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: wilcoxs@ccf.org
Phone: 216-445-7641
Mail: 9500 Euclid Ave S73, Cleveland, OH 44195