Fellowship Types Available

Clinical

Duration of Fellowship

12 months 1-2 months observerships also available

Requirements

MD degree Neurosurgical training program Indemnity insurance

Financial Support

University fee required

Fellowship Program Director

Dr Sergio Valenzuela Instituto de Neurocirugia Asenjo JM Infante 553 Provendencia Santiago Chile valen1@manquehue.net

Application Process

Apply before December each year to program director. Fellowship commences in April. Send cv to Dr Valenzuela with letters of suppoer from two neurosurgeons (preferably ISPN members)

Previous Post Holders

Christian Cantillano Malone – cjcantil@uc.cl

Department Details

Number of Faculty Staff

7

Number of Residents

2

Number of Fellows

2

Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures

800 – 400 elective and 400 emergency

Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests

A Zuleta – oncology, craniofacial, epilepsy surgery O Koller – spine, trauma, oncology, craniovertebral junction O Cuadra – trauma, hydrocephalus J Marengo – epilepsy surgery, spinal dysraphism, neurophysiology S Valenzuela – neuroendoscopy, neuro-oncology, craniopharyngioma L Cuadra – (neurologist) epilepsy Dr Parra – spine, trauma Dr Campos – vascular, trauma, congenital malformations

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