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Fellowship details for each of the listed countries are listed below from A-Z.
A major part of the the ISPN mission is to improve the global health of children through education and to his end we invest heavily in teaching courses. We constantly meet many young and enthusiastic neurosurgeons from around the world who are hungry for experience in paediatric neurosurgery but are unsure how to access the training they require. In order to meet this need we have decided to produce a repository of information concerning paediatric neurosurgery fellowships around the world. This information has been provided by the fellowship co-ordinators themselves and as such has not been ratified by the ISPN. We hope that this information will facilitate access to training for neurosurgeons from many countries and therefore contribute to improving healthcare for children with neurosurgical problems worldwide. In order to compile this information, a survey of members of the ISPN, ESPN and BPNG was performed. Clearly this information is only of use if it remains correct and up to date. We would therefore ask your help to keep us informed of any changes. Please contact us if you would like your institution’s fellowship to be added to this list, or if you would like to alter your entry.
AUSTRALIA
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months starting in February or August each year.
Requirements
- MBBS and FRACS or equivalent
- IELTS – Minimum score of 7 in all bands
- Police Check
- Working with Children Check
Financial Support
- Full time salaried position
- Indemnity provided by hospital
Fellowship Program Director
Alison Wray Director of Neurosurgery The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne 50 Flemington Road Parkville, VIC 3052 Australia T: +61 3 9345 5437 E: alison.wray@rch.org.au
Application Process
For the majority of international applicants a successful IELTS ( score 7 across all bands) must have been achieved prior to application. Online applications open in October/November 14 months prior to the proposed fellowship via the website https://careers.rch.org.au Telephone interviews are typically conducted in January 12 months prior to the proposed fellowship and the successful applicants notified in February. Visa processing takes approximately 8 months once the applicant is accepted. For further information please contact the program director.
Previous Post Holders
Shungu Ushewokunze – sosushe@hotmail.com Benoit Jenny – benoit.jenny@hcuge.ch Chris Cowie – chris.cowie@nuth.nhs.uk
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
5
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
3
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
450 with specialisation in epilepsy, neuro-oncology, craniofacial and movement disorders.
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Wirginia Maixner – Neuro-oncology, epilepsy Alison Wray – Neuro-oncology, movement disorder, craniofacial Patrick Lo – Neuro-oncology Juliet Clayton – Neuro-oncology, craniofacial
Brazil
Hospital da Restauração, Recife, Brazil
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Observer
Duration of Fellowship
3-12 months
Requirements
Medical Graduation and Neurosurgical Residence
Financial Support
Salary possible with WFNS or FLANC support Accomodation provided
Fellowship Program Director
Prof Dr Hildo Rocha Cirne de Azevedo Filho Hospital de Restauracao Avenue Agamenon Magalhaes Recife Brazil senechr@yahoo.com.br
Application Process
Contact program director
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
12
Number of Residents
10
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
600
Faculty Staff
Hildo Rocha Cirne de Azevedo Filho Artur da Cunha Suzana Serra
CANADA
International Traveling Fellowship - Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section of the AANS-CNS
The Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons has established an international traveling fellowship for neurosurgeons who at the time of their application are either training in a residency program outside the United States and Canada, or who have completed residency training outside the United States and Canada within the past five years. The fellowship will cover the traveling and living expenses for a three-month period to be spent observing the activities of an established Pediatric Neurosurgical service of the applicant’s choosing in the United States or Canada. Fellowships will be awarded yearly on the basis of a competitive evaluation by a committee of the Pediatric Section at the annual meeting in December. The maximum fellowship stipend is $7500. The application must include:
- A statement defining the purpose of the proposed fellowship;
- A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s current Neurosurgical program director;
- A letter of acceptance from the institution where the applicant intends to take the fellowship, confirming the description of the fellow’s potential activities during the period of the award;
- The applicant’s current Curriculum Vitae.
The strict deadline for application submission is October 30, 2024. The completed application should be emailed to Jason Blatt and Eric Thompson at pedssectionfellowships@gmail.com. More information can be found at https://pedsneurosurgery.org/grants-fellowships/international-traveling-fellowship-in-pediatric-neurosurgery/.
Montreal Children's Hospital, Canada
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Training Program
Fellowship Program Director
Lynne Jacques Department of Neurosurgery The Montreal Children’s Hospital McGill University Health Centre 2300 Tupper St Montreal, QC H3H 1P3 Canada ljacques2@yahoo.com
Application Process
Apply through San Francisco match
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
2
Number of Residents
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
425
British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Observer
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be qualified as a neurosurgeon in home country. IELTS English Proficiency Examination.
