Fellowships
The Department of Neurological Surgery offers fellowship training in a number of subspecialty services.Neuro-oncology
The Department offers a two-year neuro-oncology fellowship, with an emphasis on design and conduct of clinical trials for central nervous system tumors. Contact: Jennifer Clarke MD (clarkej@neurosurg.ucsf.edu)
Neurotrauma
The Neurotrauma Post-residency Fellowship Program is a one-year program based at San Francisco General Hospital – northern California’s only Level 1 Trauma Center. There is also a Visiting Scholars Program that offers clinical and research opportunities for more senior international scholars interested in neurotrauma. Contact: Geoffrey Manley MD, PhD (manleyg@neurosurg.ucsf.edu)
Spine
The Department hosts two fellows per year in a one-year spine fellowship program. Contact Praveen Mummaneni MD: mummanenip@neurosurg.ucsf.edu or Christopher Ames MD: amesc@neurosurg.ucsf.edu
The Laurence R. Meyerson and Deborah L. Faiman Spinal Surgery Resident/Fellow Travel Award
The Laurence R. Meyerson and Deborah L. Faiman Spinal Surgery Resident/Fellow Travel Award provides $2000 toward the cost of travel and registration for a resident or fellow to attend a scientific meeting. It has been generously funded by Dr. Meyerson and Ms. Faiman, a medical research philanthropist, who have interests in biological psychiatry, addiction, neurodegenerative diseases, stem cell research, and seizure disorders.
Any full-time spine resident or fellow in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF is eligible. To apply, send a grant request to the spine fellowship co-director, Praveen Mummaneni, MD. Requests may be sent c/o Kelly Murphy, assistant to Dr. Mummaneni, via e-mail at murphyk@neurosurg.ucsf.edu.
Movement Disorders
The Movement Disorders Program offers fellowship training for neurosurgeons wishing to specialize in functional neurosurgery, with a focus on advanced techniques in movement disorders surgery and deep brain stimulation. Contact: Philip Starr MD, PhD (starrp@neurosurg.ucsf.edu)