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Albany Medical Center - Alexander Riccio (Albany Medical College)
Albert Einstein -
Albert Einstein -
Allegheny General Hospital - Nihar Gala (UMDNJ - NJMS)
Allegheny General Hospital - Raj Nangunoori (Drexel)
Baylor College of Medicine - Pascal Zinn (Universität Zurich)
Baylor College of Medicine - Eric Momin (Johns Hopkins)
Baylor College of Medicine - Rory Mayer (Baylor College of Medicine)
Brigham and Women’s Hospital - Vamsi Chavakula (Harvard)
Brigham and Women’s Hospital - Alfred See (Johns Hopkins)
Brigham and Women’s Hospital - Ziev Moses (Dartmouth)
Brown University - Francesco Pucci (Brown University)
Case Western - Osmond Wu (Case Western)
Case Western - Thomas Ostergard (Case Western)
Cedars Sinai -
Cedars Sinai -
Cleveland Clinic - Bryan Lee (Loma Linda)
Cleveland Clinic - Alex Witek (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Cleveland Clinic - Andres Maldonado (University Central Del Ecuador)
Columbia - Brett Youngerman (Columbia)
Columbia - Randy D’Amico (UMDNJ)
Cornell - Hilarie Blair Waldorf Tomasiewicz (Mount Sinai)
Cornell - Brenton Pennicooke (Harvard)
Dartmouth - Brandon Root (Arizona)
Duke University - Timothy Miller (University of South Florida)
Duke University - Kimberly Hoang (Ohio State)
Duke University - Owoicho Adogwa (Vanderbilt)
Emory - Anil Roy (Northwestern University)
Emory - Kumar Vasudevan (Brown University)
Emory - Krish Vigneswaran (UTSW)
George Washington -
Georgetown - Tushar Jha (University of Tennessee-Memphis)
Georgetown -
Henry Ford Hospital - Thomas Noh (Univ of Hawaii)
Henry Ford Hospital -
Indiana University - Shaheryar Ansari (Indiana)
Indiana University -
Johns Hopkins - Ivan Kotchekov (Columbia)
Johns Hopkins - Rajiv Iyer (NYU)
Johns Hopkins - Matt Bender (Johns Hopkins)
Loma Linda - Nam Yoon (Loma Linda)
Loma Linda - Meghan McClure (University of California, Davis)
LSU New Orleans - Anthony DiGiorgio (Touro Univeristy, California)
LSU Shreveport - Rimal Hanif (Vanderbilt)
LSU Shreveport - Jared Garrett (Arkansas)
Loyola - Kevin Swong (Southern Illinois University School of Medicine)
Loyola - Stephen Johans (University of Missouri)
MGH - Vijay Yanamadala (Harvard)
MGH - Matthew Mian (Harvard)
MGH - Marcus Zachariah (UCSF)
Mayo Clinic - Joseph Kapurch (Univ. of Michigan)
Mayo Clinic - Joshua Hughes (Univ. of Mississippi)
Mayo Clinic - Marcus Gates (Meharry)
Medical College of Georgia - Nathan Todnem (University of Louisville)
Medical College of Wisconsin - Elsa Arocho-Quinones (UTMB)
Medical University of South Carolina -
Methodist Hospital - Meng Huang (UTMB)
Methodist Hospital - Viren Desai (UTHSCSA)
Miami - Walter Jermakowicz (Vanderbilt)
Miami - Samir Sur (Boston University)
Mount Sinai - Jonathan Rasouli (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
Mount Sinai - Margaret Pain (University of Minnesota)
National Capital Consortium - Joseph Spinelli (USUHS/Navy)
National Capital Consortium - Bradley Richardson (Tulane/Navy)
New York Medical College - Jennifer Ronecker (NYMC)
New York University - Osamah Choudhry (UMDNJ - NJMS)
New York University - Andrew Brunswick (Columbia)
North Shore/Long Island Jewish - Shamik Chakraborty (SUNY Downstate)
North Shore/Long Island Jewish - Victor Du (Albany Medical College)
Northwestern - Olabisi Sanusi (Penn State)
Northwestern - Rishi Lall (Wisconsin)
Northwestern - Rudy Rahme (Universite Saint-Joseph)
Ohio State University - Bill Gross (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Ohio State University -
Oregon Health & Science - Katie Krause (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Oregon Health & Science - Tristan Stani (Brown University)
Oregon Health & Science - Kunal Gupta (University of Cambridge)
Penn State University - Brian Anderson (Oregon Health & Science Univ)
Penn State University - Russell Payne (Texas Tech Univ)
Rush University - David Wallace (Rush)
Rush University - Joshua Wewel (University of Nebraska)
St. Joseph’s Hospital (Barrow) - Randy Hlubek (Oklahoma)
St. Joseph’s Hospital (Barrow) - David Xu (Northwestern)
St. Joseph’s Hospital (Barrow) - Celene Bardales Mulholland (UCLA)
St. Joseph’s Hospital (Barrow) - Sammy Kalb (Universidad Anahuac, Mexico)
St. Louis University - Sean Arredondo (Baylor)
Stanford - Laura Prolo (Stanford)
Stanford - Yi-Ren Chen (Stanford)
Stanford - Jason Yoon (Johns Hopkins)
SUNY Upstate - Venita Simpson (Georgetown University)
SUNY Upstate -
Temple University - Shahin Manoochehri (Saint Louis University)
Thomas Jefferson University - Courtney Pendleton (Johns Hopkins)
Thomas Jefferson University - Kofi-Buaku Atsina (Yale)
Thomas Jefferson University - Geoffrey Stricsek (Emory)
Tufts Medical Center - Richard Ogbuju (SUNY Upstate)
Tulane - Lora Kahn (UTMB)
UC Davis - Tamar Binyamin (Virginia Commonwealth University)
UC Irvine - Michelle Paff (Drexel)
UC San Diego - Reid Hoshide (Univ of Hawaii)
UC San Diego - Vincent Cheung (Baylor College of Medicine)
UCSF - Joseph Osorio (UCSF)
UCSF - Jonathan Breshears (Wash U)
UCSF - Martin Chuck Bass Rutkowski (UCLA)
UCLA - Daniel Nagasawa (UC Irvine)
UCLA - Alexander Tucker (U Mass)
UCLA - Tianyi Niu (MCW)
UMDNJ - Ahmed Meleis (UMDNJ-NJMS)
