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Title of FellowshipSkull Base Neurosurgery Fellowship
Contact Name for ApplicationsRyojo Akagami
Fellowship Type
  • Neurosurgical
LocationVancouver BC Canada
Date Fellowship Established03/14/2022
Fellowship DirectorRyojo Akagami
Participating Faculty

Ryojo Akagami
Peter Gooderham
Serge Makarenko
Brian Westerberg (neuro-otology)
Kevan Lu (neuro-otology)
Arif Janjua (rhinology)
Andrew Thamboo (rhinology)

Fellowship Information

Duration1 year
Required Prior Training Program
  • Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program OtherN/A
Fellow needs to have full medical licenseNo
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada)Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements

Must be able meet the English language requirements and able to obtain educational license in British Columbia. Please see the BC College of physicians and surgeon's site.

Residency Training in US/Canada RequiredNo
USMLE
  • USMLE not required
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base100% apart from general call (second call)
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year1
Salaried PositionYes- contact Program Director for more information
Night and Weekend CallYes
Estimated Nights Per Month6 as second call
Clinical Work
Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year150
Open Cranial Base
Anterior20
Anterolateral/Infratemporal30
Lateral (temporal bone)15
Posterior10
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella70
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)Data not available
Transpterygoid/ Coronal PlaneData not available
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear10
Middle fossa5
Retrosigmoid50
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ ReconstructiveData not available
Trauma
Craniocervical
TranscervicalData not available
TransoralData not available
Endonasal10
Reconstruction
CranioplastyData not available
Regional, Pedicled Flap RepairData not available
Free Flap RepairData not available
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
GammaknifeData not available
Cyberknife30
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
CyberknifeData not available
Transcranial10
EndovascularData not available
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory

yes

Laboratory Research Opportunities

yes

Application Deadline08/01/2024
Decision Deadline12/12/2024
Previous Fellows

Jeremy Kam Melbourne Australia

David Tan Adelaide Australia

 

Additional Features of the Fellowship

2 funded meetings per year
opportunity to run a local skull base course
opportunity to be involved in vascular neurosurgery - 100 clippings and 100 endovascular coiling per year.

Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) AccreditedNo
How to apply

Please contact Dr. Ryojo Akagami
email: [email protected]