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 November 4, 2022. The completed application should be emailed to Edward Ahn at ahn.edward@mayo.edu. 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
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
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
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 November 4, 2022. The completed application should be emailed to Edward Ahn at ahn.edward@mayo.edu. 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
Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Boston Children’s Hospital
Franc D. Ingraham Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
Chair, Joint Section on Pediatrics of the AANS/CNS
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 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
David Wrubel
Department of Neurosurgery
Emory University School of Medicine
5455 Meridian Mark Rd Suite 540
Atlanta
GA 30324
USA
dwrubel@emory.edu
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
1400
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
Rick Abbott
Department of Neurosurgery
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E. 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
rickabbott@me.com
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
Rick Abbott – neuro-oncology, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy
James Goodrich – craniofacial anomalies, congenital anomalies, dysraphism, hydrocephalus
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
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
