Title of Fellowship
Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
Contact Name for Applications
Rick Chandra, MD
Fellowship Type
Rhinology/Endonasal
Location
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Year Fellowship Established
2003
Fellowship Director
Rakesh (Rick) Chandra, MD
Duration
One year
Encounter Year Fellowship
Required Prior Training Program
Otolaryngology
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
No
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
30%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1
Annual Stipend
PGY6 Level
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
3
Estimated Weekends Per Month
1
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
200
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:
Yes
US Residency Required In:
Tennessee
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Application Deadline
February 1, 2017
Decision Deadline
June 1, 2017
Fellowship Institution Web Site
https://vanderbilthealth.com/billwilkerson/28797
Previous Fellows
Charles K. Oh M.D.; Paul T. Russell, M.D.; Jeffrey L. Cutler, M.D.; Marina Boruk, M.D.; Samuel S. Becker, M.D.; Leslie A. Nurse, M.D.; Esther Kim, M.D.; Liat Shama M.D.; Alfredo S. Archilla M.D.; Matthew Clavenna, M.D.; Benjamin Hull, M.D.; Leah Hauser, M.D.
Participating Faculty
Rakesh (Rick) Chandra, MD
Paul T. Russell, MD
Justin H. Turner, MD, PhD
Additional Features of the Fellowship
How to Apply
SF Match #2882
Rick Chandra, MD
Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
1215 21st Avenue, South, Suite 7209
Medical Center East–South Tower
Nashville, TN 37232-8605
email: Rakesh.Chandra@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615-343-6166
Fax: 615-936-8969