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].
| Title of Fellowship | Skull Base Surgery |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | Susan Worthington |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Weston, FL |
| Date Fellowship Established | 07/01/2019 |
| Fellowship Director | Badih Adada, MD |
| Participating Faculty | Badih Adada, MD, Department Chair (Neurosurgery), Director of Skull Base Surgery |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 1 year |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | N/A |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | Yes |
| Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements | A certified copy of current ECFMG certification and qualifying exam results |
| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | No |
| USMLE |
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| Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base | 85% |
| Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year | 1 |
| Salaried Position | Yes- contact Program Director for more information |
| Night and Weekend Call | No |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 200 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Anterior | 25 |
| Anterolateral/Infratemporal | 20 |
| Lateral (temporal bone) | 10 |
| Posterior | 5 |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Pituitary/Sella | 40 |
| Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary) | 5 |
| Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane | Other |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Transtemporal/ Transcochlear | 5 |
| Middle fossa | 5 |
| Retrosigmoid | 35 |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | 5 |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Transcervical | Other |
| Reconstruction | |
| Cranioplasty | 5 |
| Free Flap Repair | Other |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Cyberknife | Other |
| Transcranial | 30 |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | Skull Base Surgery state of the art Lab equipped with Microscope and Endoscope available 24/7 at Weston Campus |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | Collaboration of the Clinical Fellow with 2 research fellows in the lab in skull base anatomy projects |
| Application Deadline | 04/30/2023 |
| Decision Deadline | 05/30/2023 |
| Fellowship Institution Website | clevelandclinic.org |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | No |
| How to apply | Please contact Hamid Borghei-Razavi, MD: Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery |