| Title of Fellowship | Weill Cornell Medicine: Endoscopic Skull Base and Pituitary Fellowship |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | Theodore H. Schwartz, MD |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | New York, NY |
| Date Fellowship Established | 01/01/2016 |
| Fellowship Director | Theodore H. Schwartz MD |
| Participating Faculty | Vijay K Anand MD |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 6 months to 1 year |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | Neurosurgery residency |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | No |
| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | Yes |
| Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base | 50 |
| 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 | 145 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Anterior | 25 |
| Posterior | 20 |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Pituitary/Sella | 60 |
| Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary) | 20 |
| Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane | 20 |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Endonasal | 100 |
| Reconstruction | |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Gammaknife | Other |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | Yes |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | Yes |
| Application Deadline | 12/31/2022 |
| Decision Deadline | 02/01/2023 |
| Fellowship Institution Website | weillcornellbrainandspine.org |
| Previous Fellows | Leo Arko |
| Additional Features of the Fellowship | Also involves general neuro-oncology. Another 100 brain tumor cases such as gliomas, meningiomas, metastases.Tubular surgery, 5-ALA, LITT. |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | No |
| How to apply | Send email to |
NASBS
North American Skull Base Society