Financial Support
Salary
Fellowship Program Director
Ash Singhal, MD, FRCSC Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, University of British Columbia and Head- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery British Columbia Children’s Hospital 4480 Oak Street Vancouver, B.C., V6H 3V4 Canada T: 604.875.2094 F: 604.875.3109 asinghal@cw.bc.ca
Application Process
Apply directly to program director. See link: https://neurosurgery.med.ubc.ca/education/fellowship-opportunities/pediatric-neurosurgery/
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
1-2
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
300
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Dr. Ash Singhal, MD, FRCSC Dr. Mandeep Tamber, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Chile
Instituto de Neurocirugia Asenjo, Santiago, Chile
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
France
Lille University Hospital
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical EC members can also apply for chef de clinique position Observership
Duration of Fellowship
6-12 months
Requirements
Qualification in neurosurgery Fluent French language Occupational Health Check
Financial Support
Salary Base salary for “faisant fonction d’interne” is 1355 Euros + on-calls
Fellowship Program Director
Matthieu Vinchon Lille Universisty Hospital Hôpital Roger Salengro rue Emile Laine Lille France matthieu.vinchon@chru-lille.fr
Application Process
Send CV to program director
Previous Post Holders
Nadine Travers- n.travers@chu-tours.fr Johann Peltier- jojo.peltier@caramail.com
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
2
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
480
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Matthieu Vinchon – head trauma in infants, hydrocephalus, tumors, long-term outcome
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lyon
Fellowship Types Available -Clinical fellowship -Observership Duration of Fellowship Clinical fellowship: 6-12 months starting November/May Observer: open Requirements Qualification in neurosurgery Occupational Health Check For Clinical fellowship : Fluent French language (DALF level C1 or C2) and ability to pass requirements for valid Visa (for non UE applicants). Financial Support Salary for Clinical fellowship. Base salary (“faisant fonction d’interne”) is 1250 Euros + on-calls Fellowship Program Director Federico Di Rocco Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lyon, France 59 Boulevard Pinel 69500 Bron CEDEX Lyon, France federico.dirocco@chu-lyon.fr Application Process Send CV and letter of intent to program director with two letters of reference Previous Post Holders Laura-Nanna.Lohkamp@charite.de Department Details The Department of Neurosurgery at the Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lyon has 14 beds in a neurosurgical unit which admits patients up to 18 years of age. In addition, pediatric patients are looked after in the specialized intensive care, neonatal intensive care and critical care unit. The neurosurgical service is actively supported by other specialties: neuro-anaesthesists, neuroradiologists, neuro-ophthalmologists, neuro-pathologists, genetists, intensivists and neonatologists. Furthermore social workers and physiotherapists are assigned to the neurosurgical service. Number of Faculty Staff 4 Number of Residents 1 -2 Number of Fellows 1 Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures >500 Faculty Staff Dr Carmine Mottolese – Head of Department Pr Federico Di Rocco Dr Alexandru Szathmari Dr Beuriat Pierre-Aurelien
Japan
Brain Research Institute, Niigata
Fellowship Program Director
Kenichi Nishiyama MD PhD Asahimachi 1-757 Kobari 1-25-3 Niigata Japan nishiken@d4.dion.ne.jp
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
7 including 2 pediatric neurosurgeons
Number of Residents
4
Number of Fellows
10
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
100 pediatric cases
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Kenichi Nishiyama – Endoscopic surgery, neuro-oncology, congenital anomalies, hydrocephalus research, Junichi Yoshimura – Neurooncology, endoscopic surgery
Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Centre, Fuchu
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
6-24 months
Requirements
Physician’s License in Japan
Fellowship Program Director
Ichiro Sugiyama Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Medical Centre 2-8-29 Musashidai Fuchu Japan sugiyamaichiro@ybb.ne.jp
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
2
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
120
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Ichiro Sugiyama Satoshi Ihara
National Centre for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-Ku
Fellowship Types Available
Observer
Duration of Fellowship
3-12 months
Fellowship Program Director
Nobuhito Morota National Centre for Child Health and Development 2-10-1, Okuro Setagaya-Ku Japan morota-n@ncchd.go.jp
Application Process
Apply to program director
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
2
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
400
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Hideki Ogiwara – brain tumor surgery
India
Park Clinic, Kolkata, India
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Observer
Duration of Fellowship
3-18 months Option to spend 6 months of fellowship at Alder Hey, Liverpool, UK
Requirements
Medical Qualifications Occupational Health Clearance Medical Indemnity covered by hospital
Financial Support
Salary Accomodation
Fellowship Program Director
Prof Sandip Chatterjee Park Clinic 4 Gorky Terrace Kolkata India sandipchat@gmail.com
Application Process
Apply to program director
Previous Post Holders
Dr Kaushik Sil – ksil @gmail.com
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
6
Number of Residents
6
Number of Fellows
4
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
400
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Prof RN Roy Prof MK Bhattacharya Prof Sandip Chatterjee Dr Indrajit Roy Dr Soumyajit Basu Dr Gopal Achari Dr R Kanjilal
Israel
Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Observer
Duration of Fellowship
Clincal 24 months Observer duration is flexible
Financial Support
Salary for clinical post
Fellowship Program Director
Shlomi Constantini Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery Dana Children’s Hospital Tel-Aviv Medical Centre 6 Weizman Street Tel Aviv, 64239 Israel sconsts@netvision.net.il
Application Process
Apply with CV and 2 letters of reference
Previous Post Holders
Available on request
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
2
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
450
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Shlomi Constantini Jonathan Roth
Korea, Republic of South
Seoul National University Children's Hospital
Fellowship Types Available
Academic/Lab based Observer
Duration of Fellowship
1-12 months
Requirements
Medical Qualification Occupational Health and Indemnity required
Fellowship Program Director
Seung-Ki Kim Division of Paediatric Neurosurgery Seoul National University Children’s Hospital 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu Seoul Republic of Korea nsthomas@snu.ac.kr
Application Process
Contact Program Director. Send cv, education history and reference letters.
