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Open Vascular and Endovascular
During the 24-month fellowship, open vascular and endovascular fellows gain expertise in all aspects of Interventional neuroradiology including diagnostic cerebral and spinal angiography, and a range of vascular interventions including treatment of acute ischemic stroke, sharp and blunt cerebrovascular trauma, epistaxis, cerebral aneurysms, arterivenous malformations of the brain and spine and congenital cerebral and spinal malformations.
Spine
The spine fellowship is sponsored by the UTHSC and funded by and conducted primarily from Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute. During this 12-month program, fellows train to function competently as complex spine surgeons in either academic or clinical settings. The fellowship is divided into two rotations—clinical, where fellows spend 70% of in surgery and 30% in non-operative care and research, where fellows participate in at least two basic science or clinical research projects.
Pediatric
The pediatric neurosurgery fellowship is a 12-month post-residency program during which fellows gain experience in pediatric neurosurgery clinical activities. Based on his/her level of experience, the fellow will either lead the neurosurgical team or work as team members with faculty and senior-level residents from the neurosurgery residency program. The fellow oversees the service; typically the fellow cares for the patients of 2 of the 4 faculty members while the resident cares for the patients of the other 2 faculty members.
Last Published: Sep 25, 2024