Skull Base Surgery Fellowship

Fellowship in Skull Base Surgery

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).

Fellowship Information

William Couldwell, MD, PhD

Fellowship Director

Currently Accepting Applications: Our Skull Base fellowship position has been filled until 2025-2026, however we will continue accepting applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis for 2026-2027 and beyond.

Application Process: Contact the Academic Program Manager, Joanne Kamahele (Joanne.Kamahele@hsc.utah.edu), 1-3 years in advance, with your CV and completed Skull Base Surgery Fellowship Application.

Other Details:

Salary/Benefits: Please see the UUH GME website for details
Accreditation: CAST approved
Program Length: 1-2 years
Location/Campus: University of Utah Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Institute
Start of Program: July 1
Number of Fellows per Year: 1-2

Clinical Lectures & Didactics: The fellow will be involved with teaching of residents at all levels and 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 be involved in both a retrospective analysis and a prospective study in the various disease processes that involve the cranial base.

Contact Us

Academic Program Manager

Joanne Kamahele
Email: Joanne.Kamahele@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-5584
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

PAST SKULL BASE SURGERY FELLOWS:

2023-2024 Farshad Nassiri, MD
2022-2023 Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD
2021-2022 Robert Rennert, MD
2020-2021 Vance Fredrickson, MD
2020-2021 Todd Hollon, MD
2019-2020 Serge Makarenko, MD

2018-2019 Michael Cohen, MD
2017-2018 Yair Gozal, MD, PhD
2016-2018 Gmaan Alzhrani, MD
2015-2016 Amol Raheja, M.B.B.S
2014-2015 Jayson Neil, MD
2013-2014 Aaron Cutler, MD

2012-2013 Martin Côté, MD
2011-2012 Roukoz Chamoun, MD
2010-2011 Tamer Altay, MD
2009-2010 Philipp Taussky, MD
2008-2009 Michael Walsh, MD
2007-2008 Jerone Coppens, MD
2006-2007 Mark J. Hornyak, MD