Programme overview
What the official source supports
A one-year clinical head and neck fellowship in which microvascular reconstruction is a major component, with over 130 reconstructions a year reported.
Programme faculty
Meet the published team
Emily Marchiano
Fellowship Director
AHNS lists Emily Marchiano as Fellowship Director and Brittany Barber as Fellowship Co-Director; the roles are not collapsed into joint directorships.
Photo: Official profile photograph — source attribution provided.
University of Washington
Emily Marchiano is an otolaryngologist and head-and-neck oncologic and reconstructive surgeon at the University of Washington. The official clinical profile identifies an assistant professorship and interests in mucosal head-and-neck cancers, melanoma and Merkel-cell carcinoma, and thyroid and parathyroid disease.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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Brittany Barber
Fellowship Co-Director
AHNS lists Emily Marchiano as Fellowship Director and Brittany Barber as Fellowship Co-Director; the roles are not collapsed into joint directorships.
Photo: Official profile photograph — source attribution provided.
University of Washington
Brittany Barber trained in medicine and otolaryngology at the University of Alberta, completed a master’s degree in surgical science at Oxford and undertook head-and-neck oncology and microvascular fellowship training at Mount Sinai in New York. The University of Washington profile describes interests in cancer surgery, robotic surgery, salivary and endocrine disorders, and skin-cancer reconstruction.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Profile page →Training structure
Published areas of exposure
- Bony reconstruction with fibula, scapula and osteocutaneous radial forearm flaps
- Complex head and neck ablation and reconstruction
Eligibility
Who should verify their fit
Candidates must be on track to graduate from an otolaryngology residency.
Application
Published application route
Registration and application details are not given on the listing; consult the American Head & Neck Society fellowship match and the programme coordinator.
A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.
Programme leadership: Emily Marchiano — Fellowship Director; Brittany Barber — Fellowship Co-Director · Leadership profile →
Contact note: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle
Sources and verification
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American Head & Neck Society fellowship listing ↗Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 20 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.
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