Title of Fellowship
University of South Florida Complex Cranial Surgery Fellowship
Contact Name for Applications
Siviero Agazzi, MD or Harry van Loveren MD
Fellowship Type
Neurosurgical
Location
University of South Florida Department of Neurosurgery, Tampa Florida
Year Fellowship Established
2001
Fellowship Director
Siviero Agazzi, MD
Duration
12 months
Encounter Year Fellowship
Required Prior Training Program
Neurosurgery
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
Yes
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
valid ECFMG certificate at the time of application
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
70%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1
Annual Stipend
According to Residency and Post-Graduate year stipends
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
4
Estimated Weekends Per Month
1
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
120
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
0
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
0
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
0
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
0
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
0
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
0
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
0
Retrosigmoid
0
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
0
Trauma
Trauma
0
Craniocervical
Transcervical
0
Transoral
0
Endonasal
0
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
0
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
0
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
0
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Yes
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Yes, Anatomy Lab
Prerequisite Training Required
Residency in Neurosurgery
US Residency Required:
No
US Residency Required In:
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2
Application Deadline
September 1, 2014
Decision Deadline
December 1, 2014
Fellowship Institution Web Site
http://health.usf.edu/medicine/neurosurgery/fellowship/complex_neurosurgery.htm
Previous Fellows
see website
Participating Faculty
Siviero Agazzi
Harry van Loveren
Paul Boyev
Marc Tabor
Arjun Parasher
Additional Features of the Fellowship
This Fellowship focuses on training neurosurgeons in the management of complex cranial pathologies. The case distribution is about 70/30 tumor/vascular with exposure to clipping of complex aneurysms and EC-IC bypass procedures. Both open and endoscopic approaches are used as necessary for the management of skull base tumors and our lab is equipped with microscopes and endoscopes for simulation training before operating room cases. A rat micro-anastomosis lab is also available to provide the fellow with simulation training for microsurgical skills in end to end and end to side anastomosis.
How to Apply
Please send your application to Twyla Sumpter USF Department of Neurosurgery Residency coordinator
[email protected]
please include current Curriculum Vitae
please include 3 letters of recommendation
please include personal statement explaining the reasons why you want to pursue a fellowship in complex cranial surgery
Applications will be reviewed after the september 1st deadline.
Candidates will be invited for interview during the months of October and November
At this time we are selecting participant 3 years ahead
Selection will be made by December 1st for start on July 1st 3 years later