Title of Fellowship
Complex Transcranial and Expanded Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery
Contact Name for Applications
Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc
Fellowship Type
Neurosurgical
Location
Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine/Indiana University Dept of Neurosurgery
Year Fellowship Established
2013
Fellowship Director
Aaron Cohen-Gadol, MD, MSc
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
$65,000
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
3-4
Estimated Weekends Per Month
2
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
350
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
30
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
20
Lateral (temporal bone)
30
Posterior
50
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
60
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
30
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
10
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
10
Middle fossa
10
Retrosigmoid
50
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
5
Trauma
Trauma
5
Craniocervical
Transcervical
2
Transoral
2
Endonasal
100
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
4
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
0
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
50
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
60
Endovascular
50
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
The fellow will have access to an anatomical microsurgical lab and is encouraged to do scuh research.
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Brain tumor basic science lab
Prerequisite Training Required
Finishing a neurosurgical residency
US Residency Required:
Yes
US Residency Required In:
Alabama
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2
Application Deadline
December 2, 2013
Decision Deadline
April 2, 2014
Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://Goodmancampbell.com
Previous Fellows
Roberto Ray-Dios
Richard Kim
Participating Faculty
Aaron Cohen-Gadol
Troy Payner
Mitesh Shah
Additional Features of the Fellowship
Large volume of cases with opportunities for clinical research
How to Apply
Please contact Aaron Cohen-Gadol at acohenmd@gmail.com