Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Residency Programs

There are 133 ACGME-accredited Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency programs across 43 states and territories. Together they offer about 403 first-year positions in each Match. The most programs are in New York (12), Pennsylvania (11) and California (11).

Program data updated October 3, 2026.

Programs: 133; In 43 states
First-year positions: 403; Across all programs
Median IMG residents: 0%; 0 programs at 25% or more
Sponsor a visa: 71.4%; J-1 or H-1B
Median interview rate: 21.1%; Of applicants

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25%+ IMG residents

Showing 133 of 133 Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery programs

					Visa
Albany Med Health System ProgramAlbany	New York	2	0%		J-1
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium ProgramPittsburgh	Pennsylvania	1	0%	13.3%	J-1
Baylor College of Medicine ProgramHouston	Texas	5	0%	32.2%	None
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple) ProgramTemple	Texas	2	0%	12.7%	J-1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	2	0%	23.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Boston University Medical Center ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	4	0%	24.2%	J-1 and H-1B
Broward Health ProgramDeerfield Beach	Florida	2	0%	24.9%	None
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ProgramCleveland	Ohio	4	5%	19%	J-1
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California	2	0%	22.7%	J-1
Cleveland Clinic Foundation ProgramCleveland	Ohio	4	0%	22.3%	J-1
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital ProgramCamden	New Jersey	1	0%	29.2%	J-1 and H-1B
Corewell Health (Farmington Hills) ProgramFarmington Hills	Michigan	2	0%	14.5%	J-1
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital ProgramLebanon	New Hampshire	2	20%	22.6%	J-1
Detroit Medical Center ProgramDetroit	Michigan	2	0%		J-1
Duke University Hospital ProgramDurham	North Carolina	4	5%	19.6%	J-1
Emory University School of Medicine ProgramAtlanta	Georgia	5	14%		J-1 and H-1B
Geisinger Health System ProgramDanville	Pennsylvania	3	0%	15.6%	J-1
George Washington University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	2	0%		None
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital ProgramDetroit	Michigan	3	0%	19.8%	J-1
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Macomb Hospital ProgramClinton Township	Michigan	1	0%	22.5%	J-1
Henry Ford Warren Hospital ProgramWarren	Michigan	2	0%		J-1
Houston Methodist Hospital (Medical Center) ProgramHouston	Texas	2	0%	17.5%	J-1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount Sinai ProgramNew York	New York	6	0%	24.8%	None
Indiana University School of Medicine ProgramIndianapolis	Indiana	4	0%	27.2%	None
Johns Hopkins University ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	4	14%		J-1
Kaiser Permanente Northern California ProgramOakland	California	2	0%		J-1 and H-1B
Kansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium)/Freeman ProgramJoplin	Missouri	1	0%		None
Kettering Health Network ProgramDayton	Ohio	1	0%		None
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV ProgramLas Vegas	Nevada	1	0%	28.2%	None
Lehigh Valley Health Network ProgramAllentown	Pennsylvania	1	0%		J-1
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium ProgramLoma Linda	California	5	0%		None
Louisiana State University (Shreveport) ProgramShreveport	Louisiana	3	7%	23.4%	None
Louisiana State University School of Medicine ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	4	0%		None
Loyola University Medical Center ProgramMaywood	Illinois	3	0%		J-1
Madigan Army Medical Center ProgramTacoma	Washington		0%		None
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	5	4%		None
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville) ProgramJacksonville	Florida	2	0%	15%	J-1
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Phoenix) ProgramPhoenix	Arizona	3	0%	16.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) ProgramRochester	Minnesota	6	0%	25%	J-1 and H-1B
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University ProgramChicago	Illinois	4	0%	21.6%	None
McLaren Health Care/Oakland/MSU ProgramPontiac	Michigan	2	0%		None
Medical College of Georgia ProgramAugusta	Georgia	2	0%	27.2%	J-1
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals ProgramMilwaukee	Wisconsin	4	0%	25.3%	J-1
Medical University of South Carolina ProgramCharleston	South Carolina	5	0%	23.5%	J-1
MedStar Health Georgetown University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	4	0%	13.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine ProgramBronx	New York	4	0%		J-1 and H-1B
National Capital Consortium ProgramBethesda	Maryland		0%		None
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth) ProgramPortsmouth	Virginia		0%		None
Naval Medical Center (San Diego) ProgramSan Diego	California		0%		None
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	4	0%		J-1
NYU Grossman School of Medicine ProgramNew York	New York	4	0%	20.3%	J-1
Ohio State University Hospital ProgramColumbus	Ohio	5	0%		J-1
OhioHealth/Doctors Hospital ProgramColumbus	Ohio	1	0%	12.4%	J-1
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences ProgramTulsa	Oklahoma	2	0%		None
Old Dominion University ProgramNorfolk	Virginia	4	0%		None
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) ProgramPortland	Oregon	4	0%	15.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center ProgramHershey	Pennsylvania	3	0%	19.5%	J-1
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	3	0%		J-1
Rush University Medical Center ProgramChicago	Illinois	3	0%	18.3%	None
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School ProgramNewark	New Jersey	3	0%	22.5%	J-1
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ProgramNew Brunswick	New Jersey	1		20.6%	J-1 and H-1B
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium ProgramJBSA-Fort Sam Houston	Texas		0%		None
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	5	8%	21%	J-1