UMDNJ -
University at Buffalo - Evan Winograd (Sackler School of Medicine)
University at Buffalo - Joshua Meyers (New York Medical College)
University of Alabama at Birmingham - John Amburgy (MCG at GHSU)
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Esther Beeson (Tulane)
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Trey McClugage (UAB)
University of Arizona - Nikolay Martirosyan (Moscow Medical Academy)
University of Arizona -
University of Arkansas -
University of Chicago - Jonathan Hobbs (University of Kentucky)
University of Cincinnati - Jennifer Kosty (UPenn)
University of Cincinnati - Christopher Carroll (MCW/Navy)
University of Cincinnati - Shawn Vuong (University of South Dakota)
University of Colorado - Alexander Yang (LSU)
University of Colorado - Daniel Craig (University of Colorado)
University of Florida - Orrin Dayton (Wake Forest University)
University of Florida - Justin Hilliard (University of Virginia)
University of Florida - Brian Sindelar (University of Illinois-Chicago/Army)
University of Illinois at Chicago - Ashley Barks (Albany Medical College)
University of Illinois at Chicago - Darian Esfahani (Loyola)
University of Illinois at Peoria - DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN MATCH
University of Iowa - Yasunori ("Yas") Nagahama (Georgetown)
University of Iowa -
University of Kansas - Jeremy Peterson (University of Nebraska)
University of Kansas - Kyle Smith (University of Nebraska)
University of Kentucky - Farhan Arshad Mirza (Aga Khan University, Pakistan)
University of Kentucky - Lauren Marasa (University of South Carolina)
University of Louisville - DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN MATCH
University of Maryland - Brandon Sur (University of Cincinnati)
University of Maryland - Erik Hayman (University of Colorado)
University of Michigan - Jacob Joseph (Baylor College of Medicine)
University of Michigan - Drew Wilkinson (University of Michigan)
University of Michigan - Luis Savastano (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo)
University of Minnesota - Molly Hubbard (University of Vermont)
University of Minnesota -
University of Mississippi - Joaquin Hidalgo (Universidad del Zulia)
University of Missouri -
University of Nebraska - Jordan Lacy (University of Nebraska)
University of Nebraska - Linden Fornoff (University of Nebraska)
University of New Mexico -
University of North Carolina - Oluwaseun Omofoye (UNC)
University of North Carolina - Edward Yap (Saint Louis University)
University of Oklahoma - Allison Strickland (Texas Tech)
University of Pennsylvania - Kalil Abdullah (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania - Matthew Piazza (Columbia)
University of Pennsylvania - Eric Hudgins (Wake Forest)
University of Pittsburgh - Stephen Johnson (UPenn)
University of Pittsburgh - William Ares (University of Vermont)
University of Pittsburgh -
University of Pittsburgh -
University of Puerto Rico -
University of Rochester -
University of Rochester - Kasia Czerniecka (Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland)
University of South Florida - Andrew Vivas (University of South Florida)
University of South Florida - Jason Paluzzi (Wake Forest University)
University of Southern California (USC) - Daniel Kramer (UPenn)
University of Southern California (USC) - Ifije Ohiorhenuan (Cornell)
University of Tennessee - Ryan Lingo (Mercer University School of Medicine)
University of Tennessee -
University of Utah - Kevin Horn (Ohio State)
University of Utah - Jian Guan (Columbia)
University of Vermont - David Slottje (Cornell)
University of Virginia - James Nguyen (UVA)
University of Virginia - Peter Christiansen (SIU)
University of Virginia - Dan Raper (University of Sydney)
University of Virginia/NIH - Alexander Ksendzovsky (Chicago Medical School, RFUMS)
University of Washington - James Bales (UPitt)
University of Washington - Robert Bonow (Tufts)
University of Washington - Robert Buckley (Wash U)
University of Wisconsin -
University of Wisconsin -
UT Houston - Daniel Monsivais (UTMB)
UT Houston - Jessica Stark (LSU)
UT Medical Branch (UTMB) -
UT San Antonio - Grant Booher (UTMB)
UT San Antonio - Vaibhav Patel (VCU)
UT Southwestern (UTSW) - Ryan Smith (Nevada)
UT Southwestern (UTSW) - Robert Funk (UT Houston)
UT Southwestern (UTSW) - Ankur Patel (UT Southwestern)
Vanderbilt University - Pete Morone (Indiana)
Vanderbilt University - Scott Zuckerman (Vanderbilt)
Vanderbilt University - Michael Dewan (Yale)
Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia - Joel Stary (Illinois)
Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia - MaryGrace Hajac (VCU)
Wake Forest University - Adam Mathes (West Virginia University)
Wake Forest University - Robert Wicks (Johns Hopkins)
Washington University in St. Louis - Hassan Akbari (Wash U)
Washington University in St. Louis - Ashwin Kamath (Mount Sinai)
Washington University in St. Louis - Ananth Vellimana (All India Institute of Medical Sciences)
Wayne State University - Gary Rajah (Wayne State)
West Virginia University - Rahul Singh (UMDNJ - NJMS)
Yale - Branden Cord (Stanford)
Yale - Joaquin Camara-Quintana (Stanford)

