10 most-viewed otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency programs

2025 FREIDA™ data

In 2025, FREIDA™ users tallied more than 23,000 views of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency programs. In this list, we pare the 132 programs down to the 10 otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency programs ranked at the top for user interest.

Rankings are based on identified medical student activity on FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2025. FREIDA allows medical students to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 13,000 programs—all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Specialty description

Otolaryngology–head and neck surgery is a field involved in treating a wide variety of patients of all ages with diseases of the head and neck area such as thyroid and parathyroid disorders, salivary gland disorders, hearing and balance disorders, sinonasal disorders, voice and swallowing disorders, cancers of the head and neck, pediatric otolaryngologic issues and sleep disorders.

The 10-most viewed otolaryngology-head and neck surgery programs

1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount Sinai Program

2. University of Pennsylvania Health System Program

3. Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital Program

4. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program

5. Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School Program

6. Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Program

7. Emory University School of Medicine Program

8. Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Program

9. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program

10. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program