Functional & epilepsy fellowships and training in Chicago, United States

Funding: Institution-wide UIC College of Medicine GME stipend scale for 2025–2026 (application to this non-ACGME fellowship is not separately stated on the fellowship page): PGY-6 USD 88,003, PGY-7 USD 89,126, PGY-8 USD 92,017 a year, plus taxable annual stipends of USD 1,200 (meals) and USD 3,000 (education).

Exposure: Supervised operative and clinical experience in surgery for movement disorders, surgical treatment of pain and stereotactic radiosurgery (including the Illinois Gamma Knife Center), inpatient and outpatient care, Grand Rounds, M&M, functional symposia, research and cadaver laboratory work.

Eligibility: Foreign graduates already licensed in their own country who are ECFMG certified will be considered, in addition to US/Canadian ACGME-equivalent graduates or residents.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Illinois Chicago fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salary aligned with surgical fellowships at PGY-8 level; the institution-wide UChicago GME FY27 (2026-2027) stipend for PGY-8 is USD 101,675.

Exposure: Epilepsy, movement disorders, psychiatric disease, intractable pain and deep-seated tumours; more than 200 functional procedures over 12 months, with intraoperative CT and MRI, robotics and laser interstitial thermal therapy; NIH-funded brain-machine interface research and clinical trials, with three publications expected.

Eligibility: Residency completed abroad is accepted; US licensing examinations and ECFMG certificate required.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official UChicago Medicine Neurosurgery page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Application status: The How to Apply page publishes the submission route and checklist but gives no dated cycle or current vacancy.

Funding: Not stated on the official page; confirm with the host.

Exposure: Awake and asleep DBS, intraoperative physiological recording, MR-guided focused ultrasound, LITT and intrathecal pump implantation.

Eligibility: Foreign-equivalent neurosurgery residency accepted in place of an ACGME-accredited residency.

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Rush University GME fellowship page. Reviewed 29 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.