Osteopathic Programs

Arrowhead -
BroMenn -
Columbus -
Cook County -
Garden City -
Grandview -
PCOM -
Providence -
St. Barnabus -
Virginia Tech/Carilion -

Emory University’s School of Medicine has a long-standing reputation as one of the nation’s finest teaching and research institutions. In the neurosurgery residency program at Emory, our residents learn from physicians of international prestige, encountering a multitude of neurosurgery subspecialty areas, including neuro-oncology, spine and instrumentation, cerebrovascular, stereotactic, functional and epilepsy, peripheral nerve, and pediatrics. An extraordinary asset of this training program is the diversity of our affiliated institutions and the wealth of clinical experience available.

During training, the Emory neurosurgical resident has ample opportunity to become adept at the diagnosis and treatment of patients, as well as to develop technical proficiency in the most difficult neurosurgical techniques. Our program offers unique clinical and laboratory experience in several fields, including research opportunities in cerebral blood flow and metabolism, stroke, neural transplantation, central nervous system trauma, epilepsy, neuro-endocrinology, neuro-oncology, molecular biology, and microsurgical techniques.

Program Structure & Rotations

Neurosurgery Resident Jess Schuette, US News article The residency training program may vary depending on the specific needs of the trainee, a flexibility beneficial when developing specialized interests or skills in neurosurgery. Research programs for a Ph.D. degree may also be arranged.

The goal of the Emory University training program in Neurosurgery is to instruct and prepare physicians in the prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, operative and non-operative treatment, critical care and rehabilitation of patients afflicted by diseases of the central, peripheral and autonomic nervous system, its meninges and vascular supply and of disorders of the spine. Residents should acquire skills in leadership, superior clinical judgment, patient advocacy and compassion, effective communication with patients, their families, consultant services and nursing and faculty staff. Academic objectives include the completion of laboratory and clinical research projects and the preparation of manuscripts for publication at meetings and in peer-reviewed journals and books.

Program Outline
The Neurosurgical Program begins with the PGY1 year. The PGY1 resident will spend the year in a variety of rotations, including the neuro ICU, neurosurgery outpatient clinics, neurology outpatient clinics, ENT, anesthesiology, emergency room, general surgery and the surgical ICU.

The PGY2 year will be spent as the junior resident at Emory University Hospital. The PGY3 year will be spent as a junior resident for four months at Grady Memorial Hospital with the balance of the year spent doing electives.

The PGY4 year will consist of six months as the senior resident at the Children’s Hospitals of Atlanta and six months as the resident at Emory University Hospital Midtown. The PGY5 year will be spent as elective or research time. The PGY6 year will be divided into eight months of further elective or research time and four months as a senior resident at Grady Memorial Hospital.

The PGY7 year consists of twelve months as a Chief resident. In order to graduate from the Program, the resident must have successfully completed the training program as outlined by the Department of Neurological Surgery. The written examination of the American Board of Neurological Surgery must be passed prior to commencing the PGY7 year as Chief Resident.

General Responsibilities:
The resident staff is responsible for the daily care of patients, including morning and evening rounds, intensive care, emergency consultations, patient admissions and discharges. Residents will assist in all surgical and intensive care unit procedures under the supervision of faculty and senior housestaff. Each resident participates in an equitable on-call schedule, in the education of rotating medical students, and attends all pertinent (required) conferences. Residents are expected to keep a written or computer database of their surgical cases.

Specific Responsibilities:

Conferences
Education
In-training Examination
PGY1 Rotation
PGY2 Rotation
PGY3 Rotation
PGY4 Rotation
PGY5 Rotation
PGY6 Rotation
PGY7 Rotation

Application Process

We will be interviewing for three PGY1 level openings for the academic year beginning July 1, 2011. The deadline for application is September 30, 2010.

