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Advanced Endoscopic and Open Skull Base Surgery Fellowship Program

Title of Fellowship
Advanced Endoscopic and Open Skull Base Surgery Fellowship Program

Contact Name for Applications
Sundrea Wilcox

Fellowship Type
Neurosurgical

Location
Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland, Ohio

Year Fellowship Established
2014

Fellowship Director
Pablo Recinos, M.D.

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

1) A certified copy of current ECFMG certification and qualifying exam results. 2) H1-B visa is required in order to obtain an Ohio Medical License

Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
95%

Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1

Annual Stipend
$62,270.00

Night and Weekend Call
No

Estimated Nights Per Month

Estimated Weekends Per Month

Clinical Work

Total potential operative skull base cases per year
205

Open Cranial Base

Anterior
10

Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
20

Lateral (temporal bone)
20

Posterior
0

Endonasal Cranial Base

Pituitary/Sella
55

Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
30

Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
10

Temporal Bone

Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
3

Middle fossa
5

Retrosigmoid
20

Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive

Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
5

Trauma

Trauma
0

Craniocervical

Transcervical
0

Transoral
0

Endonasal
2

Reconstruction

Cranioplasty
0

Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
10

Free Flap Repair
5

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Gammaknife
10

Cyberknife
0

Other
0

Cerebral Vascular Surgery

Transcranial
0

Endovascular
0

Additional Information

Anatomical Dissection Laboratory

Laboratory Research Opportunities

Prerequisite Training Required

US Residency Required:
No

US Residency Required In:

USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3

Application Deadline
October 30, 2016

Decision Deadline
December 15, 2016

Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/neurological_institute/education/fellowships/neurosurgery-fellowship

Previous Fellows

Participating Faculty
Dr. Pablo Recinos, MD. – Section Head, Skull Base Surgery
Dr. Raj Sindwani, M.D. – Otolaryngology
Dr. Troy Woodard, M.D. – Otolaryngology
Dr. Varun Kshettry, MD. – Director of the Neurosurgical Skills and Anatomy Laboratory

Additional Features of the Fellowship

How to Apply

Please contact Sundrea Wilcox.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 216-445-7641

Mail: 9500 Euclid Ave S73, Cleveland, OH 44195

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