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North American Skull Base Society

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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 FellowshipAdvanced Endoscopic & Open Skull Base Surgery
Contact Name for ApplicationsJacqueline Bell
Fellowship Type
  • Neurosurgical
LocationCleveland, OH
Date Fellowship Established07/01/2014
Fellowship DirectorPablo Recinos, M.D.
Participating Faculty

Pablo Recinos, M.D. - Section Head, Skull Base Surgery
Varun Kshettry, M.D. - Director of Neurosurgical Skills & Anatomy Lab
Troy Woodard, M.D. - Otolaryngology
Raj Sindwani, M.D. - Otolaryngology


Fellowship Information

Duration1 year
Required Prior Training Program
  • Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program OtherNeurosurgery
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada)Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements

1.  A certified copy of current ECFMG certification and qualifying exam results

2 H1b Visa is required in order to obtain an Ohio Medical

Residency Training in US/Canada RequiredNo
USMLE
  • Step 1
  • Step 2
  • Step 3
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base95%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year1
Salaried PositionYes- contact Program Director for more information
Night and Weekend CallYes
Estimated Nights Per Month1 in 4 weekends
Clinical Work
Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year205
Open Cranial Base
Anterior10
Anterolateral/Infratemporal20
Lateral (temporal bone)20
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella55
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)30
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane10
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear3
Middle fossa5
Retrosigmoid20
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive5
Trauma
Craniocervical
Endonasal2
Reconstruction
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair10
Free Flap Repair5
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife10
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Laboratory Research Opportunities

Prerequisite Training Required

Application Deadline08/31/2023
Decision Deadline12/01/2023
Fellowship Institution Websiteclevelandclinic.org
Previous Fellows

Aaron Sigler, DO - Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,  Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Danilo Silva, M.D. - Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Hofstray University, New York, NY

Paramita Das, M.D. -  Assistant Professor at University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Hamid Borghei-Razavi, M.D. - Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida

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

Please contact Jackie Bell
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 216-445-1379
Mail: 9500 Euclid Avenue/CA51, Cleveland OH 44195

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