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06/14/2026

On Thursday we celebrated our graduating chief residents and facial plastics fellow! It was an incredible ceremony filled with kind and emotional departing words from the graduates.

Where are our graduates headed next?
✨ Dr. Alexander Graf will be starting as a facial plastics and reconstructive surgery attending at Temple in Philadelphia!
✨ Dr. Tazheh Kavoosi will be staying here in Syracuse and starting at the St. Joe’s private ENT group!
✨ Dr. Josh Sen will be staying here at Upstate and coming on as one of our comprehensive ENT attendings!
✨ Dr. Dhruv Patel will begin his facial plastics and reconstructive surgery fellowship at Indiana University!

We are so proud of you all and thankful for everything you have given this program and all that each of you have taught us. Can’t wait to see all that you accomplish in your future careers!

Special shoutout to the winners of our graduation awards this year:
- Dr. Josh Sen won the award for the highest inservice exam score for the third year in a row, he also won the chief resident teaching award! He’s one smart cookie! 🤓
- Dr. Kelsey Lacourrege won the award for the best temporal bone for the second year in a row!
- Dr. Woods won the faculty teaching award - we also recognized Dr. Woods for concluding an incredible career that spanned three decades. We are so thankful for all that he has taught us over the years.

06/11/2026

Huuuuge congratulations to Dr. Evan Hughes for matching into facial plastics fellowship! 🤩 He will be training under Dr. Ben Talei and Dr. Richard Zoumalan in Los Angeles starting in July of 2027!!!! 👏🏼 We are so very proud of you and this amazing accomplishment. Dr. Hughes is an incredible physician, mentor, friend, and colleague - Dr. Talei and Dr. Zoumalan are so fortunate to have him join them as a fellow. 🤓 🥰

05/27/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Estelle Viaud-Murat for winning the GME Resident and Fellow award for teamwork! 👏🏼 We celebrated her and the other GME award winners at a luncheon last week.

The teamwork award is granted to just one resident or fellow each year - nominated by one of his or her peers. Estelle was nominated due to her outstanding commitment to supporting her co-residents, ability to foster a collaborative environment, and to approach every challenge with a positive attitude and professionalism.

Her willingness to help others, dedication to teamwork, and uplifting presence have made a tremendous impact on our residency program and on the culture of our department. She exemplifies the qualities we strive to cultivate in our trainees and future leaders. Keep up the amazing work, Dr. Viaud-Murat. 🥳

05/22/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Sherard Tatum for being awarded the very prestigious title of Distinguished Professor. 🤓

Appointment to a Distinguished Professorship is the highest system honor and academic rank conferred by the SUNY Board of Trustees, recognizing faculty who have achieved true national and international prominence.

Dr. Tatum has been a cornerstone of the Upstate community for over 30 years, contributing immensely to our field with hundreds of publications and outstanding clinical leadership. As a dedicated member of our Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and the Director of the Cleft and Craniofacial Program, his impact on our patients, residents, and institution is immeasurable. This distinction is a well-deserved reflection of his incredible dedication and excellence.

Congratulations again, Dr. Tatum! 👏🏼 we are so lucky to have you, as are your patients.

05/19/2026

✨ Dr. Alexander Graf (FPRS Fellow) gave an excellent grand rounds last week on Rhytidectomy! He reviewed the various approaches and techniques to rhytidectomy as well as the historical context to these. It was fascinating to learn about how this procedure has evolved over the years and learn the surgical principles involved in each of these techniques.

Excellent talk, Dr. Graf!!! 👏🏼 it has been such a lovely year having you as our fellow and you will be surely missed!

05/14/2026

Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing month!!! We are so thankful for our incredible speech and language pathologists and audiologists. These incredibly dedicated professionals help patients to understand and communicate with the world around them - what a beautiful thing!

05/11/2026

Congratulations to Dr Samantha Terhar on her match into Pediatric Otolaryngology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital! Dr Terhar is already an excellent surgeon and advocate for her patients. We are so lucky to have her as a co-resident and we can’t wait to see what she accomplishes during this next phase of her career! Congratulations again 🥂💕💐

05/09/2026

Thank you to Dr. Yuri Agrawal for visiting us all the way from Denver this week 👏🏼

Dr. Agrawal is a neurotologist and the Chai of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Colorado. She gave two incredible talks while she was here at Upstate. The first was on her career path in academic medicine which was very insightful and inspiring. The second detailed her fascinating research about the link between the dementia and the vestibular system. We learned so much from her and had an excellent discussion. 🤓

05/02/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Marzouk on his promotion to Professor of Otolaryngology. This achievement is a testament to his years of dedication to our department, his mentorship to others, and his significant contributions to the field of Otolaryngology. Dr. Marzouk currently serves as Program Director for the Otolaryngology Residency.

In addition to this academic milestone, Dr. Marzouk has earned the highly prestigious Focused Practice Designation (FPD) in Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (ACTPS). This is a unique, combined certification from the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS). It is a distinction reserved for surgeons who maintain a high-volume, dedicated practice and demonstrate a sustained commitment to excellence in endocrine surgery. Earning this designation required not only passing a comprehensive written exam but also proving a track record of superior outcomes in the management of the most complex thyroid and parathyroid conditions.

Dr. Marzouk is a leader in our clinical community and ensures our patients continue to receive the highest level of specialized, multidisciplinary care. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated and highly skilled colleague among us. Please take a moment to extend your congratulations on these significant professional triumphs.

04/27/2026

Andddd that’s a wrap on in Phoenix! ☀️ So proud of all of the work that our Upstate medical students, residents, and faculty have been doing! 👏🏼 Congratulations to everyone on their presentations - looking forward to the next one! 🤓

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