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 1, 2025. Applicants are able to complete one central application to some or all of these programs and the application will be open until 11:59pm Pacific Time June 15, 2023.
Participating programs will schedule interviews July 1 through October 1.
Rank lists are due October 15, 2023
Match Day – December 1, 2023
Prior to submitting your application, please 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 letter writers to [email protected] and the applicant’s name should be included in the subject line of the email with “LOR”.
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 & Open Skull Base Surgery | Cleveland, OH | Pablo Recinos, M.D. |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida | Microscopic and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery | Weston, FL | Badih Adada, MD |
| Cornell | Cornell Minimally Invasive Skull Base and Neuro-Oncology Fellowship | New York | Theodore H. Schwartz MD |
| House Clinic | House Clinic Clinical Fellowship in Skull Base Surgery | Santa Monica, CA | Gregory P. Lekovic MD, PhD |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital | Skull Base Surgery | Baltimore, Maryland | Gary Gallia, MD/PhD |
| Lehigh Valley Health Network | Mixed Reality in Complex Intracranial Surgery Fellowship | Allentown, PA | Walter C. Jean MD |
| Loma Linda University | Open end endoscopic skull base and cerebrovascular surgery fellowship | Loma Linda, CA | Miguel Angel Lopez-Gonzalez, MD |
| 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 | Fellowship in Neuro-Oncology | Milwaukee, WI | Nathan T. Zwagerman |
| Ohio State University | Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Cranial Surgery Fellowship | Columbus-OH | Daniel Prevedello, MD |
| Pacific Neuroscience Institute | Endoscopic and Keyhole Minimally Invasive Surgery | Santa Monica, CA | Daniel F. Kelly |
| Stanford University | Neurosurgery Skull Base Fellowship | Stanford, Ca | Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda, MD, FACS |
| Swedish Neuroscience Institute | Skull Base & Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery | Seattle, WA | Zachary N. Litvack, MD FAANS FACS |
| The University of Toronto | Toronto Western Hospital Skull Base Oncology Fellowship | Toronto, Ontario | Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD, FRCSC |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Cranial Base and Endoscopic Fellowship | Philadelphia, PA | James J. Evans, MD |
| University of Colorado | University of Colorado Skull Base Fellowship | Aurora, CO | Dr. Samy Youssef M.D, PhD |
| 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 |