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
600
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Kyu-Chang Wang – congenital anomaly, brain tumor, moyamoya disease, endoscopic surgery, functional neurosurgery Seung-Ki Kim – brain tumor, epilepsy surgery, moyamoya disease Ji Hoon Phi – brain tumor, epilepsy surgery, moyamoya disease, spine surgery
Mexico
Hospital de Pediatria, Mexico City, Mexico
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
6-24 months
Requirements
Fluent Spanish Completion of neurosurgical training Personal indemnity
Financial Support
Salary
Fellowship Program Director
Jaime Diegopérez Ramirez Hospital de Pediatria Centro Médico Nacional Av. Cuauhtémoc 330 Mexico City Mexico jaimedr64@msn.com
Application Process
For 24 month fellowship apply September/October. For shorter periods apply 6 months prior to preferred start date
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
550
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Alma Griselda Ramirez Reyes – brain tumors, spine surgery Jaime Diegoperez Ramirez – craniofacial, epilepsy surgery, neuroendoscopy Rabindranath García – brain tumors, vascular surgery
Netherlands
VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fellowship Types Available
Paediatric Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Fellowship Program Director
WJR van Ouwerkerk Department of Neurosurgery VU medical center PO Box 7057 NL-1007 MB Amsterdam The Netherlands W.vOuwerkerk@vumc.nl
Application Process
Apply to program director. This is a new fellowship program and is planned to start in the near future.
Portugal
Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
3-6 months
Fellowship Program Director
José Augusto Costa Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra Avenue Afonso Romão Santo António dos Olivais Coimbra Portugal j.aug.costa@gmail.com
Application Process
Apply to program director
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
200
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Alexandre Correia – craniofacial José Augusto Costa – epilepsy surgery José Gustavo Bento-Soares – neuroncology
Singapore
KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
- Completed Neurosurgery Residency Training
- Interest in Paediatric Neurooncology
Financial support
Monthly stipend with extra money from on-calls
Fellowship Program Director
Sharon YY Low Head and Consultant, Neurosurgical Service Address: 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899
Application Process
Apply through website: https://www.kkh.com.sg/education-training/training-fellowships/Pages/clinical-fellowship-paeds-neurosurgery-and-paeds-neurosurgical-oncology.aspx
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
160
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
- Wan Tew Seow
- David CY Low
- Sharon Low
Switzerland
University Children's Hospital of Basel, Switzerland
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Fellowship (at least 1 year) Observership also possible
DURATION OF FELLOWSHIP
12-24 months for clinical fellow, observership 1-3 months
REQUIREMENTS
MD degree, level of chief resident/young attending, good knowledge in at least on of the following languages: English, French or German
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Salary for clinical fellow
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Name: Prof. Raphael Guzman Job title: Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Address: Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel Phone: +41612655502 Contact email: raphael.guzman@usb.ch Webpage: https://www.ukbb.ch/de/ukbb/abteilungen-dienste/neurochirurgie.php
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please send CV and recommendation letter to the program director.
DEPARTMENT DETAILS
NUMBER OF FACULTY STAFF
3 fellowship-trained Pediatric Neurosurgeons
NUMBER OF RESIDENTS
9
NUMBER OF FELLOWS
1
ANNUAL NUMBER OF NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES
200 pediatric cases
FACULTY STAFF AND SPECIALIST INTERESTS
- Prof. Raphael Guzman – Neurovascular, Neurooncology, Neuroendoscopy, Hydrocephalus, Craniofacial, Dysraphism, Epilepsy, Spacticity, Neurotrauma
- PD Dr. Jehuda Soleman – Neuroendoscopy, Hydrocephalus, Neurovascular, Neurooncology, Craniofacial, Dysraphism, Epilepsy, Spasticity, Neurotrauma
- Dr. Maria Licci – Complex Spine Surgery, Hydrocephalus, Neuroendoscopy, Craniofacial, Dysraphism, Neurotrauma
Syria
Clinic of Neurosurgery, Damascus, Syria
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Fellowship Program Director
Hassan Kadri Clinic of Neurosurgery PO Box 6682 Damascus Syria drkadri@yahoo.com
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
7
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
200
Faculty Staff
Prof A A Mawla Dr S Alayoubi
Turkey
Acibadem University, School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
6 months (Starting twice a year / January and July)
Requirements
Age < 42 years Completion of neurosurgical residency Fluent English language Indemnity insurance
Financial Support
Stipend Also accommodation & lunch provided
Fellowship Program Director
Prof. Dr. M. Memet Özek Acıbadem University, School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery Acibadem Altunizade Hospital Altunizade Mah. Yurtcan Sok. No: 1 Uskudar Istanbul 34662 TURKEY memetozek@gmail.com
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Dr. Murat Başarır Acıbadem University, School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery Acibadem Altunizade Hospital Altunizade Mah. Yurtcan Sok. No: 1 Uskudar Istanbul 34662 TURKEY drmbasarir@hotmail.com
APPLICATION PROCESS
Send your photographed CV to the program coordinator via e-mail If necessary Skype interviews
PREVIOUS POST HOLDERS
- Dr. Saeed KOHEN – Australia
- Dr. Gurmit SINGH – Malaysia
- Dr. Michal PETRIK – Slovakia
- Dr. Zera Arslanova – Uzbekistan
- Dr. Azamat ZHAILGANOV – Kazakhstan
- Dr. Ashraf M. HASSAN – Egypt
- Dr. Bojana Zivkovic – Serbia
- Fahmida Mallah – Pakistan
- Antony Thomas – South Africa
DEPARTMENTS DETAILS
Number of faculty staff: 4 Number of residents: 1 Number of fellows: 2