Southern Illinois University ProgramSpringfield	Illinois	2	9%		J-1
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine ProgramSt Louis	Missouri	3	0%	21.1%	J-1
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital ProgramBoardman	Ohio	1	0%	16.5%	J-1 and H-1B
St Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus ProgramEaston	Pennsylvania	2	0%	21.1%	None
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University ProgramPalo Alto	California	5	0%	20.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Stony Brook Medicine ProgramStony Brook	New York	1	20%	25.3%	J-1
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ProgramBrooklyn	New York	3	0%		None
SUNY Upstate Medical University ProgramSyracuse	New York	3	0%		None
Temple University Hospital ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	2	0%	24.2%	J-1
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock ProgramLubbock	Texas	1	0%		None
Tripler Army Medical Center ProgramTripler AMC	Hawaii		0%		None
Tufts Medical Center ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	2	0%	16.9%	J-1
Tulane University/Ochsner Clinic ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	3	0%	17.7%	J-1
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California	5	0%		None
UMass Chan Medical School ProgramWorcester	Massachusetts	2	0%	18.8%	J-1
University at Buffalo ProgramBuffalo	New York	2	0%	38.7%	None
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) ProgramBirmingham	Alabama	4	0%	18.6%	J-1
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson ProgramTucson	Arizona	2	0%	21.9%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine ProgramLittle Rock	Arkansas	3	0%	20.3%	J-1 and H-1B
University of California (Irvine) ProgramOrange	California	3	0%	20.6%	J-1
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center ProgramSan Diego	California	3	0%	16.8%	J-1
University of California (San Francisco) ProgramSan Francisco	California	5	4%	23.7%	J-1
University of California Davis Health ProgramSacramento	California	4	0%		J-1
University of Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois	3	0%	24.4%	J-1
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine ProgramCincinnati	Ohio	5	5%	25.4%	None
University of Colorado ProgramAurora	Colorado	4	0%		J-1 and H-1B
University of Connecticut ProgramFarmington	Connecticut	3	0%	16%	J-1
University of Florida ProgramGainesville	Florida	3	0%		J-1
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois	3	0%		J-1 and H-1B
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center ProgramIowa City	Iowa	5	17%	19.5%	J-1
University of Kansas School of Medicine ProgramKansas City	Kansas	4	0%	19.3%	J-1
University of Kentucky College of Medicine ProgramLexington	Kentucky	4	0%	13.9%	None
University of Louisville School of Medicine ProgramLouisville	Kentucky	3	0%	24.3%	J-1
University of Maryland ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	3	7%		J-1
University of Miami/Jackson Health System ProgramMiami	Florida	5	5%	18%	J-1
University of Michigan ProgramAnn Arbor	Michigan	5	0%	17.2%	J-1
University of Minnesota ProgramMinneapolis	Minnesota	5	0%		J-1
University of Mississippi Medical Center ProgramJackson	Mississippi	3	0%	14.1%	J-1
University of Missouri-Columbia ProgramColumbia	Missouri	3	0%	29.4%	J-1
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine ProgramOmaha	Nebraska	3	0%		J-1 and H-1B
University of New Mexico School of Medicine ProgramAlbuquerque	New Mexico	4	0%	23.6%	J-1 and H-1B
University of North Carolina Hospitals ProgramChapel Hill	North Carolina	5	0%		J-1
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ProgramOklahoma City	Oklahoma	3	8%	21.1%	None
University of Pennsylvania Health System ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	6	0%	23.8%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Puerto Rico ProgramSan Juan	Puerto Rico	2	0%		J-1
University of Rochester Medical Center ProgramRochester	New York	3	0%	21.9%	J-1
University of South Florida Morsani ProgramTampa	Florida	3	0%	26%	J-1
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) ProgramLos Angeles	California	5	0%	18.8%	J-1
University of Tennessee College of Medicine ProgramMemphis	Tennessee	4	0%	20.6%	None
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ProgramHouston	Texas	3	0%	26.4%	J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine ProgramSan Antonio	Texas	2	10%		J-1 and H-1B
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals ProgramGalveston	Texas	3	0%	25%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ProgramDallas	Texas	5	0%	19.5%	None
University of Utah Health ProgramSalt Lake City	Utah	4	0%	30.5%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Vermont Medical Center ProgramBurlington	Vermont	1	0%	19.3%	J-1
University of Virginia Medical Center ProgramCharlottesville	Virginia	3	0%		J-1
University of Washington ProgramSeattle	Washington	5	4%	26.1%	None
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics ProgramMadison	Wisconsin	4	6%		J-1
UPMC Medical Education (Erie) ProgramErie	Pennsylvania	1	0%	16%	None
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh) ProgramPittsburgh	Pennsylvania	5	4%	17.2%	J-1 and H-1B
Vanderbilt University Medical Center ProgramNashville	Tennessee	5	4%		J-1 and H-1B
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System ProgramRichmond	Virginia	3	0%	19.7%	J-1
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ProgramWinston-Salem	North Carolina	3	0%		None
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium ProgramSt Louis	Missouri	5	3%	29.1%	J-1
Wayne State University School of Medicine ProgramDetroit	Michigan	4	0%	24.2%	J-1
West Virginia University ProgramMorgantown	West Virginia	4	13%	19.9%	J-1
Westchester Medical Center ProgramVahalla	New York	1	0%	21.7%	J-1
Western Reserve Hospital ProgramCuyahoga Falls	Ohio	1	0%	14.4%	J-1
Yale-New Haven Medical Center ProgramNew Haven	Connecticut	4	0%	21.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ProgramNew Hyde Park	New York	2	0%		None

