Fellowships in Neurosurgery

The Division of Neurosurgery offers a one and two-year clinical fellowship in microneurosurgery with an emphasis on skull base surgery, neurovascular surgery, and neurosurgical research. The fellow participates in the evaluation and management of patients with skull base and neurovascular lesions as well as following patients with neurovascular lesions treated by endovascular therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery. The research component of the fellowship consists of clinical projects within the skull base and neurovascular laboratory. Applicants must have completed a neurosurgical residency and should apply six months prior to the July 1st start date. A California Medical License is required. For more information, please contact:

     Neil A. Martin, M.D.
     Professor, Division of Neurosurgery
     UCLA School of Medicine, 18-257 NPI
     10833 Le Conte Avenue
     Los Angeles, CA 90095
     Telephone: (310) 825-5482
     E-mail: neilmartin@mednet.ucla.edu

Research Fellowship in Neurotrauma and Neuro-Critical Care:

This fellowship includes advanced training in transcranial Doppler and xenon-133 cerebral blood flow measurement in patients with critical neurosurgical disorders as well as training in the techniques of cerebral microdialysis and measurements of cerebral metabolism and positron emission tomography (PET) for the study of patients with acute brain injury. There is extensive opportunity for participation in and initiation of academic research projects involving newly collected data, and review of computer archived physiological data. Applicants should apply six months prior to their start date. M.D. preferred. For further information, please contact:

     Neil A. Martin, M.D.
     Professor, Division of Neurosurgery
     UCLA School of Medicine, 18-257 NPI
     10833 Le Conte Avenue
     Los Angeles, CA 90095
     Telephone: (310) 825-5482
     E-mail: neilmartin@mednet.ucla.edu

Research Fellowship in Stereotactic Radiosurgery

The stereotactic radiosurgery fellowship offers M.D. or Ph.D. candidates six months to one year of research training on shaped beam radiosurgery and fractionated radiosurgery, as well as additional basic research projects. This fellowship operates in close collaboration with researchers and clinicians in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Applicants should apply six months prior to their start date. For further information, please contact:

     Antonio A.F. De Salles, M.D., Ph.D.
     Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery
     300 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite B205
     Los Angeles, CA 90095
     Telephone: (310) 794-1221
     E-mail: adesalles@mednet.ucla.edu

Fellowship in Spinal Neurosurgery

The spinal fellowship is a one-year program which offers extensive clinical training in a full range of complex spinal surgery, including neoplastic, infectious, and traumatic disorders, as well as microsurgery of the spinal cord and endoscopy. There is ample opportunity for both basic science and clinical research. Applicants must have completed a neurosurgical residency and should apply 18 months in advance of the July 1st start date. A California Medical License is required. For more information, please contact:

     Langston Holly, M.D.
     Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery
     UCLA School of Medicine, 74-140 CHS
     10833 Le Conte Avenue
     Los Angeles, CA 90095-6901
     Telephone: (310) 267-5580
     E-mail: lholly@mednet.ucla.edu