Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Name of Program: Boston University/Boston Medical Center 

Address: 635 Albany St, Boston, MA, 02118

Areas of Focus: Oral/ Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstruction Fellowship 

Program Director: Marcus Couey, MD, DDS

Program Co-Director: N/A

Contact Email Address(es): christina.francois@bmc.org

Website: https://www.bu.edu/dental/academics/departments/omfs/education/morsfellowship/ 

Phone: 617-414-7558

Accreditation Status: accredited without reporting requirements

Enrollment: 1

Duration of Fellowship: 2yrs

Required Application Materials:

  • CV

  • Letter of intent

  • 2 recommendation letters

  • Per the dental licensing requirements in Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-dentistry If your dental degree is from a dental school whose curriculum, including textbooks, was conducted in a language other than English, then you must also include proof of a minimum passing score on the TOEFL or IETLS exam. 90 minimum on TOEFL for international applicants.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible for this fellowship, applicants must meet the following requirements:

  1. All applicants must have completed a residency program in oral and maxillofacial surgery, including one year of postgraduate general surgery training, before beginning the fellowship program.

  2. Completion of dental (DDS/DMD) and/or medical (MD) degrees, or its equivalency.

  3. Eligibility for either an institutional training license or full licensure in dentistry and/or medicine in the State of Massachusetts.

Foreign graduates/alternative-pathway applicants are eligible to apply for the fellowship, but will be required to provide evidence of comparable and compatible training. Applicants with formal training in Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, and General Surgery will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Summary of Program:

The Oral / Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and Boston Medical Center provides 24 months of intensive clinical exposure to the management of the head and neck oncology patient.

Fellowship training is under the mentorship of Kelly Sayre, DMD, MD, and Marcus Couey, DDS, MD. The primary clinical focus of the program is the ablation and reconstruction of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, with special attention to the oral cavity and salivary gland pathology. The reconstructive portion includes specific microvascular and microneural training with an emphasis on microvascular free flaps as well as pedicled and local flaps.

Fellows will be involved in all aspects of patient care, and will have opportunities to undertake both basic science and clinical research. Specifically, fellows will be expected:

  • To complete at least one clinical research project suitable for publication;

  • To conduct a self-directed reading program throughout the fellowship;

  • To attend and present at the weekly multidisciplinary head and neck tumor board conference;

  • To participate in the education of OMS interns and residents as well as work interactively with rotating medical and dental students.

Please note that the program accepts 1 fellow every 2 years. The next application cycle will be for the 2026 position.