The Lahey Medical Center is a private, multi-specialty group of 140 physicians with its own 272 bed hospital located in the city of Burlington approximately 15 miles from downtown Boston. It has always been involved in significant academic activities, including post graduate teaching and research. The members of the otolaryngology department hold faculty appointments at Boston University School of Medicine. They are superb teachers who are also nationally recognized for their clinical excellence, representing a variety of subspecialty disciplines. The department members participate in national committee assignments in the specialty and regularly present and publish papers in scientific journals.

A wealth of clinical material of wide ranging complexity is available for resident teaching. The number of surgical operations performed is over 60 per month and includes a variety of procedures.

A striking feature of the Lahey Medical Center is its high efficiency in both organizational structure and delivery of patient services. Residents learn that highly complex services can be provided efficiently with maximal efficacy.