Education Opportunities
Fellowship
The Shillito Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Cerebrovascular Fellowship
Application Process
The Shillito Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Purpose
The Shillito Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Neurosurgical
Service at Children's Hospital, Boston, provides a neurosurgical trainee with an intensive exposure to pediatric neurosurgical problems leading to the acquisition of clinical and operative expertise. In addition, the fellow participates in clinical research projects during the initial fellowship year in order to become familiar with specialized areas of academic pediatric neurosurgery. A second year of fellowship training with a primary concentration in laboratory research is also available to interested applicants.
Description
The fellow functions in a special role in the combined Harvard Medical
School neurosurgical training program at Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. The fellow rounds daily with the entire resident staff and directly participates in the management of the pediatric service. The fellow participates in all surgical cases at Children's Hospital in a role determinedjointly by the attending neurosurgeon, fellow and chief resident. The fellow is on home call at night throughout the year for pediatric cases, both for consultation with junior house officers and for all surgical procedures, under the supervision of the responsible member of the attending staff.
Cerebrovascular Fellowship
Under the Direction of Arthur Day, Director of the Cerebrovascular Center, the Cerebrovascular Fellowship is designed to provide subspecialty training in cerebrovascular surgery. During that year of appointment, the fellow participates in all cerebrovascular surgery cases performed at our University (200+ major procedures). This experience encompasses all types of vascular lesions, including:
- Extracranial carotid artery surgery,
- Vertebral artery and subclavian artery exposure & surgery,
- The use of saphenous veins for patch and tubular grafts
- All types of intrcranial procedures, including: EC-IC bypass, IC-IC bypass, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations
- Other cryptic vascular lesions such as cavernous malformations.
Each cerebrovascular fellow will write at least two major clinical vascular papers. The fellow may also work in the laboratory, and will have the opportunity to do microanastomosis and participate in ongoing experimental ischemic projects.
Application process for fellowships
Interested candidates are encouraged to send a c.v. and three reference letters to the faculty member under whose auspices the fellowship is being offered:
Shillito Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery - R. Michael Scott, M.D.
Cerebrovascular Fellowship - Arthur L. Day, M.D.
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