The applicants selected to begin training with us in July of 2011 will enter into a 7-year program, inclusive of the PGY-1 year. Viable candidates for the program generally are in the upper 1/3 of their medical school class and have previously demonstrated excellent clinical and intellectual abilities. Recruits are selected based on data on the application form, letters of reference, previous academic performance, and the results of a personal interview. Discrimination with regard to race, ethnicity, religion and sex is not tolerated.

Residency Training
If you are interested in applying to the Emory neurosurgical residency training program, please indicate your interest when registering with the Electronic Central Application Service (ERAS).

Application Requirements
An application is considered complete only if the following items are received:

All application letters and materials must be made available to us exclusively through ERAS.  Documents sent in the mail are not accepted.
An application is considered complete only if the following items are received:
Completed Common Application Form
USMLE Step 1 completed
ECFMG certificate for foreign medical graduates
Personal statement, limit one page
2 letters of recommendation are required by the September 30th cut-off date (one of which should be from your home medical school Department of Neurosurgery Chairman or Program Director)
A 3rd letter is required to complete the process.  It must be received no later than October 18th.  Additional letters are accepted after the cut-off dates as long as they are submitted through ERAS.

Application Deadline
All applications must be completed in full and submitted to Emory / ERAS no later than September 30th. Applications submitted after this date or those that are still incomplete after September 30th will not be considered.

MSPE or Dean’s Letters
Emory Neurosurgery recognizes that Medical School Performance Evaluations (MSPE) or Dean’s letters will not be available to the department by the September 30, 2010 application cut-off date. We will make allowances for late submission of this document only following the cut-off date.

Interview Invitations
Following review of completed applications, Emory Neurosurgery will offer interview appointments to the individuals via E-mail. We anticipate that we will begin issuing invitations October 21, 2010.

Interview Dates
We plan to hold one interview session per month in November, December and January. Presently, our interview dates are scheduled as indicated below, but note they are subject to change:

November 14-15, 2010
December 12-13, 2010
January 6-7, 2010

Visas
The Emory University Office of Graduate Medical Education will sponsor a J-1 visa to any foreign medical school student that is offered a position in the department.

Questions or requests for additional information should be directed to:

Jenny O’Neil
Neurosurgery Residency Training Program Coordinator
Department of Neurosurgery
Emory University School of Medicine
1365-B Clifton Road, Suite 6200
Atlanta, GA 30322
phone: 404-778-5969
email: joneil@emory.edu

Outstanding clinicians
Active investigators
Experienced educators

To achieve these goals, substantial responsibility is accorded to the residents as appropriate for their degree of experience.

The department of neurosurgery performs more than 4,000 operations each year in a wide variety of subspecialties throughout the affiliated hospitals of the Penn Medicine. The clinical faculty has a significant expertise in all aspects of neurological surgery. Given the enormous volume and intensity of exposure, the department offers a multidisciplinary approach to the realm of neurosurgical problems.

The clinical activities of the departments of neurosurgery and neurology are coordinated through the Comprehensive Neuroscience Center to improve the interaction between these groups so that smooth delivery of patient care is provided. This is particularly important in the areas of:

Cerebrovascular disease
Epilepsy
Spine
Movement disorders
Peripheral nerve
Complex skull base surgery
Neuro-oncology

Research is integral to the departmental mission with the renowned Center for Brain Injury and Repair as well as substantial basic research efforts in ischemia, oncology and neurophysiology. The department receives over $3 million annually in NIH support in addition to other external grant sources.

Residents participate in the full process of research including grant preparation, accumulation of data, presentation and publication. An involved, active mentoring process is conducted throughout the research rotation.

Residents are also involved in the educational mission of the department, including direct instruction with medical students, the medical school curriculum, participation in all teaching conferences and, as chief resident, supervising the junior residents.

Please contact the residency coordinator, Susan Small, at susan.small@uphs.upenn.edu or 215-615-4390 with any questions regarding our program.

Rotations

During the first year of the Penn Neurosurgical Training Program, residents must satisfactorily complete three months of clinical neurology service, three months of general surgery service, and six months of clinical neurosurgery service. The schedule of rotations within the program varies according to the needs of the individual resident and the needs of the program. Laboratory rotations vary between 15 and 18 months. Residents are encouraged to spend this time at the University of Pennsylvania where many opportunities are available for directed research. In particular situations, residents may elect to spend this time at another institution.

A typical rotation schedule would look as follows. Each year is divided into five evenly spaced blocks:

PGY

1 3 months Gen Surgery, 3 months Neur, 6 months Nsgy

2 12 months HUP Junior

3 12 months PAH Junior

4 4 months CHOP, 2 months Clinic Rotation, 6 months Research

5 12 months Research

6 4 months PAH Chief, 4 months GKS, 4 months NR

7 12 months HUP Chief

HUP = Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
PAH = Pennsylvania Hospital
CHOP = Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
GKS = Gamma Knife Surgery Elective
NR = Interventional Neuroradiology Elective
Neur = Clinical Neurology
Nsgy = Clinical Neurosurgery

All residents are required to take the written examination of the American Board of Neurological Surgery for practice during the first three years of training. Thereafter, the examination may be taken for credit and must be passed before the resident enters the senior or chief resident rotation. No resident will be considered to have satisfactorily completed the training program until a passing score is obtained on the written examination.