ANNUAL NUMBER OF NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES
600 pediatric neurosurgical cases / year
FACULTY STAFF and SPECIALIST INTERESTS
Memet Özek: Neuroendoscopy, Neurooncology (deep seated tumors), Epilepsy surgery, Spasticity surgery, Congenital central nervous system malformations. Bahattin Tanrıkulu: Neurooncology, Epilepsy surgery, Functional neurosurgery Murat Başarır: Craniofacial surgery, Spasticity surgery. Gülden Demirci Otluoğlu: Spinal cord malformations, Spinal deformity surgery
UK
Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12-18 months starting August/September
Requirements
Finished or nearing completion of neurosurgical training Health and CRB check required
Financial Support
Salary Personal Indemnity included
Fellowship Program Director
Ajay Sinha Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Eaton Rd Liverpool UK ajay.sinha@alderhey.nhs.uk
Application Process
Advertised in BMJ and online at nhsjobs
Previous Post Holders
ajay sinha – consultant paediatric neurosurgeon, Alder Hey, Liverpool, UK ajay.sinha@alderhey.nhs.uk donnacha o’brien – consultant neurosurgeon, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, UK jerrard ross – consultant paediatric neurosurgeon, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
5
Number of Residents
5
Number of Fellows
4
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
650
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Conor Mallucci – hydrocephalus, neuro-oncology, neuro-endoscopy Neil Buxton – paediatric spine surgery, spasticity Ajay Sinha – craniofacial surgery, endoscopic skullbase surgery Sasha Burn – epilepsy surgery, craniofacial surgery Benedetta Pettorini – neuro-oncology, spasticity surgery, neuroendoscopy
Oxford Children's Hospital, Oxford, UK
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
6-24 months
Requirements
MD or equivalent Higher Surgical Qualification eg FRCS Occupational Health clearance Police Check
Financial Support
Unfunded Indemnity covered by NHS
Fellowship Program Director
Shailendra Magdum Oxford Chldren’s Hospital West Wing Level 3 John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford UK shailendra.magdum@ouh.nhs.uk
Application Process
Posts run from August Contact program director by email
Previous Post Holders
Sanjiv Bassi – Consultant neurosurgeon, Kings College Hospital, London Sasha Burn – Consultant neusourgeon, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool Christoph Wiegand, Oberarzt der neurochirurgischen Klinik Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oldenburg Steinstr. 13-16 21622 Oldenburg, Germany
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
350
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Peter Richards – craniofacial surgery Jay Jayamohan – craniofacial surgery, spasticity Shailendra Magdum – craniofacial surgery, chiari malformations Sylvia Gatscher – spine
Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Observer
Duration of Fellowship
Clinical – 12 months Observer – open
Requirements
Neurosurgical Trainee Occupational Health clearance
Financial Support
Salary Study Allowance
Fellowship Program Director
Owase Jeelani Department of Neurosurgery Great Ormond Street Hospital 34 Great Ormond Street London WC1N 3JH UK owase.jeelani@gosh.nhs.uk
Application Process
Apply to program director with CV and two letters of reference
Previous Post Holders
Martin Tisdall – mtisdall@me.com
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
2
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
800
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Kristian Aquilina – neuro-oncology, spasticity William Harkness – epilepsy, stereotaxy, neuro-oncology N Owase Jeelani – craniofacial, neuro-oncology Dominic Thompson – spine, moya moya syndrome, neuro-oncology
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical fellowship planned
Duration of Fellowship
6-12 months
Requirements
Completion of Neurosurgical Training
Financial Support
Salary
Fellowship Program Director
Vivek Josan Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Manchester UK vajosan@gmail.com
Application Process
Apply to program director
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
3
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
400
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
V A Josan – epilepsy and paediatric tumours I D Kamaly – paediatric tumours, vascular J Thorne – spinal dysraphism, complex hydrocephalus
USA
International Traveling Fellowship - Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section of the AANS-CNS
The Joint Pediatric Neurosurgery Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons has established an international traveling fellowship for neurosurgeons who at the time of their application are either training in a residency program outside the United States and Canada, or who have completed residency training outside the United States and Canada within the past five years. The fellowship will cover the traveling and living expenses for a three-month period to be spent observing the activities of an established Pediatric Neurosurgical service of the applicant’s choosing in the United States or Canada. Fellowships will be awarded yearly on the basis of a competitive evaluation by a committee of the Pediatric Section at the annual meeting in December. The maximum fellowship stipend is $7500. The application must include:
- A statement defining the purpose of the proposed fellowship;
- A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s current Neurosurgical program director;
- A letter of acceptance from the institution where the applicant intends to take the fellowship, confirming the description of the fellow’s potential activities during the period of the award;
- The applicant’s current Curriculum Vitae.
The strict deadline for application submission is October 30, 2024. Jason Blatt and Eric Thompson at pedssectionfellowships@gmail.com. More information can be found at https://pedsneurosurgery.org/grants-fellowships/international-traveling-fellowship-in-pediatric-neurosurgery/.
