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, Cerebrovascular and Microneurosurgery Fellowship |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | Ronalda Williams |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Sherwood, Arkansas |
| Date Fellowship Established | 07/01/2011 |
| Fellowship Director | Ali Krisht, MD |
| Participating Faculty | Ali Krisht, MD and Ossama Al-Mefty, MD |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 1 or 2 years |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | none |
| Fellow needs to have full medical license | Yes |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | Yes |
| Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements | If the doctor qualifies for an Arkansas State Medical license. |
| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | Yes |
| USMLE |
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| Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base | 80% |
| Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year | 1-2 |
| Salaried Position | Yes- contact Program Director for more information |
| Night and Weekend Call | No |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 510 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Anterior | 30 |
| Anterolateral/Infratemporal | 20 |
| Lateral (temporal bone) | 20 |
| Posterior | Data not available |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Pituitary/Sella | 50 |
| Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary) | Data not available |
| Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane | Data not available |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Transtemporal/ Transcochlear | Data not available |
| Middle fossa | 100 |
| Retrosigmoid | 60 |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | Data not available |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Transcervical | 30 |
| Transoral | Data not available |
| Endonasal | same as pituitary cases |
| Reconstruction | |
| Cranioplasty | 50 |
| Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair | Data not available |
| Free Flap Repair | Data not available |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Gammaknife | 50 |
| Cyberknife | Data not available |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Cyberknife | Data not available |
| Transcranial | 100 |
| Endovascular | Data not available |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | Yes |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | yes |
| Application Deadline | 01/01/2025 |
| Decision Deadline | 03/01/2026 |
| Previous Fellows | Stylianos Rammos, MD Stephen Shafizadeh, MD Tarek Abuelem, MD Miguel Lopez Gonzalez, MD William Copeland, MD Khaled Krisht, MD Adedamola Adepoju, MD Hossam Youssef, MD Yasser Jeelani, MD Jaafar Basma, MD Andrew Rock, MD (current) |
| Additional Features of the Fellowship | Microdissection, state-of-the-art lab |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | No |
| How to apply | Applicant should submit CV and two recommendation letters to Ronalda Williams email. Applicant will receive a confirmation email and then contacted once everything has been reviewed. |