Fellowship
The Neurosurgical Anesthesia program at Stanford offers a flexible one or two year fellowship in neuroanesthesia. This program is designed to provide clinical subspecialty training while also providing opportunities for both clinical and laboratory research experience.
Clinical training includes required rotations in neurophysiological monitoring, interventional neuroradiology, and neurosurgical intensive care. The lengths of these rotations can be increased to accommodate specific interests. Experience in pediatric neuroanesthesia is offered in conjunction with the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital. Clinical exposure emphasizes anesthetic and patient management techniques for complex neurovascular procedures. Extensive use is made of mild hypothermia, controlled hypotension and, on occasions, circulatory arrest. Toward the end of the fellowship year, Fellows will be expected to function as junior attendings, actively participating in the resident education process.
Fellows are also expected to participate in a clinical or laboratory research project, with the goal of completing their project by the end of the year and submitting the results for publication. Faculty interests include mechanisms of cerebral protection, effects of mild hypothermia, and aspects of neurophysiological monitoring. Fellow-initiated research projects are always welcome and internal research funds are available.
Applications and other materials can be obtained by contacting Natalie Darling-Cabrera:
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305-5640
Email: ndarling@stanford.edu
Fellowship Program Director: Richard A. Jaffe MD, PhD
Application
In addition to the application please also submit the following documentation:
- Current CV
- Copy of medical school diploma
- Copy of Dean's Letter
- Copy of medical school transcript
- Three original letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Copies of USMLE scores
- Copies of ITE (in-service training exams) scores
- ECFMG certificate, if applicable
- Translations of any of the aforementioned items
Current and Former Fellows
Maxim Pochebyt - 2022 - 2023
Christopher Rishel - 2021 - 2022
Sarah Stone - 2018 - 2019
Boris Heifets - 2014 - 2016
Mark Burbridge - 2014 - 2015