Fellowship in functional neurosurgery
The Functional Neurosurgery fellow receives a broad exposure to and valuable experience with all aspects of functional and stereotactic neurosurgery procedures, including movement disorder, pain, and epilepsy surgeries.
Movement disorder surgery will include focused ultrasound, MRI-guided asleep DBS, awake DBS with microelectrode recording, and radiofrequency lesioning. Epilepsy surgery will include stereo-EEG, grid/strip placement, responsive neurostimulator placement, DBS, VNS, laser ablation, and resection. Pain procedures include microvascular decompressions, percutaneous rhizotomies, and radiosurgery lesioning.
The Functional Neurosurgery fellowship is a Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST)–approved fellowship program.
Fellowship Information
Currently Accepting Applications: We are currently accepting applications for the 2027–2028 functional neurosurgery fellowship position and will conduct interviews on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The 2028-2029 position will be filled through the SF Match; the application deadline is June 24, 2026, and the Match result will be posted on July 1, 2026.
Application Process: To apply for an SF Match, you must register on the SF Match website and complete the Central Application Service, providing personal details, a personal statement, CV, transcripts, board scores (USMLE/COMLEX), and Letters of Recommendation from your residency director and others.
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Clinical Lectures & Didactics: The fellow will participate in the Neurology DBS and movement disorders clinic, Movement Disorders Conference, Comprehensive Epilepsy Surgery Conference, Ad hoc Intervention Psychiatry Conference, University of Utah Epilepsy Symposium, Functional Neurosurgery Journal Club, and Human Neuromodulation Lab meetings.
Contact Us
Fellowship Program Lead
Samantha Garong
Email: Samantha.Garong@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-6550
Fax: 801-581-4385
Department of Neurosurgery
Phone: 801-581-6908
University of Utah Health Care
Clinical Neurosciences Center
175 North Medical Drive East
Salt Lake City, UT 84132