All residents are evaluated on a biannual basis by the faculty. A written report is submitted to the program director who reviews these evaluations with the residents.

Applying to the Residency Program

Penn Neurosurgery is currently using the ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) through NRMP (National Residency Match Program). Students may register by visiting the ERAS website.

The application deadline is October 15, 2011. Applications are reviewed in early fall.

Please contact the residency coordinator, Susan Small, at susan.small@uphs.upenn.edu for any other information regarding the program.

http://medicine.yale.edu/neurosurgery/education/index.aspx

***Medical students interested in subinternships should email our residency coordinator Peggy McLaughlin at peggy.mclaughlin@yale.edu.***

The Neurosurgical Residency Program at Yale-New Haven Hospital is a seven-year program under the direction of the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Dennis Spencer is the department chair, and Dr. Charles Duncan is program director for the residency.

The Neurosurgical Residency Program gives residents a broad neurosurgical background. It exposes them to subspecialty neurosurgery and gives them a chance to engage in basic and clinical research.

Appointments to the program are for one year with advancement based on performance. Residents are evaluated continuously by the faculty and senior residents in accordance with the General Competencies. The department expects residents to contribute to their own education through active interaction with faculty. Faculty evaluations are based on residents’ performance in seminars, on the wards, in the OR, in clinics and in the laboratory.

Structure of the Program

The Yale Neurosurgery Program is designed to provide a broad neurosurgical background and an exposure to subspecialty neurosurgery as well as an opportunity to engage in both clinical and basic research such that the individual resident may choose the clinical or academic practice of neurosurgery.

Education is the binding theme of the Department’s entire effort. The Department requires residents to learn not just be taught, expects all to contribute to the learning process not passively accept it. Personal contact by the faculty provides for individual evaluation of the resident’s performance in seminars, on the wards, in the OR, in the clinics and in the laboratory. The Department can then best understand their needs, potential, and productivity.

The Neurosurgical Residency Program at the Yale New Haven Hospital is a seven-year program under the direction of the Department of Neurosurgery at The Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Dennis Spencer is the Chair of the Department and Dr. Charles Duncan is Program Director for the Residency.

While it is expected that those entering the program will complete their residency, all appointments to the program are for one year with advancement based on continuing acceptable performance. Residents are evaluated continuously by the faculty and senior residents in accordance with the General Competencies.

Chronology of the Program

Total Clinical Neurological Surgery time for an individual resident will vary between 42 and 48 months as follows.

PGY 1.

Residents rotate on various General Surgery Services for 6 months.  In the current year these are Trauma, SICU, Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery, Vascular, and ENT.  Three month are spent on Neurology and 3 months are assigned to Neurosurgery.  One of the Neurosurgery months are planned for Neuroradiology and Neuro-Ophthalmology.

NS1, PGY 2.

Both Junior Residents assigned to the YNHH Neurosurgical Service for 6 months.  The second 6 months is split between the two resident with 3 months at the VA and 3 months at YNHH, however both have weekly oupatient continuity clinic at the VA for the entire 6 months.

NS2, PGY3

The two Junior Residents continue to alternate 3 months at the VA and 3 months at YNHH and continue weekly continuity clinic.  Halfway through this year the residents begin a 2 year interval of research which in most cases consists of a postdoctoral type research experience.

NS3, PGY4

Research.

NS4, PGY5

Final 6 month of research and then 6 months of elective time.  Electives include a wide range of relevant topics including endovascular surgical neuroradiology, specific neurology rotations such as epilepsy, movement disorders, pediatrics, etc., neuropathology, and neurosurgical specialties.  Research may also be continued or concluded.

NS5, PGY6

Senior Resident at YNHH assists the Administrative Chief Resident in running the clinical services and functions as acting chief when the chief resident is outside of Duty Hours.  As we move to two individuals in this year, they will in turn be assigned to a specialty area of their choice for a fellowship-like experience of greater depth.

NS6, PGY7

Chief Resident has the overall administrative responsibility of running the neurosurgical service including OR, NICU, inpatient, conference, and medical student assignments. As we move to two individuals in this year they will in turn be assigned to the specialty area of their choice to be the Chief resident in that area.

Application Process
How to Apply

Application to the Program is strictly through the ERAS Program. You may apply through the website – www.aamc.org/eras.

Our program offers 2 positions each year. Applications are reviewed by the faculty and invitations offered for interviews. Interviews are scheduled for November, December and January. Every effort is made to accommodate applicant travel schedules. Applicants are encouraged to consider a sub-internship experience prior to application (contact the student affairs office at internal.health@yale.edu). The deadline for applying for the program each year is September 30.

