Fellowships

The Department of Neurological Surgery offers fellowship training in a number of subspecialty services.
 

Cerebrovascular Disorders

The fellow will participate in many of the 400 surgical cases that are performed annually for aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, bypasses, carotid endarterectomy, and other miscellaneous cases. The fellow will also participate in the management of the inpatient service, which includes postoperative management of vascular neurosurgical patients, ICU management of subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage, and daily review of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, including angiography and endovascular surgery. The fellow will also attend the outpatient clinics to participate in the preoperative patient evaluations as well as postoperative patient management. The fellow will attend all case conferences, teaching sessions, journal clubs, and endovascular neurosurgery cases. 

Available to post residency graduates only with case mix to involve approximately 75 percent open cerebrovascular and 25 percent endovascular neurosurgery.

Application Process

Contact Luis Savastano MD, PhD ([email protected]), with your CV, cover letter, and letters of recommendation. Interviews are held in Fall/Winter, 2-2.5 years prior to start date.

Other Details

  • Salary/Benefits: Please see the UCSF GME website for details
  • Accreditation: CAST/SNS accreditation /transition of fellowship director request submitted (this was previously a CAST approved fellowship)
  • Program Length: One year
  • Location/Campus: UCSF Parnassus
  • Start of Program: July 1
  • Number of Fellows per Year: 1

 

Spine

Fellows participate in patient care in the spine center clinic and on the inpatient service. The objective is advanced experience with complex spine surgery.

Application Process

Contact Praveen Mummaneni, MD ([email protected]) or Christopher Ames, MD ([email protected]) between 1-3 years in advance, with your CV. CC the fellowship coordinator, Teresa Pan ([email protected]), in your email.

Other Details

  • Salary/Benefits: Please see the UCSF GME website for details
  • Accreditation: CAST Fellowship
  • Program Length: 1 year
  • Location/Campus: Parnassus
  • Start of Program: July 1
  • Number of Fellows per Year: 2-3

 

For more information about fellowships in the Department of Neurological Surgery, please contact Teresa Pan ([email protected]).