Title of Fellowship
Anterior Cranial Base Fellowship, University of Michigan
Contact Name for Applications
Danielle Zarnick
Fellowship Type
Head and Neck Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive
Location
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Year Fellowship Established
1999
Fellowship Director
Erin McKean, MD, MBA and Lawrence Marentette, MD
Duration
1 year
Required Prior Training Program
Otolaryngology
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
No
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
80
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1
Annual Stipend
69,000-74,000
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
6 weeks/year
Estimated Weekends Per Month
6 weeks/year
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
200+
Anterior
25
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
5
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
0
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
100+
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
30
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
15
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
0
Retrosigmoid
0
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
5
Trauma
Trauma
25
Craniocervical
Transcervical
5
Transoral
5
Endonasal
5
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
5
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
25
Free Flap Repair
5+
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
10+ (facial nerve reconstructive)
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Fellow is expected to teach Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery residents during annual skull base dissection course. Access to temporal bone lab and medical school anatomy lab.
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Fellows are expected to be engaged in scholarly activity throughout the fellowship year and have time set aside for research and teaching. Fellows are expected to submit an abstract for the NASBS annual meeting and are expected to submit at least one paper to a peer-reviewed journal during the fellowship year. Research options include: clinical research (large skull base prospective database), clinical trials, or basic research in genomics, tumor markers, head and neck oncology.
Prerequisite Training Required
Board eligible in Otolaryngology
US Residency Required:
Yes
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Application Deadline
January 30, 2015
Decision Deadline
May 1, 2015
Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/ear-nose-throat/cranial-skull-tumors
Previous Cranial Base Fellows
Scott McLean, MD
Anthony Sparano, MD
Erin McKean, MD
Kelly Gallagher, MD
Mahdi Shkoukani, MD
Andrew Kroeker, MD
Participating Faculty
Lawrence Marentette, MD
Erin McKean, MD, MBA
Stephen Sullivan, MD
Scott McLean, MD
Jennifer Kim, MD
Additional Features of the Fellowship
How to Apply
Send a CV, personal statement, and three letters of recommendation to
Danielle Zarnick
University of Michigan Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
1904 Taubman Center
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
P- (734)936-8001
F-(734)936-9625