Ohio State’s Neurosurgical fellowship training provides the knowledge and skills required for a career as a specialist in private practice, academic medicine or in other arenas, from board rooms to public service.
Some of the nation’s leading researchers are at Ohio State, providing a tremendous opportunity to learn and contribute. Fellows learn from highly skilled neurosurgeons at the forefront innovative techniques and technologies. Fellows are given a wide range of responsibilities in outpatient clinics and inpatient consults, supervising and teaching residents during rounds and formal presentations and the opportunity to serve as an attending physician.
As a fellow here, you will perform basic as well as complex surgical cases. Additional education opportunities include didactic lectures, conferences and collaborative case reviews. You’ll be involved in basic and clinical research and other scholarly activity, including multidisciplinary work with physicians from other departments. Some fellowship training takes place at Ohio State’s affiliated institutions, such as Nationwide Children’s Hospital — one of the nation’s largest pediatric ambulatory networks, operating the second busiest emergency department in the country.