Title of Fellowship
Clinical Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Neurological Surgery
Contact Name for Applications
Amy Eisenberg, ARNP
Fellowship Type
Neurosurgical
Location
Santa Monica, CA
Year Fellowship Established
2008
Fellowship Director
Daniel F. Kelly
Duration
1 year
Encounter Year Fellowship
Required Prior Training Program
Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
No
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
>80%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1
Annual Stipend
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
7
Estimated Weekends Per Month
2
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
250
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
40
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
40
Lateral (temporal bone)
25
Posterior
40
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
70
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
20
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
10
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
5
Retrosigmoid
20
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
0
Trauma
Trauma
0
Craniocervical
Transcervical
0
Transoral
0
Endonasal
1
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
1
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
0
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
50
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
We have a comprehensive Anatomical dissection laboratory and a scheduled curriculum of 12 dissections (1 / month) with specific skull-base surgical topics addressed including guest lectures and dissections with Dr. Dennis Malkasian, MD. The fellow is encouraged to use the skull-base laboratory resources (injected cadaver heads, surgical equipment, video recording equipment and neuronavigation measuring capabilities) along with our lab manager / medical illustrator, to develop new skull-base anatomy projects.
Laboratory Research Opportunities
We have a dynamic relationship with basic science researchers at the John Wayne Cancer Institute conducting genomic, epigenomic, cell-culture, vaccine studies, immunotherapy, molecular biology and other research. There is ample opportunity to collaborate and intramural funding is available for eligible projects
Prerequisite Training Required
The fellow should have completed a neurosurgical residency training program in good standing and be able to obtain a California State Medical License.
US Residency Required:
Yes
US Residency Required In:
California
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Application Deadline
March 15, 2018
Decision Deadline
June 15, 2018
Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://www.pacificneuro.org
Previous Fellows
Nancy McLaughlin, MD, PHD
Kia Shahlaie, MD
Alex Vandergrift, MD
Huy Duong, MD
Aaron Cutler, MD
Robert Louis, MD
Bjorn Lobo, MD
Walavan Sivakumar, MD
Andrew Conger, MD
Participating Faculty
Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Garni Barkhoudarian, MD
Chester Griffiths, MD (ENT)
Howard Krauss, MD (Neuro-ophthalmology)
Achal Achrol, MD
Walavan Sivakumar, MD
Sarah Rettinger, MD (Endocrinology)
Pejman Cohan, MD (Endocrinology)
Robert Wollman, MD (Radiation Oncology)
Lisa Chaiken, MD (Radiation Oncology)
Additional Features of the Fellowship
The fellow will be expected to see and manage patients with skull-base tumors and other etiology requiring surgical or radiosurgical intervention. There is a focus on pituitary disorders with strong collaboration with endocrinology. Additionally, the fellow will perform clinical outcomes and translational research projects and will participate in contributing to invited book chapters. The fellow is also responsible for the monthly case conferences and other educational opportunities. The fellow is expected to attend national meetings to present their research including the NASBS annual meeting.
How to Apply
Please contact Amy Eisenberg (eisenberga@jwci.org) to submit an application
Additional questions can be addressed by Dr. Daniel F. Kelly (kellyd@jwci.org) or Garni Barkhoudarian (barkhoudariang@jwci.org)