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 Minimally Invasive Cranial Surgery Fellowship |
|---|---|
| Contact Name for Applications | Sarah Hallam |
| Fellowship Type |
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| Location | Columbus-OH |
| Date Fellowship Established | 10/01/2011 |
| Fellowship Director | Daniel Prevedello, MD |
| Participating Faculty | Daniel Prevedello, MD |
Fellowship Information | |
| Duration | 1 year |
| Required Prior Training Program |
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| Required Prior Training Program Other | ACGME Certified Neurosurgical Training |
| Accept Foreign Medical Graduates (outside US & Canada) | No |
| Residency Training in US/Canada Required | Yes |
| USMLE |
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| Percentage of Fellow Workload that is Skull Base | 75% |
| 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 | 6 |
| Clinical Work | |
| Average Operative Skull Base Cases Per Year | 210 |
| Open Cranial Base | |
| Anterior | Data not available |
| Anterolateral/Infratemporal | Data not available |
| Lateral (temporal bone) | Data not availanle |
| Endonasal Cranial Base | |
| Temporal Bone | |
| Craniofacial Anomalies/ Reconstructive | |
| Trauma | |
| Craniocervical | |
| Reconstruction | |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | |
| Cerebral Vascular Surgery | |
| Anatomical Dissection Laboratory | Anatomical Laboratory for Visuospatial Innovations in Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery (ALT-VISION) |
| Laboratory Research Opportunities | The fellow participates with the senior staff in all decisions relative to surgical decision making, beginning in the clinic and proceeding through surgery and postoperative care. Neurosurgical residents and medical students are also assigned to the team providing the Skull Base Surgery fellow opportunity to enhance his or her teaching skills. The fellow will also be faculty for multiple skull base dissection-based courses during the year. The fellow is encouraged to attend advanced sessions sponsored by the Comprehensive Cancer Center and to participate in other activities of the Department as well as associated Departments. In addition, we request participation in clinical research activities, along with dissection-based research in the Anatomical Laboratory for Visuospatial Innovations in Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery (ALT-VISION). |
| Application Deadline | 06/15/2023 |
| Decision Deadline | 10/15/2023 |
| Fellowship Institution Website | osu.edu |
| Previous Fellows | Oct 2011- Oct 2013 Leo Fernando da Silva Ditzel (Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil) July 2013- July 2015 Ali Jamshidi (The Ohio State University – PGY 4/5 enfold fellowship) July 2014 – July 2015 Edward Kerr (University of California, Davis) July 2015 – Aug 2016 Andre Beer-Furlan (University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil) Jul 2016- July 2017 Douglas Hardesty (Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix – PGY6 enfold fellowship) July 2017 – July 2018 Thomas Beaumont (Washington University) July 2018 – July 2019 Ahmed Mohyeldin (The Ohio State University) July 2019- July 2020 Marcus Zacharaiah (Massachussetts General Hospital) July 2020 – July 2021 Stephen Magill (UCSF) July 2021 – July 2022 Saniya Godil (Vanderbilt University) July 2022- Present Kyle Wu (Brigham Women Hospital) |
| Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) Accredited | Yes |
| How to apply | To apply for the Skull Base Fellowship, send a letter of intent, a copy of your current CV, and three letters of recommendation (one must be from your current or last residency program director). |