For specific questions regarding residency in Neurosurgery at Yale-New Haven Medical Center email Peggy McLaughlin or call the Department of Neurosurgery at 203-785-3275.

http://residents.neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/ResidentProgram.html

Robert L. Martuza, M.D., Chief

The goal of the residency training program at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is to train neurosurgeons who will become leaders in academic neurosurgery. The program has a long and proud tradition of training surgeons who have made major clinical and scientific contributions to the field of neurosurgery. More recently, the program has undergone a significant expansion with appointment of new faculty members and the planned move in to new operative suites and patient units in the B3C, with a doubling of the department’s laboratory space. The program is dynamic, growing, and strongly positioned to continue this tradition of leadership into the 21st century.

The philosophy of the program is to expose residents to a large number of high-quality cases spanning the entire range of neurosurgery. The Massachusetts General Hospital is a tertiary referral center for the entire New England area as well as for many parts of the United States and the world. Accordingly, the program benefits from access to an excellent variety and quantity of cases. As training progresses, residents gain more responsibility in performing surgery and in managing cases. This process reaches its culmination when the trainee becomes a full attending of the North service at the MGH for a six-month period at the end of the program. During this period the North attending has full admitting and operating privileges and runs his or her own service with the support of the faculty.
‘We aim to produce excellent clinical surgeons with a passion for pushing forward the frontiers of neurosurgery’

In addition to excellent clinical training, the program also has a strong emphasis on research. Residents spend two years in a laboratory of their choice as part of the residency training. The research opportunities in the Boston area are unrivaled and include the MGH (the largest recipient of NIH funding among US hospitals), Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The MGH residents have historically been extremely productive during this research period and many have converted their research experience into successful scientific and academic careers.

The program is designed to allow residents to concentrate on neurosurgery and to still have time for personal growth. The hospital has excellent ancillary staff in nursing, hematology, radiology, and other services so that residents can focus their energies. In addition, we have a dedicated seventeen-bed Neuroscience ICU that is staffed continuously. Finally, there is a tradition in the program of respect and camaraderie among the residents, and between the residents and staff which leads to an exceptionally supportive and stimulating educational environment. The combination of excellent clinical training, superb research, and the many outstanding opportunities available at the MGH allows graduating residents to successfully pursue the career track of their choice.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND CLINICAL ROTATIONS
The residency program is structured into four-weeks to four-months blocks. All residents proceed through the various rotations sequentially, gaining experience and responsibility as they progress. The structured nature of the program allows the trainees to plan their time, studies, and research efforts. This organization leads to a more predictable and productive training experience.

PGY Overview:

PGY 1 - Year One
Neurosurgery & ICU - (three months)
Neurology - (three months)
General Surgery - (six months)

PGY 2 / 3 - Year Two / Year Three
Radiosurgery/West
North Junior
East Junior
Endovascular/East
Pediatric
Spine

PGY 4 - Year Four
Research

PGY 5 - Year Five
Research/Fellowhsip

PGY 5 / 6 - Year Five / Year Six
Pediatric / Spine Senior
North Senior
East Chief (Chief Resident)
West Chief (Chief Resident))

PGY 6 / 7 - Year Six / Year Seven
South Chief (Chief Resident)

APPLICATION: 
The department is committed to recruiting a talented and diverse group of residents. All factors are taken into account with no one factor taking precedence. We are interested in recruiting residents who are willing to work as a part of team and are committed to academic neurosurgery. Grades, board scores, and research are important factors but we are as interested in a candidate’s future potential as we are in their previous accomplishments.

Medical students interested in neurosurgery are encouraged to arrange for a rotation through the Harvard Medical School.

Application Notes:

Deadline for receipt of application - October 31st
Applicants must be graduate of medical schools accredited by the American Association of Medical Colleges.
Include the following in the application:

Three letters of reference which should include at least one from a neurosurgeon

USMLE step 1 scores, and step 2 if available

Interview Dates 2012 (Invitation to interview will go out the first week in December):

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Applicants are invited to attend a dinner with the MGH Neurosurgery Residents at the end of the interview day.

Please feel free to contact our office with any questions.

Emad Eskandar, M.D.
Director of MGH Neurosurgery Residency Training Program
Department of Neurosurgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street, White 502
Boston, MA 02114

Sylvia Weld
Neurosurgery Residency Coordinator
617-726-5143
sweld@partners.org

Our neurosurgery residency program was established in 1985. The program exposes residents to the full spectrum of neurologic conditions and neurosurgical techniques. It provides a complete educational experience in:

pediatric neurosurgery
cerebrovascular surgery
spine surgery
tumor surgery
trauma surgery
stereotactic and functional surgery
epilepsy surgery

Education

Residents gain critical-care experience in the Intensive Neurosurgical Care Unit, the Trauma Intensive Care Unit, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. They may conduct research at any of the seven Brown-affiliated hospitals or at Brown University and Medical School (see the Research Opportunities section for more information).

Program Details
PGY-1

The PGY-1 year is now integrated into the Neurosurgery Program.  Our PGY-1 year consists of four months of General Surgery that includes Trauma Intensive Care, Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Elective.  Residents also spend three months in Neurology, one month in Neurocritical Care/ICI, one month in Neuroradiology and three months in Neurosurgery.

