Title of Fellowship
Comprehensive Skull Base Surgery
Contact Name for Applications
Ricardo L. Carrau ([email protected]) Daniel M. Prevello ([email protected])
Fellowship Type
Head and Neck Oncology, Neurosurgical, Rhinology/Endonasal
Location
The Ohio State University
Year Fellowship Established
2012
Fellowship Director
Ricardo L. Carrau (Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery) Daniel M. Prevedello (Neurosurgery)
Duration
1 year (ORL) 2 years (Neursurgery)
Encounter Year Fellowship
2014
Required Prior Training Program
Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
USMLE examinations
Qualifications as per The State of Ohio Medical Board
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
90%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1 ORL-HNS + 1 Neurosurgery
Annual Stipend
40-50k
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
3
Estimated Weekends Per Month
1
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
250
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
0
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
0
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
0
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
0
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
0
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
0
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
0
Retrosigmoid
0
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
0
Trauma
Trauma
0
Craniocervical
Transcervical
0
Transoral
0
Endonasal
0
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
0
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
0
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Yes
Equipped with 2 endoscopic and 2 microscopic stations
Laboratory Research Opportunities
yes
Prerequisite Training Required
Complete residency in
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
or
Neurosurgery
US Residency Required:
No
US Residency Required In:
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Application Deadline
December 16, 2013
Decision Deadline
January 15, 2014
Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://medicalcenter.osu.edu
Previous Fellows
Leo Ditzel (Neurosurgery)
Mihir Patel (ORL-HNS)
Participating Faculty
Ricardo L. Carrau
Bradley A. Otto
Daniel M. Prevedello
Additional Features of the Fellowship