Title of Fellowship
University of North Carolina Advanced Endoscopic Skull Base Fellowship
Contact Name for Applications
Adam M. Zanation, MD
Fellowship Type
Head and Neck Oncology, Rhinology/Endonasal
Location
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
Year Fellowship Established
2010
Fellowship Director
Adam M. Zanation, MD
Duration
1 year
Encounter Year Fellowship
Required Prior Training Program
Otolaryngology
Required Prior Training Program Other
Accept Foreign Medical Graduates
No
Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements
Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base
60%
Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year
1
Annual Stipend
Commensurate with PGY-7
Night and Weekend Call
Yes
Estimated Nights Per Month
3
Estimated Weekends Per Month
1
Clinical Work
Total potential operative skull base cases per year
120-180
Open Cranial Base
Anterior
10
Anterolateral/ Infratemporal
10
Lateral (temporal bone)
0
Posterior
0
Endonasal Cranial Base
Pituitary/Sella
50
Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary)
15
Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane
15
Temporal Bone
Transtemporal/ Transcochlear
0
Middle fossa
1
Retrosigmoid
1
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive
1
Trauma
Trauma
20
Craniocervical
Transcervical
20
Transoral
20
Endonasal
100
Reconstruction
Cranioplasty
5
Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair
50
Free Flap Repair
0
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gammaknife
0
Cyberknife
0
Other
0
Cerebral Vascular Surgery
Transcranial
1
Endovascular
0
Additional Information
Anatomical Dissection Laboratory
Available at all times on Campus.
Laboratory Research Opportunities
Prerequisite Training Required
Must be American Board of Otolaryngology eligible or certified. Applicants must be able to start on July 1 and have a valid North Carolina Medical license.
US Residency Required:
No
US Residency Required In:
USMLE
Step 1, Step 2, Step 3
Application Deadline
December 1, 2013
Decision Deadline
May 1, 2014
Fellowship Institution Web Site
Previous Fellows
Participating Faculty
Brent A. Senior, MD
Charles S. Ebert, MD, MPH
Mathew G. Ewend, MD
Mark Weissler, MD
Additional Features of the Fellowship
How to Apply
Must send current CV and 2-3 letters of recommendation to
Adam M. Zanation
Dept. of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
University of North Carolina CB#7070
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070