| Title of Fellowship | Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | Kesh Reddy |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Date Fellowship Established | 07/30/2019 |
| Fellowship Director | Kesava (Kesh) Reddy |
| Participating Faculty | Almunder Algird, Neurosurgery |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 12 months |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | Neurosurgical residency completion |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | Yes |
| Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements | Completion of neurosurgery training, Successful completion of the required examinations for the country of origin and Eligibility of License in the Province of Ontario, Canada |
| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | No |
| USMLE |
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| 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 | Yes |
| Estimated Nights Per Month | 4-6 |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 130 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Anterior | 10 |
| Anterolateral/Infratemporal | Data not available |
| Lateral (temporal bone) | 10 |
| Posterior | 20 |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Pituitary/Sella | 60 |
| Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary) | 20 |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Transtemporal/ Transcochlear | Data not available |
| Middle fossa | <5 |
| Retrosigmoid | 10 |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | Data not available |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Transcervical | <5 |
| Transoral | Data not available |
| Endonasal | 70 |
| Reconstruction | |
| Cranioplasty | Available as needed |
| Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair | Data not available |
| Free Flap Repair | Available as needed |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Gammaknife | not available at our center |
| Cyberknife | 50 |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Cyberknife | Data not available |
| Transcranial | Data not available |
| Endovascular | Data not available |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | Available for use of the fellow |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | Research is encouraged and available depending on the interest of the fellow. Including opportunity for cadaver based research. |
| Application Deadline | 07/01/2025 |
| Decision Deadline | 11/01/2025 |
| Fellowship Institution Website | mcmaster.ca |
| Previous Fellows | Dr. Ezequiel Yasuda 2022-2024, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Additional Features of the Fellowship | You can review additional features of the fellowship and schedule here: https://www.nasbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Skullbase-Fellowship-Brochure-2024.pdf |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | No |
| How to apply | Clinical fellows must be eligible for a certificate authorizing postgraduate education from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). The CPSO requires the applicant be recognized as a medical specialist in the jurisdiction where the applicant has been practicing medicine. Trainees apply to the CPSO only after they have been accepted into a clinical fellowship program. Candidates must complete the McMaster Postgraduate application form and submit the following documentation along with an expression of interest to [email protected] and [email protected] : -Up-to-date CV (must be up-to-date within 6 months of application submission) McMaster Dept of Surgery application link: Application deadline is not firm, the position will be filled as an appropriate candidate is selected. This generally occurs approximately 12-18 months prior to start date of fellowship (generally July-July) Please refer to our website macmins.ca for more information. |
NASBS
North American Skull Base Society