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 the NASBS office at [email protected].
| Title of Fellowship | Skull Base, Pituitary & Minimally Invasive Cranial Surgery |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | Lindsey Wheeler |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Seattle, WA |
| Date Fellowship Established | 07/01/2016 |
| Fellowship Director | Zachary N. Litvack, MD MBA FAANS FACS |
| Participating Faculty | Zachary N. Litvack, MD FAANS FACS |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | Minimum 5 years Neurosurgery |
| Fellow needs to have full medical license | No |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | Yes |
| Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements |
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| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | No |
| USMLE |
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| Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base | 60 |
| Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year | 1 |
| Salaried Position | Yes- contact Program Director for more information |
| Night and Weekend Call | Yes |
| Estimated Nights Per Month | 1 Night Per Week / 1 Weekend Per Month |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 120 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Anterior | 20 |
| Anterolateral/Infratemporal | Data not available |
| Lateral (temporal bone) | 20 |
| Posterior | 25 |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Pituitary/Sella | 55 |
| Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary) | 10 |
| Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane | 5 |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Transtemporal/ Transcochlear | 5 |
| Middle fossa | 20 |
| Retrosigmoid | 25 |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | Data not available |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Transoral | Data not available |
| Endonasal | 5 |
| Reconstruction | |
| Cranioplasty | 5 |
| Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair | 5 |
| Free Flap Repair | 5 |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Gammaknife | 30 |
| Cyberknife | 30 |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Cyberknife | Data not available |
| Transcranial | Data not available |
| Endovascular | Data not available |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | We partner with Seattle Science Foundation, a world famous anatomic laboratory and teaching facility to provide on-site access for endonasal, temporal bone and skull base dissection. Additionally, fellows have access to, and participate as instructors in, multiple CME events each year. |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | We partner with both the Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Therapy, the Institute for Systems Biology, and the Allen Brain Institute for collaborative bench-to-bedside translational research. Additional opportunities for fellows to participate in clinical outcomes and quality and industry-partnered research are supported by a Neuroscience Institute research core. |
| Application Deadline | 07/01/2025 |
| Decision Deadline | 09/30/2025 |
| Fellowship Institution Website | swedish.org |
| Previous Fellows | 2025-Jun Ma MD 2024-Eduardo Martinez del Campo MD 2023- Mohammed Basamh MD 2022- Alon Orlev MD 2021 - Cristian Gragnaniello MD 2020-Mohab Abozeid MD 2019 - Joshua Prickett DO 2017 - Hermes Garcia MD 2017 - Christian Bowers MD 2016 - Kevin Reinard MD |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | No |
| How to apply | Please submit applications online through the NASBS website Supporting documents for Skull Base should include a CV, at least two letters of recommendation, one of which is from your training program director or Chairperson, USMLE Transcripts, personal Statement and headshot (if not included on CV) Additional information is available from, and direct questions to our Program Manager: Lindsey Wheeler [email protected] |