The list of participating programs for the NASBS Neurosurgery Skull Base Fellowship Match Program is included below. Fellowship positions in this cycle will begin July 2027. Applications closes at 11:59pm Pacific Time June 30, 2025.
Dates for the next match cycle :
List of participating programs: May 15th, 2025
Application Opens: May 15th, 2025
Application deadline: June 30th, 2025
Interview window: July 15th through November 1st, 2025
Rank Lists Submitted: November 3rd, 2025
Scramble : December 8th- December 15th, 2025
Match Day: December 17th, 2025
Before submitting your application, please review the information and specific requirements posted for the fellowship you are applying to below.
Each fellowship may have unique requirements that are important for you to follow.
Applicants should note that before submitting your application, you should prepare your Letter of Intent, CV, and three Letters of Recommendation.
Note: Letters of Recommendation can either be uploaded directly with the application or sent separately from the recommender to [email protected] and the applicant’s name should be included in the subject line of the email with “LOR”.
Matching Process
Applicants and Programs will receive a username and password to access the fellowship match system (fellowshipmatch.org)
Note: NASBS leases the use of the Fellowship Council Matching System to facilitate the matching functionality only. Even though, you will see FC branding on the site itself, the Fellowship Council does not have any administrative responsibility regarding the NASBS Matching Process.
Prospective Fellows: When ready, please proceed to the Match Application
| Institution | Title of Fellowship | Location | Fellowship Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham & Womens Hospital/Harvard Medical School | Brigham and Women's Endoscopic Pituitary and Skull Base Fellowship | Boston, MA | Timothy R. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH |
| Cleveland Clinic | Advanced Endoscopic and Open Cranial Base Surgery | Cleveland, OH | Pablo Recinos, M.D. |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida | Microscopic and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery | Weston, FL | Badih Adada, MD and Co-Director: Hamid Borghei-Razavi, MD |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Skull Base Neurosurgery- Geisinger | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Rafael Martinez-Perez MD. PhD. |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital | Skull Base Surgery | Baltimore, Maryland | Gary Gallia, MD/PhD |
| LSU Health Shreveport | Skull Base / Complex Cranial Fellowship | Shreveport, LA | Bharat Guthikonda |
| Mayo Clinic | Mayo Clinic Rochester Neurosurgery Skull Base Oncology Fellowship | Rochester, Minnesota | Michael J. Link, MD |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Open and Minimally Invasive Cranial Base Surgery Fellowship | Milwaukee, WI | Nathan T. Zwagerman |
| Northwestern University | Northwestern Open and Endoscopic Skull Base Fellowship | Chicago, IL | Dr. James P. Chandler |
| Ohio State University | Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Cranial Surgery Fellowship | Columbus-OH | Daniel Prevedello, MD |
| Oregon Health & Sciences University | Oregon Health & Sciences University Skull Base Neurological Surgery Fellowship | Portland, Oregon | Aclan Dogan |
| Pacific Neuroscience Institute | Endoscopic and Keyhole Minimally Invasive Surgery | Santa Monica, CA | Daniel F. Kelly |
| Stanford University | Neurosurgery Skull Base Fellowship | Palo Alto, CA | Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS |
| Swedish Neuroscience Institute | Skull Base, Pituitary & Minimally Invasive Cranial Surgery | Seattle, WA | Zachary N. Litvack, MD MBA FAANS FACS |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Cranial Base and Endoscopic Fellowship | Philadelphia, PA | James J. Evans, MD |
| UC Irvine Medical Center | Skull Base Neurological Surgery, UCI | Irvine, CA | Frank P. K. Hsu, MD, PhD |
| University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital | NeuroOncology and Skull Base Neurosurgery Fellowship | Toronto, Ontario | Farshad Nassiri |
| University of British Columbia | Skull Base Neurosurgery Fellowship | Vancouver BC Canada | Ryojo Akagami |
| University of Colorado | University of Colorado Skull Base Fellowship | Aurora, CO | Dr. Samy Youssef M.D, PhD |
| University of Miami / Jackson Hospital | University of Miami Skull Base Fellowship | Miami, Fl | Michael Ivan & Carolina Benjamin |
| University of Ottawa | University of Ottawa Combined Skull Base Fellowship | Ottawa, ON | Fahad Alkherayf |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Open and Endoscopic Cranial Base Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | Paul Gardner, MD and Georgios A. Zenonos, MD |
| University of South Florida | Skull Base and Cerebrovascular and complex cranial fellowship | Tampa | Siviero Agazzi MD |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Skull Base Fellowship | Houston, Texas | Shaan M. Raza |
| Institution | Title of Fellowship | Location | Fellowship Director |