International Fellowships

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

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

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:

1. A statement defining the purpose of the proposed fellowship;
2. A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s current Neurosurgical program director;
3. 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;
4. 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/.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

1. A statement defining the purpose of the proposed fellowship;
2. A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s current Neurosurgical program director;
3. 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;
4. 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/.

Fellowship Types Available

Clinical

Academic/Lab based

Observer

Duration of Fellowship

12 months

Fellowship Program Director

Department Details

Number of Faculty Staff

6

Number of Residents

4

Number of Fellows

1

Annual Number of Neurosurgical Procedures

900

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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