Virtual Advanced Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship 3D Sim Dissection Course
Sim Bootcamp Photo

For the 6th consecutive year, the Virtual Advanced Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship 3D Sim Dissection Course took place on Aug 29, 2026, with the enthusiastic support of ASPO. In 2025, 48 fellows attended (38 U.S. fellows and 10 international fellows from across Africa and Jamaica), with 14 Expert Pediatric Otolaryngologists as Course Instructors (including one international instructor). 14 Facial Plastic Surgery fellows joined together, making this course not only international but also interdisciplinary!

The course consists of four surgical simulation scenarios: cleft lip repair, cleft palate repair, microtia framework rib carving, and laryngotracheal reconstruction with airway graft carving. Each module is roughly 45 minutes and includes a pre- and post-survey. This virtual dissection course allows beginning fellows to kick off an exciting year of learning with a bolus of valuable, hands-on experience.

Course Directors-
David Zopf
Steve Goudy
Noel Jabbour
Meredith Lind
Brianne Roby
Scott Tatum
Krishna Patel
Travis Tollefson

Learning Objectives- 
Microtia rib carving
Cleft lip repair
Cleft palate repair
Laryngotracheal reconstruction with rib (pediatric fellows)
Rhinoplasty graft carving (facial plastics fellows)

Information for next year's course will be available in early 2027

For additional information, please get in touch with ASPO at [email protected] or at 312-585-7001