical trial leadership (head and neck cancer), and structured mentorship pathways signals a preference for residents oriented toward academic otolaryngology careers, including fellowship subspecialization.