| Title of Fellowship | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Neurotology Fellowship |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | J. Walter Kutz, Jr., MD, FACS |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Dallas, TX |
| Date Fellowship Established | 07/01/2011 |
| Fellowship Director | Walter Kutz, MD |
| Participating Faculty | Walter Kutz, MD |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 2 years |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | Otolaryngology |
| 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 every other year |
| Salaried Position | Yes- contact Program Director for more information |
| Night and Weekend Call | No |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 70 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Lateral (temporal bone) | 60 |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Transtemporal/ Transcochlear | 50 |
| Middle fossa | 15 |
| Retrosigmoid | 5 |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Reconstruction | |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Gammaknife | 15 |
| Cyberknife | 5 |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | 16 station temporal bone lab |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | Optional three-month research block |
| Application Deadline | 06/15/2022 |
| Decision Deadline | 09/01/2022 |
| Fellowship Institution Website | utsouthwestern.edu |
| Previous Fellows | Kyle Allen, MD Sachin Gupta, MD Cameron Wick, MD Anthony Tolisano, MD Daniel Killeen, MD |
| Additional Features of the Fellowship | The neurotology fellowship at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center features a diverse skull base and otologic surgical experience. We utilize all approaches for vestibular schwannoma surgery including the middle fossa and transpromontory approaches. We also have a busy neurofibromatosis type 2 program and perform about 3-4 auditory brainstem implant surgeries a year. Fellows are trained in advanced transcanal endoscopic ear surgery techniques. |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | No |
| How to apply | SF Match website www.sfmatch.org |
NASBS
North American Skull Base Society