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Academic/Lab based
Observer
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Fellowship Program Director
Scellig Stone, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Pediatric Fellowship Program Director, Neurosurgery, Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
6
Number of Residents
4
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
900
Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Program
Fellowship Program Director
W Jerry Oakes Division of Neurosurgery Univerisity of Alabama School of Medicine 510 Twentieth Street South 1060 Faculty Office Tower Birmingham, AL 35294-3410 USA
Application Process
Apply through San Francisco match
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
2
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
1000
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston and Scottish Rite, USA
Fellowship types available
Clinical
Duration of fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Program
Fellowship program director
Barunashish Brahma Department of Neurosurgery Emory University School of Medicine 5455 Meridian Mark Rd Suite 540 Atlanta, GA 30324 USA barunashish.brahma@choa.org
Application process
Apply through San Francisco match
Department details
Number of faculty staff
5
Number of residents
1 or 2
Number of fellows
1
Annual number of neurosurgical procedures
1,400
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Program
Fellowship Program Director
Mark Krieger Department of Neurosurgery Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 4650 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027 USA Email: MKrieger@chla.usc.edu
Application Process
Apply through San Francisco match
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
2
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
750
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Academic/Lab based
Duration of Fellowship
1 year
Requirements
USMLE, US or Canadian residency Must be eligible for Pensylvania Licensure
Financial Support
Salary
Fellowship Program Director
Ian F Pollack Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery 4401 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh USA ian.pollack@chp.edu Departmental website: www.chp.edu/CHP/neurosurgery
Application Process
See sfmatch.org website – 1 position per year offered through match process
Previous Post Holders
Available on request
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
900
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Ian F Pollack – brain tumors, craniofacial Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara – movement disorders, minimally invasive surgery, epilepsy surgery Stephanie Greene – vascular, brachial plexus, spinal disorders Mandeep Tamber – epilepsy surgery, hydrocephalus
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Academic/Lab based
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
MD/DO or equivalent Occupational health check Indemnity available
Financial Support
Salary Travel Expenses
Fellowship Program Director
Francesco Mangano, DO, FACS, FACOS Professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre Department of Neurological Surgery University of Cincinnati 3333 Burnet Avenue, ML 2016 Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA Phone: (513) 636-4726 Fax: (513) 636-2808 Email: Francesco.mangano@cchmc.org
Application Process
Contact program director Rolling admission via application process
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
5
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
1 National 1 International
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
900
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Charles Stevenson – tumor, intrauterine myelomeningocele repair, spasticity, craniofacial, Chiari malformations Francesco Mangano – epilepsy, complex spine/spinal tumors, vascular, endoscopy, Chiari malformations, hydrocephalus Sudhakar Vadivelu – vascular / endovascular, complex spine/spinal tumors, tumors, neuroendoscopy, neurostimulation, movement disorders Jesse Skoch – craniofacial / craniosynostosis, epilepsy, complex spine / spinal tumors, dysraphism, tumors, endoscopy, hydrocephalus
Kaiser Oakland Pediatric Neurosurgery, San Francisco, USA
Fellowship Types Available
- Clinical
- Other categories include but not limited to: • Observership • Research
Duration of Fellowship
12 months starting 01 October.
Requirements
- Completion of neurosurgical training
- USMLE Part 1-3
Financial Support
- Salary
- Personal Indemnity included
Fellowship Program Director
Dachling Pang MD
Application Process
Apply to: The Regional Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery 3701 Broadway Suite 105 Oakland, CA 94611 Attn James B Mitchell RN PNP 510-752-1445 James.B.Mitchell@kp.org
Previous Post Holders
Dr. Sui To Wong (Hong Kong)
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff Pediatric Neurosurgeons- 2: Dachling Pang & John Zovickian Pediatric Neuro-oncology – 1: John Kim Pediatric Neuroradiology – 1: Camilla Lindan Pediatric Neuropathology- 1: Gregory Moes Intra operative monitoring- 1: Yongjin Hou Number of Residents – 1 Number of Fellows – 1 Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures – 250
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
• Pediatric Neurosurgery – Dachling Pang • Spinal dysraphism • Neuro embryology • Neuroendocrine tumors • Peripheral nerve surgery • Craniofacial Abnormalities • Pediatric Neurosurgery – John Zovickian • Spinal dysraphism • Pediatric brain tumors • Pediatric Neurooncology – John Kim • Neurooncology • Medical management of Pediatric neurosurgical patients in a mutidisciplinary setting. • Long term follow up for late effects of treatment in childhood cancer survivors. • Neuroradiology – Camilla Lindan • Pediatric Neuroradiology • Neuropathology – Gregory Moes • Pediatric neuropathology • Spinal dysraphism • Pediatric tumors • Pediatric muscle and nerve neuropathology • Pediatric non-cancerous oncologic tumors. • Intraoperative Monitoring – Yongjin Hou • Intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring.
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Academic/Lab based Observer
Duration of Fellowship
3-24 months
Requirements
ESFMG Illinois Medical License for clinical work Medical Indemnity (not for observer’s) Occupational Health Clearance
Financial Support
Salary
Fellowship Program Director
Tadanori Tomita Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 225 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL, 60611 USA email: ttomita@luriechildrens.org
Application Process
Apply with ESFMG certificate and 3 letters of reference for clinical fellowship
Previous Post Holders
Hideki Ogiwara Adrian Caceres
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
3
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
1000
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Tadanori Tomita – Brain tumor, Craniofacial Robin Bowman – Tethered cord, Spina bifida, Spasticity Arthur DiPatri – Head trauma, Brachial plexus, Epilepsy Tord Alden – Spine, Epilepsy
New York-Presbyterian hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College / Columbia University Vagelos College of physicians and surgeons, New York, USA
Fellowship Type
Pediatric Neurosurgical Fellowship
Duration of Fellowship
1 year
Requirements
BLS/PALS
Financial Support
PGY-7 level
Fellowship Program Director
Mark M. Souweidane, MD, FACS, FAAP Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery Co-Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical College/ Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College 525 East 68 Street, Box 99 New York, NY 10065 Tel: (+1) (212) 746-2363 Email: pediatricneurosurgery@nyp.org
Application Process
Email: Mark M. Souweidane, MD, at address above
Department Details
Number of Faculty/Staff
4
Number of Residents
30
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
450
Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Observer Further participation and responsibility possible if eligible for licensing in New York State
Duration of Fellowship
1 – 12 months
Requirements
Enrollment or completion of neurosurgical residency
Financial Support
Dependent on status
Fellowship Program Director
Andrew J. Kobets, MD MHS 3316 Rochambeau Avenue, 2nd floor Bronx NY 10467, USA Akobets@montefiore.org
Application Process
Apply to program director
Department details
Number of Faculty Staff
2
Number of Residents
10
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
450
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Andrew Kobets – Hydrocephalus, craniofacial anomalies, dysraphism, and neuro-oncology Mandana Behbahani – vascular, epilepsy, neuro-oncology and endoscopic surgery
Primary Children's Medical Centre, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months (1 Academic Year)
Requirements
In keeping with the requirements of the Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgical Fellowships, all applicants must have a doctor of medicine degree and must have completed an accredited neurosurgical residency program. The fellow must obtain a Utah medical license/DEA prior to beginning the fellowship.
