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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 FellowshipBrigham and Women's Endoscopic Pituitary and Skull Base Fellowship
Contact Name for ApplicationsTimothy R. Smith
Fellowship Type
  • Neurosurgical
LocationBoston, MA
Date Fellowship Established04/01/2008
Fellowship DirectorTimothy R. Smith, MD, PhD, MPH
Participating Faculty

Neurosurgery: Omar Arnaout, W. Linda Bi
ENT: C. Eduardo Corrales
Endocrinology: Ursula Kaiser, Le Min


Fellowship Information

Duration1 year
Required Prior Training Program
  • Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program OtherNo
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada)No
Residency Training in US/Canada RequiredYes
USMLE
  • Step 2
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base100%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year1
Salaried PositionYes- contact Program Director for more information
Night and Weekend CallNo
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
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)20
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane20
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear20
Middle fossa10
Retrosigmoid75
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive20
Trauma
Craniocervical
TranscervicalOther
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty10
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair10
Free Flap Repair10
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife15
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory

Yes

Laboratory Research Opportunities

Yes

Application Deadline01/15/2020
Decision Deadline04/01/2021
Previous Fellows

G. Zada; Z. Litvack; Dan Kelly; G. Barkhoudarian; K. De Los Reyes; D. Prevedello; M. Raber;

D. Penn; M. Safain; M. Catalino

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

contact [email protected]

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