Title of Fellowship
Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Program, University of Miami
Contact Name for Applications
SanFrancisco Match/ American Rhinologic Society
Fellowship Type
Rhinology/Endonasal
Location
University of Miami School of Medicine
Year Fellowship Established
2002
Fellowship Director
Roy R Casiano MD
Duration
1 year
Encounter Year Fellowship
July 1 start date every year for Board-eligible SF Match position
Required Prior Training Program
Otolaryngology
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
Separate Foreign Medical Graduate Fellowship available that is a 2 year program. Must meet ECFMG requirments, including USMLE and TOEFL exams. Primarily self-funded program.
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
20%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
2 (1 board eligible through SF Match, and 1 international outside the Match)
Annual Stipend
60k approximately, plus fringe benefits (only available for board-eligible position)
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
3
Estimated Weekends Per Month
.5
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
70-90 (excludes spontaneous CSF Leaks, meningoencephaloceles, and neoplasms with minimal or no skull base involvement)
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
5
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
0
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
0
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
60
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
20
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
15
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
5
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
0
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
25
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Participation as prosector at two major dissection courses per year held locally, plus on-site
endoscopic skull base cadaver teaching lab available for skull base drillouts
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Yes (numerous ongoing research opportunities available)
Prerequisite Training Required
Prior training with basic endoscopic surgical technique
US Residency Required:
No
US Residency Required In:
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2
Application Deadline
February 1, 2014
Decision Deadline
July 10, 2014
Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://www.sfmatch.org
Previous Fellows
See description on SF website above
or
ARS website: http://www.american-rhinologic.org/rhinology_fellowship
Participating Faculty
See SF Match or ARS website for full description of fellowship
Additional Features of the Fellowship
Although 20% of the program focuses on endonasal skull base resection and reconstruction, 80% is
focuses on advanced rhinologic techniques for chronic inflammatory and sinonasal neoplastic processes
not involving the skull base (i.e., removal of meningoceles/CSF leak repair, extended frontal, maxillary, and sphenoid sinusotomies, removal of orbital neoplasms, DCR, and orbital decompressions, etc.)
How to Apply
For board-eligible applicants:
See SF Match website. Details available at SF Match or American
Rhinologic Society websites.
For international applicants:
Directly email Dr Casiano at [email protected]. Description also available through
SF Match or ARS websites