Financial Support
Intermittent peer review grant support
Fellowship Program Director
Jay K. Riva-Cambrin, M.D. University of Utah 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive Salt Lake City USA jay.riva-cambrin@hsc.utah.edu
Application Process
Apply through program director
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
1000
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Robert J. Bollo, M.D. – Epilepsy, tumors, hydrocephalus Marion L. Walker, M.D. – Surgery for spasticity, hydrocephalus Douglas L. Brockmeyer, M.D. – Cervical spine surgery, vascular surgery Jay K. Riva-Cambrin, M.D. – Endoscopy surgery, craniofacial surgery, hydrocephalus
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Academic/Lab based Observer
Duration of Fellowship
1 year
Requirements
Applicants must have completed an accredited residency in neurological surgery and be eligible for examination and certification by the American Board of Neurological Surgery or the Royal College of Surgeons Canada
Financial Support
Salary, Fringe benefits through Baylor College of Medicine
Fellowship Program Director
Howard L. Weiner Department of Neurosurgery Texas Children’s Hospital 6701 Fannin Street Houston, Texas 77030 USA
Application Process
We require our fellowship applicants to register through the San Francisco Match Program, and we request at least 3 letters of recommendation (Chairman; Residency Program Director; and another faculty mentor) in addition to an updated CV. Please forward application material to Joselin Martinez at jxmarti8@texaschildrenshospital.org
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
5
Number of Residents
3
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
1,000
Barrow Neurological Insititute at Phoenix Children's Hospital
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Program
Fellowship Program Director
P. David Adelson, MD Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital 1919 East Thomas Road Phoenix AZ 85016 USA
Application Process
Apply before December each year through San Francisco match
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
1-2
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
750
Children's Hospital Colorado; University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Completion of a Neurosurgery residency; Must pass all steps of the USMLE exam.
Financial support
Yes – Salary equal to PGY 8
Fellowship Program Director
Brent O’Neill, MD Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Address: 13123 E. 16th Ave, Box 330; Aurora, CO 80045 Phone: +1 720 777 6100 Contact email: brent.oneill@childrenscolorado.org
Application Process
CV and letters of recommendation. Contact Dr. O’Neill for interview details.
Previous post holders
The fellowship position has been filled every year since it’s inception in 2014.
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
5
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
1 (ABPNS match fellow)
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
750
Faculty staff & special interests
- Mike Handler – Neuro-oncology and epilepsy surgery
- Todd Hankinson – Neuro-oncology and spine
- Corbett Wilkinson – Craniofacial, Movement disorders, and Vascular surgery
- Allyson Alexander – Epilepsy Surgery and Craniofacial
- Brent O’Neill – Epilepsy surgery, Trauma, and spinal dysraphism including fetal surgery
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Program
Fellowship Program Director
Leslie Sutton Division of Neurosurgery The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 34th Street and Civic Centre Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA Application Process Apply through San Francisco match
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
3
Number of Residents
2
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
950
Children's Medical Centre Dallas, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
1-2 years commencing July
Requirements
Medical Qualifications
Financial Support
Salary
Fellowship Program Director
Dale M Swift Children’s Medical Centre Dallas 1935 Medical District Dallas USA dswift@nsfc.us
Application Process
Email program director
Previous Post Holders
Available on request
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
5
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
2
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
1000
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Dale M Swift – Neuroendoscopy, Chiari Malformations, CSF Disorders Frederick Sklar – Hydrocephalus Bradley Weprin – Tumors, Stereotactic Radiosurgery David Sacco – Disorders of the Cervical Spine, Trauma Angela Price – Epilepsy
Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Financial Support
Salary
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neursurgical Residency Training Program
Fellowship Program Director
David Frim, MD, PhD 5841 S. Maryland Ave. MC 3026 Chicago, IL 60637 USA
Application Process
Apply through San Francisco match
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
10
Number of Residents
11
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
450
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Financial Support
Partial
Fellowship Program Director
George Jallo Johns Hopkins 600 N. Wolfe Street Harvey 811 Baltimore USA gjallo1@jhmi.edu
Application Process
Apply to program director
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
3
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
650 – 700
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Benjamin Carson George Jallo Edward Ahn Jon Weingart
LeBonnheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Observer
Duration of Fellowship
1-12 months
Requirements
Observership: candidates should at minimum be a PGY 3 neurosurgery resident Fellowship: candidates should have satisfactorily complted an ACGME accredited residency training program in neurological surgery (or the Canadian equivalent). Candidates should also be board-eligible for American Board of Neurological Surgery and eligible for a Tennessee medical license.
