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Fellowship Registry

July 30, 2019

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Title of FellowshipSkull Base, Cerebrovascular and Microneurosurgery Fellowship
Contact Name for ApplicationsRonalda Williams
Fellowship Type
  • Neurosurgical
LocationSherwood, Arkansas
Date Fellowship Established07/01/2011
Fellowship DirectorAli Krisht, MD
Participating Faculty

Ali Krisht, MD and Ossama Al-Mefty, MD


Fellowship Information

Duration1 or 2 years
Required Prior Training Program
  • Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program Othernone
Fellow needs to have full medical licenseYes
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada)Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements

If the doctor qualifies for an Arkansas State Medical license.

Residency Training in US/Canada RequiredYes
USMLE
  • Step 1
  • Step 2
  • Step 3
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base80%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year1-2
Salaried PositionYes- contact Program Director for more information
Night and Weekend CallNo
Clinical Work
Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year510
Open Cranial Base
Anterior30
Anterolateral/Infratemporal20
Lateral (temporal bone)20
PosteriorData not available
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella50
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)Data not available
Transpterygoid/ Coronal PlaneData not available
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ TranscochlearData not available
Middle fossa100
Retrosigmoid60
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ ReconstructiveData not available
Trauma
Craniocervical
Transcervical30
TransoralData not available
Endonasalsame as pituitary cases
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty50
Regional, Pedicled Flap RepairData not available
Free Flap RepairData not available
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife50
CyberknifeData not available
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
CyberknifeData not available
Transcranial100
EndovascularData not available
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory

Yes

Laboratory Research Opportunities

yes

Application Deadline01/01/2025
Decision Deadline03/01/2026
Previous Fellows

Stylianos Rammos, MD

Stephen Shafizadeh, MD

Tarek Abuelem, MD

Miguel Lopez Gonzalez, MD

William Copeland, MD

Khaled Krisht, MD

Adedamola Adepoju, MD

Hossam Youssef, MD

Yasser Jeelani, MD

Jaafar Basma, MD

Andrew Rock, MD (current)

Additional Features of the Fellowship

Microdissection, state-of-the-art lab
5 annual well recognized national and international workshops fellow will participant in
Rich educational environment with 5-10 neurosurgeons from around the world in our clinical research fellowship positions
Educational aspect well structured with monthly academic day consisting or M&M, tumor boards and journal club.

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

Applicant should submit CV and two recommendation letters to Ronalda Williams email. Applicant will receive a confirmation email and then contacted once everything has been reviewed.

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