Title of Fellowship
UT Southwestern Neurotology Fellowship
Contact Name for Applications
Sherry Weber
Fellowship Type
Neurotology
Location
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Year Fellowship Established
2011
Fellowship Director
Walter Kutz, MD, FACS
Duration
2 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
50%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1 every other year
Annual Stipend
See website
Night and Weekend Call
No
Estimated Nights Per Month
Estimated Weekends Per Month
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
80
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
0
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
0
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
6
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
0
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
0
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
0
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
24
Middle fossa
22
Retrosigmoid
6
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
0
Trauma
Trauma
2
Craniocervical
Transcervical
0
Transoral
0
Endonasal
0
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
0
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
5
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
5
Cyberknife
5
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Quarterly temporal bone lab
Annual skull base lab
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Yes
Prerequisite Training Required
Complete Otolaryngology Residency
US Residency Required:
Yes
US Residency Required In:
Texas
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Application Deadline
June 15, 2014
Decision Deadline
October 1, 2014
Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/otolaryngology/education-training/fellowships/neurotology/index.html
Previous Fellows
Kyle Allen, MD
Participating Faculty
Walter Kutz, MD – Director
Peter Roland, MD
Brandon Isaacson, MD
Bruce Mickey, MD
Sam Barnett, MD
Christopher Madden, MD
Additional Features of the Fellowship