10th Annual Pediatric Endoscopic & Open Airway Surgical Course (CMU Credit Available)

Pediatric Endoscopic & Open Airway Surgical Course

The Children’s National Pediatric Endoscopic & Open Airway Surgical Course is intended for specialists in the field of Pediatric Otolaryngology and Pediatric Surgery who commonly treat simple and complex airway disorders. The course is also ideal for Otolaryngologists who may not treat complex airway cases on a daily basis, but who continue to see pediatric patients with airway problems in their clinic or emergency room setting.

This course combines morning didactic sessions and interactive panel discussions with case presentations to illustrate diagnosis and management of pediatric airway disorders. A practical review of endoscopy equipment and tools is also included to familiarize the attendee with surgical instrumentation. The afternoon is dedicated to hands on laboratory sessions providing practical useful information for endoscopy (Lab Option 1) or endoscopy and open airway reconstruction in a live animal surgical suite (Lab Option 2).

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Course Objectives

1. To recognize the presenting features and clinical characteristics of congenital and acquired airway anomalies in pediatric patients.
2. To understand the ideal approach to the diagnosis and management of airway disorders in pediatric patients.
3. To improve surgical and endoscopic skills used in the treatment of pediatric airway disorders through didactic sessions and hands on live laboratory with a high faculty to participant ratio.

Location

Date : Friday April 10th – Saturday April 11th 2026
Training Location : Children’s National Hospital – Sheikh Zayed Surgical Institute – Main Building, Floor 2, Vision Center
Address : Children’s National Health System 111 Michigan Ave., NW | Washington, DC 20010

Guest Faculty

Colin Barber, MD

Senior Pediatric Otolaryngologist,
Starship Children’s Hospital,
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Ian N. Jacobs, MD

Medical Director,

Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders,
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tom Ben-Dov, MD

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery,
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Children’s Hospital of New York

Rajanya S. Petersson, MD, FACS

Associate Professor Section Director,
Pediatric Otolaryngology Children’s Hospital of Richmond,
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia

Course Directors

Habib G. Zalzal, MD

Course Director

Nancy M. Bauman, MD, FACS, FAAP

Course Director

Diego A. Preciado, MD, PhD

Course Director

Children’s National Otolaryngology Faculty

George H. Zalzal, MD, FACS, FAAP

Children’s National Otolaryngology Faculty

Maria Pena, MD, FACS, FAAP

Children’s National Otolaryngology Faculty

Brian K. Reilly, MD, FACS, FAAP

Children’s National Otolaryngology Faculty

Pamela A. Mudd, MD, MBA

Children’s National Otolaryngology Faculty

Alexandra G. Espinel, MD

Children’s National Otolaryngology Faculty

Samantha Allen, MD, FAAP

Children’s National Otolaryngology Faculty

James Leonard, MD

Children’s National Otolaryngology Faculty