Title of Fellowship
Neuro-oncolgy/Skull base
Contact Name for Applications
Fred Gentili
Fellowship Type
Neurosurgical
Location
University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital
Year Fellowship Established
I don’t know
Fellowship Director
Mark Bernstein, Fred Gentili, Gelareh Zadeh
Duration
one year
Encounter Year Fellowship
Required Prior Training Program
Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
CV
Brief synopsis of career goals
Letters of reference (3) from current and/or past mentors
Proposed start date
Details of any self-funding for the fellowship
Specific title and hospital of the fellowship for which you are applying
For applications to the July 1st slot for the following year, we will make a decision in Oct-Nov of the current year. Final acceptance will require a contractual agreement between yourself and the Department of Surgery Fellowship Program at University of Toronto.
Also, need to have the MCEE exam and any certificate of English proficiency
http://neurosurgery.utoronto.ca/edu/Fellowship_Opportunities/Fellowship_in_Neurooncology.htm
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
I did start yet, but I estimate 50-60% of the cases
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
two
Annual Stipend
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
4
Estimated Weekends Per Month
1 to 2
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
I can’t tell
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
0
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
0
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
0
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
0
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
0
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
0
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
0
Retrosigmoid
0
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
0
Trauma
Trauma
0
Craniocervical
Transcervical
0
Transoral
0
Endonasal
0
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
0
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
0
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Prerequisite Training Required
US Residency Required:
No
US Residency Required In:
USMLE
Application Deadline
March 1, 2012
Decision Deadline
October 1, 2012
Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://neurosurgery.utoronto.ca/edu/Fellowship_Opportunities/Fellowship_in_Neurooncology.htm
Previous Fellows
Participating Faculty
Additional Features of the Fellowship