Title of Fellowship
Cranial Base and Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University
Contact Name for Applications
Janice Longo ([email protected])
Fellowship Type
Neurosurgical
Location
Thomas Jefferson University
Year Fellowship Established
2009
Fellowship Director
James J. Evans, MD, FACS
Duration
1 year
Encounter Year Fellowship
Required Prior Training Program
Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
USMLE steps 1-3 PA state medical license
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
90%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1
Annual Stipend
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
Availability only, no primary or attending call.
Estimated Weekends Per Month
Available to round 1-2 weekends per month, no primary or attending call.
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
approximately 250 (open and endoscopic cranial base)
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
0
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
0
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
0
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
0
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
0
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
0
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
0
Retrosigmoid
0
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
0
Trauma
Trauma
0
Craniocervical
Transcervical
0
Transoral
0
Endonasal
0
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
0
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
0
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Yes. Complete lab with 8 open stations (microscopes, drills, micro-instruments) and 2 endoscopic stations (endoscopic towers, endoscopic instruments, neuronavigation).
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Yes. Tumor Bank. Basic science lab with molecular biology/genetics.
Prerequisite Training Required
Completed neursurgery residency training
US Residency Required:
No
US Residency Required In:
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Application Deadline
November 1, 2014
Decision Deadline
February 1, 2015
Fellowship Institution Web Site
Previous Fellows
So-Huang Im, MD Michael Linn, MD Tyler Kenning, MD Hermes Garcia, MD Marc Otten, MD Sonia Geschwindt, MD (current)
Participating Faculty
James J. Evans, MD Marc R. Rosen, MD Christopher Farrell, MD Gurston Nyquist, MD
Additional Features of the Fellowship
Comprehensive neurosurgery and ENT surgical, inpatient, and outpatient experience. Stereotactic radiation training (SRS and FSR) with Gamma Knife and Novalis TX. Close collaboration with Rhinology, Otology, Head and Neck, Facial plastics/free flap, Neuro-ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, Endocrinology, Radiation oncology, Neuro-oncology.
How to Apply
Email CV and provide at least three reference letters