Surgeon Scientist Symposium in Otolaryngology (S3O) 2026

2-day "boot camp style" annual conference assembling promising otolaryngology residents, fellows, and early career faculty for a host of lectures, workshops, and panels that focus on keys to research success. This conference is designed to motivate participants and provide them with the tools needed to achieve success in translational research.

Registration required by June 29, 2026.

TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!

A select number of travel grants in the amount of $1,000.00 each are available. To apply, applicants are asked to submit a letter of support from their Department Chairman and their CV. Please visit the application submission page by May 29, 2026.

ROOM BLOCK & HOTEL STIPEND

There will be a block of rooms at The Kimpton Aertson. The Aertson is located downtown Nashville, within walking distance of the conference location at Vanderbilt Medical Center campus.

Online booking link and nightly room rates coming soon.

The Symposium will offer a hotel stipend for registrants who apply, and it will be available until the room block is full. Details to come by February 2026.

The Kimpton Aertson

2021 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 340-6376

Symposium Director: Aaron Moberly, MD

Principal Co-Investigators: Justin H. Turner, MD, PhD and Aaron Moberly, MD

Keynote Speaker: Anais Rameau, MD, MS, M.Phil : Weill Cornell Medical College | Associate Attending Otolaryngologist | Associate Professor of Otolaryngology | Associate Professor of Otolaryngology in Medicine

Invited Faculty:

Joshua M. Levy, MD, MPH, MS: Clinical Director, NIDCD | Co-Director, National Smell and Taste Center | Chief, Sinonasal and Olfaction Program | Adjunct Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine

Richard J. Wong, MD, FACS: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Chief, Head and Neck Service | Jatin P. Shah Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology

David Francis, MD, MS: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Peter L. Santa Maria, MD, PhD: University of Pittsburgh | Professor, Division Chief of Otology & Neurotology | Vice Chair of Translational and Clinical Research | Director of Faculty Innovation | Co-Director, Pittsburgh CREATES | Co-Director, Pitt SPARK and Gorongosa SPARK

Dylan K. Chan, MD, PhD: University of California, San Francisco | Professor in Residence and Director, Children’s Communication Center, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

COURSE MATERIALS

All necessary software for the course will be provided to participants at no cost.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on recommended hotels, course faculty, and goals please visit our course website.

Please contact the course organizer, Meghan Franklin, with any questions at: meghan.franklin@vumc.org