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 | University of Colorado |
|---|---|
| Title of Fellowship | University of Colorado Skull Base Fellowship |
| Location | Aurora, CO |
| Fellowship Director | Dr. Samy Youssef M.D, PhD |
| Contact Name for Applications | Jennifer Hasenbalg |
| Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year | 1 |
| Duration | 12 months |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | No |
| Salaried Position | Yes- contact Program Director for more information |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | Yes |
| Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements | USMLE Steps 1-3, ECFMG Certificate |
| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | No |
| Fellowship Program Description: | The Skull Base Surgery program at the University of Colorado is dedicated to providing exceptional training and experience in the performance of complex intracranial neurosurgery with an emphasis upon the application of skull base surgical techniques to ordinary and extraordinary tumors and vascular lesions. The fellows and residents participate in an intense training to become an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team that incorporates the expertise of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Oculoplastic Surgery, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Neuro-Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Neuroradiology. In addition to gaining sufficient clinical experience to begin independent practice and form a skull base surgical clinical division, the trainees perform sufficient research, publications and presentations to begin an academic career. Cranial and skull base endoscopic approaches are a relatively new field in complex cranial surgery. Currently, full endoscopic training and teaching is integrated into the skull base microsurgical training in order to develop excellence in cranial endoscopy and minimally invasive complex cranial surgery. |