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency at a glance

International medical graduates make up a median of 0% of residents in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery programs, and 0 programs have IMGs in at least a quarter of their positions. 71.4% of programs sponsor a visa (71.4% sponsor J-1 and 19.5% sponsor H-1B).

A typical Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery program receives about 236 applications and invites 21.1% of applicants to interview. Across programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 261.

States with the most programs

New York: 12
Pennsylvania: 11
California: 11
Texas: 9
Ohio: 8

How to choose Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery programs as an IMG

Start with the programs that already train international medical graduates: a high IMG share is the clearest sign a program will review your application. Then check visa sponsorship if you need a J-1 or H-1B, and the program's Step 2 CK expectations and graduation-year limit.

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Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency FAQs

How many Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency programs are there?

There are 133 ACGME-accredited Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency programs in 43 states and territories, offering about 403 first-year positions.

Is Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery IMG-friendly?

The median Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery program has 0% international medical graduates among its residents, and 0 of 133 programs have at least 25% IMG residents. IMGs can match in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, but focusing on the programs with the highest IMG share improves your chances. Use the table on this page to sort programs by their IMG share.

Which Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery programs sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?

71.4% of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery programs sponsor at least one visa: 71.4% sponsor J-1 and 19.5% sponsor H-1B. Filter the table on this page by visa to see every program that sponsors the visa you need.

What Step 2 CK score do I need for Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery?

Across Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 261. Scores vary a lot between programs, and many programs also set a minimum. Each program page shows that program's minimum and the score range of the applicants it interviewed.

How competitive is Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency?

A typical Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery program receives about 236 applications and interviews 21.1% of applicants. Applying to programs whose requirements and resident mix fit your profile matters more than applying to as many programs as possible.

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