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 Neurosurgery |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | Kathleen Wendt |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Date Fellowship Established | 07/01/2010 |
| Fellowship Director | Alexander Yu |
| Participating Faculty | Alexander Yu, MD |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | N/A |
| Fellow needs to have full medical license | Yes |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | No |
| 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 |
| Salaried Position | Yes- contact Program Director for more information |
| Night and Weekend Call | No |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 250 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Anterior | 47 |
| Anterolateral/Infratemporal | 5 |
| Lateral (temporal bone) | 30 |
| Posterior | 100 |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Pituitary/Sella | 40 |
| Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary) | 10 |
| Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane | 10 |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Transtemporal/ Transcochlear | 20 |
| Middle fossa | 30 |
| Retrosigmoid | 70 |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | Data not available |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Transcervical | 5 |
| Transoral | Data not available |
| Endonasal | 5 |
| Reconstruction | |
| Cranioplasty | 5 |
| Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair | 5 |
| Free Flap Repair | 5 |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Gammaknife | 30 |
| Cyberknife | 0 |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Cyberknife | 0 |
| Transcranial | 50 |
| Endovascular | 75 |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | Center for Surgical Arts |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | Cadaveric Dissection - 50-75 available |
| Application Deadline | 07/01/2027 |
| Decision Deadline | 03/15/2028 |
| Previous Fellows | Sanjay Bhatia, MD Alexander Yu, MD Grant Arzumanov, DO Jose Sandoval Consuegra, MD Clementina Aiyudu, MD |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | Yes |
| How to apply |