PGY-2

At this level the resident is exposed to clinical neurosurgery at Rhode Island Hospital.  During this year residents learn the principles of patient care and initial skills in clinical operative neurosurgery.  Principles and procedures of neuro-intensive care are also mastered.

PGY-3

This year consists of specialty rotations in neuropathology, advanced neuroradiology, radiosurgery and interventional neuroradiology.

Neuropathology is a three-month rotation, during which the resident is responsible for examining intraoperative surgical frozen sections, participating in brain cuttings, autopsies and daily sign-out of neuropathology cases.

A three-month neuroradiology rotation, incorporating a dedicated endovascular experience is completed complementing the general neuroradiology rotation in the PGY1 year. Residents learn the interpretation of radiological examinations such as MRI, CT scans, myelography and cerebral/spinal angiograpy.

The Stereotactic Radiosurgery rotation is a three-month rotation during which the resident learns the principles of stereotactic radiosurgery and, under supervision, performs therapeutic procedures.

Three months of dedicated Interventional Neuroradiology rotation is completed under the supervision of the interventional radiologists.  The fundamentals of patient history, examination and work-up for interventional procedures are taught in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.

The PGY 3 resident attends the RUNN (Research Update in Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons) course at Woods Hole Neuroscience for Neurosurgeons.

PGY-4

Residents are on the neurosurgery service during this year.  In this year the resident attends the AFIP (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology) Course.

PGY-5

In this year the resident pursues his/her research interests.  It is expected that most residents will develop solid clinical or laboratory research skills at either the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University or Rhode Island Hospital.  Residents in year 5 are encouraged to attend the Chicago Review Course in Neurological Surgery™. Residents are expected to pass the ABNS (American Board of Neurological Surgeons) written exam for credit in this year.

PGY-6

This resident has increased clinical responsibility and increased operating room opportunity.  The senior resident is administratively responsible for the outpatient neurosurgery resident clinic at Rhode Island Hospital. The resident is joined by 3rd, 4th and 5th year residents, who are all supervised by neurosurgery faculty.  The PGY-6 mentors and teaches outpatient management in the clinic, as well as surgical and inpatient management to the junior residents and medical students.

This year the resident attends the AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons) Annual Meeting.

PGY-7

The final year of residency marks the transition from mentored resident to independent neurosurgeon. At this time, residents assume independent operative responsibility, under faculty supervision, along with administrative responsibility. The chief residents supervise the entire inpatient neurosurgical care program at Rhode Island Hospital.

It is expected that by the end of this year the resident will have developed into a clear-thinking, mature neurosurgeon who has an inquisitive mind, excellent clinical skills, and is capable of handling most, if not all, adult and childhood neurological surgery in a competent and compassionate manner.

This year the resident attends the CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons) Annual Meeting.

Residency Application

We participate in the ERAS/NRMP process. Please check their websites for timelines and information on the application process.www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm and www.nrmp.org

Our interview dates are scheduled on November 15, December 6 and 13, 2010 and January 10, 2011. Applicants are invited to dinner with our residents the evening before your scheduled interview. On interview day, candidates will observe conferences, tour the hospital and meet with residents, as well as interview with faculty members.

Sited at Dartmouth Medical School, the nation’s fourth oldest, and the new campus of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the academic flagship of a progressive regional health care system, the program enjoys state-of-the-art facilities within the enviable setting of a New England university community

The six-year curriculum, following an integrated PGY-1 year (which includes general surgery, neurology, critical care and neurosurgery rotations), includes rotations in clinical adult and pediatric neurosurgery, interspersed with related neuroscience disciplines including neuroradiology and neuropathology and 12 months of laboratory experience. Instruction follows graduated progression through increasing levels of intellectual growth, technical proficiency, and clinical responsibility, culminating in twelve months as chief resident.  By the final year of training, the resident has acquired a broad education, is capable of teaching medical students and junior residents, and is able to operate with confidence across the full range of neurosurgical disorders. One resident is admitted per year.  Residents spend all of the clinical neurosurgical rotations at DHMC.

Residents in this program are held to the highest professional standards and are respectfully treated as colleagues.

Subspecialty interests

In addition to covering the breadth of neurosurgery, the subspecialty interests of the full-time faculty provide in-depth experiences in tumor, pediatric, pituitary, spine, cerebrovascular, skull-base, critical care, epilepsy, stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.  Integrated collaborations with the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, the Dartmouth Spine Center, the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at Dartmouth College, and the Biomedical Engineering Program of Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering are a few examples of the highly successful multidisciplinary programs that characterize the clinical and research activities.
Laboratory interests

Research interests include tumor fluorescence, traumatic brain injury and plasticity, single-unit microelectrode recording in animal models of Parkinson’s Disease and epilepsy, finite element brain modeling, computer-assisted surgery (including frameless stereotaxy and robotics), and outcomes research, in collaboration with The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (TDI). In recent years, two neurosurgery residents in their independent research year have earned a masters degree from this program.
Conferences and grand rounds

A half day a week is reserved for teaching conferences, including a discussion of contemporary literature, interesting case presentation, neuroradiology, neuropathology, and Neurosurgery Grand Rounds.  Frequent visiting professors are a regular part of the teaching program.