Financial Support
Salary Occupational Health and Indemnity provided Accommodation and Travel Expenses for 12-month fellowship Accommodation and meals for observership but no salary
Fellowship Program Director
Frederick A Boop, MD Le Bonnheur Children’s Hospital 777 Washington Avenue, Suite 335 Memphis, TN USA Email: faboop@aol.com Web: http://uthsc-neurosurgery.com
Application Process
Fellowship application are accepted through ABPNS match Observership applications are accepted online through St Jude Children’s Research Hospital International Outreach Program
Previous Post Holders
Training Dates Name Current Practice Location 1986–1987 Michael Muhlbauer Le Bonheur, Memphis, TN 1992–1993 David Donahue Cook Children’s, Fort Worth, TX 1993–1994 Bill Boydston Scottish Rite-Atlanta, GA 1994–1995 Ian Pople Bristol, England 1995–1996 Stephanie Einhaus Le Bonheur, Memphis, TN 1996–1997 Chris Troup Columbia, SC 1998–1999 George Malcolm Bristol, England 1999–2000 Tim Burson Baptist Hospital, Little Rock, AR 2000–2001 Renatta Osterdoch Swedish Hospital, Denver, CO 2001–2002 John Honeycutt Cook Children’s, Fort Worth, TX 2002–2003 Julian Lin University of Southern Illinois, Peoria, IL 2003–2004 Michael Taylor Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto, Ontario 2005–2006 Naina Gross University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK 2006–2007 Marike Zweinenberg-Lee UC Davis, Sacramento, CA 2007–2008 Michael Tobias New York Medical College, Weschester, NY 2008–2009 Kristian Aquilina Great Ormond Street, London 2009–2010 Christina Notarriani LSU-Shreveport, LA 2010–2011 Mason Shifflet University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS 2011–2012 Scott Wait Charlotte, NC 2012–2013 Mark Van Poppel Current Fellow
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
5
Number of Residents
12
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
875
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Dr. Boop completed a fellowship in epilepsy and functional neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota in 1989 under Robert Maxwell, MD, and a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences under William Chadduck, MD, in 1990. His current practice focuses on neuro-oncology, epilepsy surgery, and cranio-facial surgery. Dr. Einhaus completed a fellowship in the division of pediatric neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee in 1996. She currently specializes in hydrocephalus, neuro-endoscopy, and pediatric epilepsy surgery. Dr Fernandez specializes in spinal deformity and peripheral nerve surgery. He is also expert in pediatric neuro-critical care and trauma. Dr Klimo completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. His current practice focuses on neuro-oncology, image-guided surgery, and hydrocephalus. Dr Klimo also holds an MPH in clinical trials and is our director of resident research and education, mentoring both fellows and residents on clinical research and trial design. Dr. Muhlbauer completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the University of Tennessee in 1987. He specializes in pediatric spine surgery, neuro-trauma, and neuro-critical care. He also cares for all the children with cancer of the spine at St Jude Children’s Cancer Hospital. He has additional fellowship training in peripheral nerve surgery (under Dr. David Kline) and specializes in peripheral nerve repair and brachial plexus reconstruction.
Fellowship Structure
The UTHSC Pediatric Neurosurgery fellowship is located at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN, and draws from the pediatric patient populations of Le Bonheur, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the Semmes-Murphey Clinic. All pediatric neuro-oncology operations for St. Jude patients are performed at Le Bonheur. Referrals to St Jude are regional, coming from across the mid-South and national and international. The strength of the program is the pediatric neuro-oncology program, although the program has a nationally ranked epilepsy and spine program. Additionally, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital is the only Level I pediatric trauma center in the region, drawing emergency referrals from a 5-state area. The program has a dedicated 6-bed neuro-intensive care unit co-directed by Dr. Frederick Boop and one of the critical care intensivists, which serves as the clinical base for the pediatric neurosurgical fellow. The fellowship’s parent program is the UTHSC Neurosurgery Residency Program. The program performs approximately 800 cases per year with 4 full-time faculty members. Dr. Robert Sanford is a professor emeritus but still participates in teaching conferences and clinical research. The pediatric neurosurgery fellowship is a 12-month post-residency program during which fellows gain experience in pediatric neurosurgery clinical activities. Based on his/her level of experience, the fellow will either lead the neurosurgical team or work as team members with faculty and senior-level residents from the neurosurgery residency program. The service is run by the fellow and one PGY-3 or PGY-4 resident from the UTHSC neurosurgery residency program. The fellow oversees the service; typically the fellow cares for the patients of 2 of the 4 faculty members while the resident cares for the patients of the other 2 faculty members. The resident and fellow will then switch attending physician’s services every month, ensuring that each trainee obtains a balanced learning experience from all faculty members. In many instances the fellow and the resident perform surgery together while the faculty observes and teaches.
International Neurosurgery Experience
The fellow is also given the option of spending two weeks of the fellowship working with Dr. Leland Albright in Kejabe, Kenya. During this 2-week period, the fellow will typically perform 30 operations, primarily ETV for hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele repair. This gives the fellow the opportunity to experience pediatric neurosurgery in a third-world setting and to learn the value of participating in international education.
Outpatient Clinics
The fellow is encouraged to attend the private clinic of the faculty at Semmes-Murphey on a regular basis to learn outpatient non-surgical management of childhood neurosurgical problems. Drs. Frederick Boop and Paul Klimo also have weekly multi-disciplinary brain tumor clinics at St Jude.
