Fellowship in Skull Base
Neurosurgery:
Ronald I. Apfelbaum, M.D.
Joel D. MacDonald, M.D.
William T. Couldwell, M.D., Ph.D.
Richard H. Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D.
The Skull-Base Fellow is appointed for one to two years. The fellow will participate in the clinical diagnosis, pre-operative assessment, intraoperative participation, and postoperative management of patients with skull base lesions including complex tumors at the base of the skull, complex aneurysms located at the cranial base, and head and neck cancer (along with the ENT Division of the Department of Surgery).
The fellow will also be involved with teaching of residents at all levels and he/she will participate in the skull base conference where cases are presented for discussion and management with ENT and Neuroradiology. The fellow is also expected to do be involved in a retrospective analysis and also a prospective study in the various disease processes that involve the cranial base.
In addition, the anatomical skull base laboratory provided by the Department of Neurosurgery is available for correlative anatomical studies and the developments and refinements in skull base approaches. The fellow is expected to present papers at national and international meetings, as well as prepare publications in the peer-reviewed journals, as well as textbooks. Opportunities for basic science research studying the skull base will be available.
The Neurosurgery Skull-Base Fellowship program at the University of Utah accepts applications from international medical graduates. Applicants must be qualified for the fellowship program according to the same criteria used for all applicants to the program. For detailed information, please see our University of Utah Graduate Medical Education policy on Eligibility and Credentialing of Housestaff. In addition, international graduates must have a valid ECFMG certificate before they can be considered. A J-1 Visa (or citizenship or permanent residency or approval of application for permanent residency) is required for all non-US citizens in a training program who provide patient care. For more information, please see our University of Utah Graduate Medical Education policy on Eligibility and Examinations for International Medical Graduates.
Download the Skull Base Fellowship Application Worksheet
Future Skull Base Fellows
2010-2011 Waleed A. Azab, M.D.
2011-2012 Roukoz B. Chamoun, M.D
Primary contact:
Julie Service
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Utah Health Care
175 N. Medical Drive East, 5th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
E-mail: julie.service@hsc.utah.edu