Title of Fellowship
Head & Neck Oncology and Cranial Base Fellowship
Contact Name for Applications
Claudia Valerio
Fellowship Type
Head and Neck Oncology, Neurosurgical, Plastic and Reconstructive
Location
Lenox Hill Hospital
Year Fellowship Established
20
Fellowship Director
Dr Peter Costantino & Dr Dennis Kraus
Duration
1 year
Encounter Year Fellowship
Required Prior Training Program
Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
No
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
60
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1
Annual Stipend
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
3
Estimated Weekends Per Month
2
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
100
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
20
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
20
Lateral (temporal bone)
20
Posterior
20
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
60
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
20
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
0
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
0
Retrosigmoid
0
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
0
Trauma
Trauma
20
Craniocervical
Transcervical
0
Transoral
0
Endonasal
0
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
20
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
20
Free Flap Repair
20
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Bioskills Education Center
This state-of-the-art facility has numerous surgical stations, in light cameras and high definition monitors. Cadaveric specimens are utilized to offer expert training in multiple disciplines — including but not limited to orthopaedic, neurology, otorhinolaryngology, general and gynecological services. Cameras allow for post-procedure review and analysis in the in-house conference room.
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Clinical Base Research
Prerequisite Training Required
US Residency Required:
No
US Residency Required In:
USMLE
Application Deadline
March 1, 2014
Decision Deadline
June 1, 2014
Fellowship Institution Web Site
Previous Fellows
Participating Faculty
Additional Features of the Fellowship