Application deadline

December 15 of each year

Application format

Dartmouth participates in the annual match through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
Interested candidates should apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)

Interview timeline

August / September: ERAS applications are received
September / October: Applications are reviewed
October / November: Candidate status communicated
November / December / January: Selected candidates interviewed on pre-set interview dates
February: Rank list entered

Position availability

We offer one position per year at the PGY-1 level.  We are a one-plus-six (total of seven) years program beginning at the PGY-1 level.

Application requirements

Applicants are selected for their academic record, accomplishments, intelligence, motivation, character, interpersonal skills, and recommendations.

http://www.cornellneurosurgery.org/education/residency.html

The Neurological Surgery Residency Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center provides training in clinical neurosurgery and related specialties, as well as the opportunity to participate in clinical and basic science research.

Each year, two to three residents are accepted into the neurological surgery training program. The program incorporates seven years of clinical training and research with graduated responsibility and independence. The service is divided between NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

During the first year, interns spend six months on the general surgery service at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. Subsequently, three months are spent in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit; one month on the neurointerventional/ neuroradiology service; one month on the neurology consult service; and one month as an intern on the neurological surgery service. Interns learn the basics of neurological exam and differential diagnosis, neuroradiology, and neurosurgical intensive care.

PGY-2 and PGY-3 years are divided into four-week blocks. This time in the junior residency is divided between NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and MSKCC. A night float call system is in place at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. During the 2008-2009 academic year, the PGY-2 resident will spend 5 blocks on day float and 3 blocks on night float at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. The remaining 5 blocks will be spent at MSKCC. PGY-3 residents will spend 6 blocks serving as the primary operating resident at NYP/WCMC, 4 blocks on the pediatric neurosurgery service, 2 blocks on night float, and one block at MSKCC.

PGY-4 and PGY-5 years are spent pursuing a research interest under the sponsorship of either the neurological surgery staff or basic science faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, or Rockefeller University. Residents may also complete subspecialty training in complex spine or interventional neuroradiology during this time.

During the PGY-6 year, residents divide their time between NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and MSKCC. At NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell they function as the senior resident on service and at MSKCC they function as the chief of service. During their PGY-7 year, residents function as the chiefs of service at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.

In 2007, over 4000 neurosurgical operations, representing a wide range of procedures, were performed at NYP/WCMC and MSKCC.

Applications to the Cornell Neurological Surgery Residency Program are accepted solely through the Electronic Residency Application Services (ERAS). Please submit all required documents, such as letters of recommendation, undergraduate transcript, reprints, etc. via ERAS only.

The PGY-1 year is now a categorical year of training under the direction of the Neurological Surgery Department. It is no longer necessary to match and interview separately with General Surgery for the PGY-1 Internship year.

We continue to accept applicants with ECFMG certification, however we only accept J-1 Visas.

Program Director:

Michael G. Kaplitt, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical Center Neurological Surgery
525 East 68th Street, Box 99
New York, NY 10065
Phone: 212-746-5149
Fax: 212-746-8146

Program Coordinator:

Denise Beaulieu
Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
525 East 68th Street, Box 99
New York, NY 10065
Phone: 212-746-2003
Fax: 212-746-7007

Three months of general surgery basic skills, six months of neurosurgery, three months of Neuro ICU.
*Goals and Objectives
PGY 2 – Junior Elective

Fully protected basic science research. Residents may work in neurosurgery laboratories or develop collaborations in Columbia laboratories outside of the department. No call or clinical obligations.

RUNN Course
Neurosurgery Research Laboratories
PGY 3 – Junior Junior

Clinical neurosurgery service, junior resident level. Includes endovascular rotation. Residents are encouraged to pass ABNS Primary Exam for credit by this year.

*Goals and Objectives
PGY 4 – Senior Junior

Clinical neurosurgery service, junior resident level. Includes endovascular rotation. Residents are encouraged to pass ABNS Primary Exam for credit by this year.
*Goals and Objectives
Neurolog
ABNS Exam
PGY 5 – Senior Elective

Research year – may be spent in research laboratories, public health or in clinical research. Senior level clinical responsibilities limited to night call.
*Goals and Objectives
PGY 6 – Senior

Clinical neurosurgery service, senior resident level.
*Goals and Objectives
PGY 7 – Chief

Clinical neurosurgery service, chief resident level.
*Goals and Objectives

How to Apply

Applications to the Columbia Neurological Surgery Residency Program are no longer processed by the San Francisco match.  Our match will be conducted via the Electronic Residency Application Service/ERAS and the National Residency Match Program/NRMP system commencing with the 2010-2011 match year. Please refer to the “Matching” tab below for more details.

Residency interviews will be held on Thursday, December 8th, 2011 and Saturday, December 17th, 2011.  Applicants who match successfully with the Columbia Neurological Surgery Residency Program will be required to register for the PGY-1 neurosurgery year through ERAS.