Didactics
The program participates in a weekly multi-disciplinary pediatric epilepsy conference, a bi-weekly multidisciplinary spina bifida clinic at Le Bonheur, a monthly multi-disciplinary craniofacial clinic with Plastic Surgery, and a weekly multi-disciplinary neuro-oncology conference at St Jude.
Research and Scholarly Activity
Fellows are also required to participate in research conducted at both Le Bonheur and St. Jude. Every oncology patient is enrolled in a clinical protocol for research purposes. Fellows assist with informed consent, data gathering, and writing papers with faculty and fellows of other related specialties, such as radiology, neurology, ophthalmology, etc. Those fellows with an interest in basic science research are given the opportunity to spend one day per week working in the neuro-oncology either the lab of Richard Gilbertson MD, PhD, or Suzanne Baker, PhD, at St Jude and will participate in manuscript preparation as part of their research. Each fellow is expected to produce a minimum of 2 manuscripts during his fellowship and to present a platform presentation at the Joint Pediatric Section meeting.
Faculty Mentoring Experience
The fellowship program was begun by Dr. Robert Sanford in 1992, which soon added Drs. Michael Muhlbauer and Stephanie Einhaus—both of whom have worked within the division since completion of their fellowships—as faculty. Dr. Frederick Boop joined the faculty in 1999 and assumed the position of Division Chief. Dr. Julius Fernandez joined the faculty in 2005 and Dr. Paul Klimo joined in 2010. All of the faculty, except for Dr. Fernandez, have completed pediatric neurosurgery fellowships and are board certified by the ABPNS and are members of the ASPN. Dr. Fernandez completed fellowships in peripheral nerve (under Dr. David Kline) and in spinal deformity (under Dr. Larry Lenke). The faculty team has trained 20 pediatric neurosurgical fellows both nationally and internationally, most of whom have gone on to run programs at major pediatric teaching hospitals across the country.
Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Observer
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
USMLE ECFMG certifiate, if applicable
Financial Support
Salary
Fellowship Program Director
Sanjiv Bhatia, M.D. Miami Children’s Hospital 3301 SW 62 Avenue Miami USA sanjiv.bhatia@mch.com
Application Process
Please locate the application and application instructions at: http:www.mch.com/neurosurgeryfellowship
Previous Post Holders
Sanjiv Bhatia Ryan Trombly Faiz Ahmad Ernesto Coscarella Tadashi Miyagawa Garrett Zoeller Parthasarathi Chamiraju Adetola Roberts Alexander Weil
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
1
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
550
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
John Ragheb – cranoifacial, spinal tumors, epilepsy Sanjiv Bhatia – epilepsy, brain tumors, endoscopy, brachial plexus Toba Niazi – endoscopy, brain tumors, spinal dysraphism
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Training Program
Fellowship Program Director
Corey Raffel Department of Neurosurgery Nationwide Children’s Hospital 700 Children’s Drive Columbus Ohio 43205 USA
Application Process
Apply through San Francisco match
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
2
Number of Residents
2
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
850
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Training Program
Fellowship Program Director
Andrew Jea MD MHA Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health 705 Riley Hospital Drive, Ste 1134 Indianapolis USA 46240 ajea@iuhealth.org
Application Process
Please contact Velda Green for this information – vgreen@iuhealth.org
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
5
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
900
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
Andrew Jea – complex spine surgery, spine deformity surgery, brachial plexus/peripheral nerve Laurie L. Ackerman – craniofacial, trauma, concussion Jeffrey S. Raskin – epilepsy surgery, movement disorder/spasticity Karl Balsara – brain tumors, spinal cord tumors Katrina Ducis – neurovascular, moyamoya, AVMs, fetal neurosurgery
St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Clinical Fellow Observer
Duration of Fellowship
Clinical Fellow: 1 year Observer: 1-2 months
Requirements
Completion of neurosurgery training Occupational Health clearance
Financial Support
Clinical Fellow: Fellowship stipend/salary Observer: No support available
Fellowship Program Director
Co-directors: T.S. Park and David Limbrick St Louis Children’s Hospital Department of Neurosurgery 1 Children’s Place St Louis USA park@wustl.edu limbrickd1@wudosis.wustl.edu
Application Process
Apply to program director with CV and two letters of reference
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
4
Number of Residents
2
Number of Fellows
1
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
850
Faculty Staff and Specialist Interests
TS Park – selective dorsal rhizotomy, birth brachial plexus injury Jeffrey Leonard – neuro-oncology, pediatric spine Mathew Smyth – epilepsy surgery, craniosynostosis, gamma knife David Limbrick – epilepsy surgery, pediatric spine
UCSD - Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Fellowship Types Available
Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Duration of Fellowship
12 months
Requirements
For ASPN accreditation: Must be graduate of accredited North American Neurosurgical Residency Program For international observers of various duration: Must have funding from their primary institution
Financial Support
For ASPN accreditation: Funding provided by the University of California San Diego
Fellowship Program Director
Michael L Levy, MD, PhD, FACS Department of Neurosurgery 8010 Frost Street, 502 San Diego, CA 92123 USA Phone: (858) 966-8574 Fax: (858) 966-7930 Email: mlevy@chsd.org
Application Process
For ASPN accreditation: Apply through San Francisco match For international observers: Apply through Dr. Levy at above address
Duration of Fellowship
For ASPN accreditation: 12 months For international observers: Various durations
Department Details
Number of Faculty Staff
2
Number of Residents
2 per year
Number of Fellows
1 ASPN accredited Fellow per year 1-2 International Fellows per year
Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures
>650
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