The membership of the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) is a tremendous resource for the training of fellows, who are the future of the development of our specialty. The society has developed a registry of skull base fellowships that are offered by the society membership.
The society recognizes that we are a diverse and multidisciplinary group comprised of several different specialties, all of whom have significant interest and focus in the management of skull base neoplasia. Likewise, the nature and character of the various fellowships will represent and reflect their differences. In addition, we recognize that there will be variation between individual fellowship experiences resulting from the differences in the preceptor’s approaches and practices.
To post a Fellowship, please go to the Fellowship Registry Entry Form. You must be a member of NASBS to add a Fellowship to the Registry.
To edit an entry, please log in under the Member credentials used to add the entry to the registry and make edits to the listing.
To apply for Fellowship training, please contact the program directly.
If you need assistance or have questions, please contact the NASBS office at [email protected].
| Title of Fellowship | Skull Base and Cerebrovascular and complex cranial fellowship |
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| Contact Name for Applications | Michelle Campbell |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Tampa |
| Date Fellowship Established | 07/01/2002 |
| Fellowship Director | Siviero Agazzi MD |
| Participating Faculty | Harry van Loveren,MD |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 12 |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | no |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | Yes |
| Foreign Medical Graduates Eligibility Requirements | ECGFM Certificate completed at the time of the application USMLE step 1, 2, and 3 completed at the time of the application Type of Visa: must have or be eligible for H1B visa (please note that J-1visas are not accepted) |
| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | Yes |
| USMLE |
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| Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base | 70 |
| Number of Fellows Accepted Per Year | 1 |
| Salaried Position | Yes- contact Program Director for more information |
| Night and Weekend Call | Yes |
| Estimated Nights Per Month | 1 weekend per month |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 180 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Anterior | 30 |
| Anterolateral/Infratemporal | 40 |
| Lateral (temporal bone) | Data not availanle |
| Posterior | 40 |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Pituitary/Sella | 30 |
| Sagittal Plane (excluding pituitary) | 10 |
| Transpterygoid/ Coronal Plane | 10 |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Transtemporal/ Transcochlear | Other |
| Middle fossa | Data not available |
| Retrosigmoid | Data not available |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | Data not available |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Transcervical | Data not available |
| Transoral | Data not available |
| Endonasal | Data not available |
| Reconstruction | |
| Cranioplasty | Data not available |
| Regional, Pedicled Flap Repair | Data not available |
| Free Flap Repair | Data not available |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Gammaknife | Data not available |
| Cyberknife | 25 |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Cyberknife | Data not available |
| Transcranial | 35 |
| Endovascular | none |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | yes |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | yes |
| Application Deadline | 03/01/2023 |
| Decision Deadline | 03/02/2023 |
| Fellowship Institution Website | usf.edu |
| Previous Fellows | Samy Youssef Siviero Agazzi Samuel Barnett Justin Sweeney Jayson Sack Raul Olivera Anthony D'Ambrosio Ricky Wong Jamie van Gompel Kenny de los Reyes Andrew Carlson Tushar Jha Nicholas Levine Michael Huang Rashid Janjua PK Agarwalla Ivo Petoe Robert Heller Davide Croci Alex Tai
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| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | Yes |
| How to apply | NASBS Match |