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John D. Heiss, M.D., Program Director
- Program Overview
- Program Highlights
- Curriculum
- Faculty
- Current Residents
- How to Apply
- Student Opportunities
Program Overview
The Surgical Neurology Branch of the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers an innovative 7-year, ACGME-accredited Neurological Surgery Residency-Training Program in collaboration with the University of Virginia.
Clinical Training
Clinical training is provided at the NIH Clinical Center and the University of Virginia [disclaimer]. At the NIH, clinical training takes place under the mentorship of 5 full-time neurosurgical faculty. Because of the intense research-focus of the clinical service, nearly every case is complex, and residents are exposed to the latest technologies, including intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging and convection-enhanced delivery. At the University of Virginia [disclaimer], trainees will perform their junior residency and chief residency, under the direction of 11 full-time faculty. There, they will gain early and extensive experience in the treatment of diverse neurosurgical pathologies.
Research Training
Research training will take place at the NIH. Residents can work either within the Surgical Neurology Branch, or can call upon the significant resources of the NIH intramural research program, to identify a research project. Specific emphasis will be placed on preclinical research as well as the design of a prospective clinical research protocol, to be completed during the training period. The curriculum is designed for trainees to become future clinician-scientists and leaders in this dynamic field.
- Clinical Training
- NIH Clinical Center
- 240-bed hospital
- Training and mentoring by 5 full-time clinical faculty
- Resident covers neurosurgical cases in the Clinical Center at the NIH
- University of Virginia
- 549-bed hospital
- Training and mentoring by 11 full-time faculty
- Resident covers neurosurgical cases at the University of Virginia
- NIH Clinical Center
- Research Training at the NIH
- Receive NIH intramural funding (no grants required)
- Training and mentoring by 3 full-time research faculty
- Collaborate with full-time basic scientists within the intramural program at the NIH
- Collaborate with numerous other Institutes and Centers on the NIH campus
- Design and implement a prospective clinical research protocol
- Participate in the NIH Clinical Center's Introduction to Principles and Practice of Clinical Research course
- Access numerous NIH career development and grant writing courses
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PGY1 (University of Virginia) |
Clinical Neurosurgery: 6 months |
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PGY2 (University of Virginia) |
Clinical Neurosurgery: 12 months |
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PGY3 (University of Virginia and NIH) |
Clinical Neurosurgery: first 6 months (University of Virginia) |
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PGY4 (NIH) |
Research: 12 months |
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PGY5 (NIH) |
Research: first 6 months |
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PGY6 (NIH) |
Clinical Neurosurgery: 12 months |
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PGY7 (University of Virginia) |
Clinical Neurosurgery: 12 months |
National Institutes of Health
Clinical Faculty
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John D. Heiss, M.D. (Publications only) |
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John K. Park, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Ashok R. Asthagiri, M.D. (Publications only) |
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Kareem A. Zaghloul, M.D., Ph.D. (Publications only) |
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Prashant Chittiboina, M.D. (Publications only) |
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Basic Science Faculty | |
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Marsha J. Merrill, Ph.D. (Publications only) |
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Richard J. Youle, Ph.D. |
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Zhengping Zhuang, M.D., Ph.D. (Publications only) |
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University of Virginia Faculty
- Mark E. Shaffrey, M.D., Chair [disclaimer]
- W. Jeffery Elias, M.D. [disclaimer]
- Gregory A. Helm, M.D., Ph.D. [disclaimer]
- John A. Jane, M.D., Ph.D. [disclaimer]
- John Jane Jr., M.D. [disclaimer]
- Neal F. Kassell, M.D. [disclaimer]
- Kenneth C. Liu, M.D. [disclaimer]
- Edward H. Oldfield, M.D. [disclaimer]
- Deric M. Park [disclaimer]
- Christopher I. Shaffrey, M.D. [disclaimer]
- Jason Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D. [disclaimer]
- Justin Smith, M.D., Ph.D. [disclaimer]
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PGY1 | |
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Alexander Ksendzovsky, M.D. |
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PGY2 | |
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Sze Chun Winson Ho, M.D. |
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PGY3 | |
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Gautam U. Mehta, M.D. (Publications only) |
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PGY4 | |
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David B. Weintraub, M.D. |
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How to Apply
One position is open for appointment each year. The department specifically selects residents with demonstrated interest in and aptitude for careers in academic neurosurgery. Applications should be submitted through Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) [disclaimer] by October 15th for appointments beginning the following July. After review of completed applications, qualified candidates will be invited to meet our staff and residents.
For further information, the applicant should contact:
Jessica E. Echols
Neurosurgery Program Coordinator
Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS, NIH
10 Center Drive, Room 3D20 MSC 1414
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892-1414
Email: Jessica.echols@nih.gov
Phone: (301) 496-9460
Fax: (301) 402-0380
Student Opportunities
Students are welcome to partake in year-long research experiences in the Surgical Neurology Branch through the NIH Clinical Center's Medical Research Scholars Program. Recent program graduates have gone on to neurosurgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania, Barrow Neurological Institute, University of Iowa, University of Southern California and the National Institutes of Health.
The NIH also offers short-term rotations and research elective opportunities through the NIH Clinical Center's Clinical Elective Program. Students interested in applying to a residency program in neurological surgery are strongly encouraged to apply for an elective rotation in neurosurgery at the NIH or the University of Virginia [disclaimer].
- Slide One: Neurosurgery Residency at the National Institutes of Health.
- Slide Two: Clinical training takes place in the 240-bed NIH Clinical Center.
- Slide Three: State-of-the-art operating rooms for training and clinical research.
- Slide Four: Over 200 neuroscience labs are located on the 300-acre NIH campus.
- Slide Five: Junior residency and chief years are performed at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
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