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Skull Base Fellowship Registry

The membership of the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) is a tremendous resource for the training of fellows, who are the future of the development of our specialty. The society has developed a registry of skull base fellowships that are offered by the society membership.

The society recognizes that we are a diverse and multidisciplinary group comprised of several different specialties, all of whom have significant interest and focus in the management of skull base neoplasia. Likewise, the nature and character of the various fellowships will represent and reflect their differences. In addition, we recognize that there will be variation between individual fellowship experiences resulting from the differences in the preceptor’s approaches and practices.

To post a Fellowship, please go to the Fellowship Registry Entry Form. You must be a member of NASBS to add a Fellowship to the Registry.
To edit an entry, please log in under the Member credentials used to add the entry to the registry and make edits to the listing.

To apply for Fellowship training, please contact the program directly.
If you need assistance or have questions, please contact NASBS Executive Director, Paula Claborn, at [email protected].

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Title of FellowshipSkull Base Neurosurgery
Contact Name for ApplicationsFranco DeMonte MD/Crystal Jackson
Fellowship Type
  • Neurosurgical
LocationHouston, TX
Date Fellowship Established07/01/2012
Fellowship DirectorFranco DeMonte MD
Participating Faculty

Franco DeMonte MD, Shaan M. Raza MD, Ehab Hanna MD (Head and Neck), Paul W. Gidley MD (Neuro-otology), Shirley Su MD (Head and Neck), Marc-Elie Nader MD (Neuro-otology), Jack Phan MD, PhD (radiation oncology) , Matt Hanasono MD (Plastic Surgery), Ron Yu MD (Plastic Surgery)


Fellowship Information

DurationOne year
Required Prior Training Program
  • Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program Othernone
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada)Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements

ECFMG, USLME 1-3

Residency Training in US/Canada RequiredYes
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base95%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Yearone
Salaried PositionYes- contact Program Director for more information
Night and Weekend CallYes
Estimated Nights Per Month4-6
Clinical Work
Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year150
Open Cranial Base
Anterior50
Anterolateral/Infratemporal25
Lateral (temporal bone)25
Posterior50
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella150-200
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)25
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane25
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear25
Middle fossa10
Retrosigmoid60
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructivenone
Trauma
Craniocervical
Transcervicalnone
Transoralnone
Endonasallots
Reconstruction
CranioplastyData not available
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repairlots
Free Flap Repairmost in nation
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife50 skullbase
Cyberknifenone
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Cyberknifenone
Transcranialnone
Endovascularnone
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory

Yes - advanced

Laboratory Research Opportunities

yes

Application Deadline09/15/2021
Decision Deadline03/15/2022
Fellowship Institution Websitemdanderson.org
Previous Fellows

Betty Kim MD PhD 2012 - 2013 - MD Anderson

Shaan M Raza 2013-2014 - MD Anderson

Vince DiNapoli 2014-2015 - Mayfield Neurosurgery

Peleg Horowitz 2015-2016 - University of Chicago

Jake Freeman 2016-2017 - Ocala, Florida

Gautam Mehta 2017-2018 - House Ear Clinic

Jonathan Breshears 2018 - 2019 - Kansas City, Missouri

Additional Features of the Fellowship

Extensive exposure to multidisciplinary management of benign and malignant tumors of the skullbase

Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) AccreditedNo
How to apply

Website on department of Neurosurgery fellowship website

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