Cerebrovascular fellowships in United States

Funding: Not published on the directory page.

Exposure: Complex surgical aneurysms, vascular malformations (including brainstem and thalamic lesions), minimally invasive endovascular procedures, carotid stenosis and moyamoya disease at a high-volume quaternary referral centre.

Eligibility: Stanford GME welcomes international medical graduates to its sponsored training programmes. Non-US-citizen IMGs must secure an approved visa and California licensure; the fellowship's residency prerequisites and appointment approval still apply.

Still to confirm: Funding · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance

Source: Official Stanford Cerebrovascular Clinical Instructorship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education stipend scale (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 USD 75,105 to Graduate Level 10 USD 106,096 a year (e.g. Level 7 USD 95,417); the fellow's level depends on prior training.

Exposure: Advanced microsurgical, interventional, endoscopic and radiosurgical techniques for complex cranial-base and neurovascular disease and brain tumours, with protected research time and a hands-on simulation curriculum.

Eligibility: Applicants must meet Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education admissions requirements, including visa and ECFMG rules where applicable.

Still to confirm: Current status · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Mayo Clinic College cerebrovascular and skull base fellowship page (Arizona). Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UH GME stipends from 1 July 2026: USD 69,825 (PGY-1) to USD 85,888 (PGY-7); the programme page does not state the fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Surgical management of neurovascular disorders and complex skull base tumours, pre- and post-operative and clinic care, resident and student teaching, with protected research time available.

Eligibility: Official sources conflict: the NASBS registry says foreign medical graduates outside the US/Canada are not accepted and requires US/Canada residency; the UH programme page describes an ACGME neurosurgery residency prerequisite and a foreign-trained route requiring valid ECFMG certification and some US postgraduate training. Obtain written clarification from the programme before relying on either route.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Language · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Accreditation

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

Funding: Fellows hold an academic appointment as health sciences clinical instructor/fellow; stipend figures are not listed on the UCI fellowship programmes page.

Exposure: Skull base and complex cranial surgery with interdisciplinary care, outpatient clinics at two sites, teaching conferences, journal club, hands-on skills labs and some research.

Eligibility: Open fellowship positions are posted on UCI Recruit; ask the education office for detailed entry criteria.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Deadline · International eligibility · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official UC Irvine neurological surgery fellowships page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide BIDMC GME salary scale, set by PGY level (including non-ACGME clinical fellows): AY 2026–2027 PGY-5 USD 100,826, PGY-6 USD 103,078, PGY-7 USD 109,459 (salaries cap at PGY-7 for most trainees); residents also receive an annual USD 10,000 stipend.

Exposure: An initial four months in the angiography suite for those without endovascular experience, then 18 months of weekly endovascular and open cases (typically two days endovascular, two days operating theatre, one day clinic) plus a weekly neurovascular conference.

Eligibility: Applicant should have satisfactory ACGME accredited (or Canadian equivalent) residency or training in neurological surgery, or be at senior resident level.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Beth Israel Deaconess fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UTHealth Houston GME stipend scale for residents and fellows: AY 2026-27 Pay Level 7 USD 88,925.70, Pay Level 8 USD 91,149.35 (AY 2027-28: Level 7 USD 91,594, Level 8 USD 93,883), per the official GME Trainee Benefits & Stipends page; confirm the appointment type and pay level for this fellowship.

Exposure: Open cerebrovascular and skull-base tumour surgery with collaboration alongside endovascular colleagues for treatment selection.

Eligibility: Foreign-trained applicants must hold a valid ECFMG certificate, be fully trained in neurosurgery and have had at least some prior postgraduate training in the US; sponsorship only through ECFMG under J-1 visas.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

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

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 experience in complex aneurysms, bypass, carotid endarterectomy and AVMs, daily multidisciplinary ICU rounds, cerebrovascular conferences, monthly Grand Rounds, twice-monthly M&M, research time and cadaver/microsurgery laboratory training.

Eligibility: Foreign graduates considered if already licensed in their own country and ECFMG-certified.

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

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: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Pre-operative evaluation, operative planning and execution and follow-up within the multidisciplinary Center for Vascular and Skull Base Surgery; multiple skull base approaches and complex aneurysm reconstruction and bypass, with over 200 aneurysms treated annually; involvement in planning the annual Masters' Course in Skull Base Surgery.

Eligibility: The official page does not state eligibility criteria; contact the programme.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Current status · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

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

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Over 1,100 endovascular and open cerebrovascular procedures annually; five dedicated neurosurgical theatres (one hybrid) and biplane neuroangiography suites; CESI simulation centre with endovascular simulator and microvascular anastomosis lab; paediatric cerebrovascular experience at Connecticut Children's; neurosurgically trained fellows take part in all open cerebrovascular procedures.

Eligibility: Applicants with background training in neurosurgery, neurology (stroke or neurocritical care) or neuroradiology.

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

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

Funding: Institution-wide Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education stipend scale (effective 11 March 2026): Graduate Level 1 USD 75,105 to Graduate Level 10 USD 106,096 a year (e.g. Level 7 USD 95,417); the fellow's level depends on prior training.

Exposure: High-volume neurovascular and skull-base pathology with microsurgical, interventional, endoscopic and radiosurgical techniques and a hands-on simulation curriculum.

Eligibility: Institution-wide GME requirement: graduates of medical schools outside the United States must hold a valid ECFMG certificate; certified English translations are required for documents in other languages.

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salary and benefits follow the UCSF Graduate Medical Education schedule; the fellowship page refers applicants to the UCSF GME website.

Exposure: Participation in many of the roughly 400 cerebrovascular operations a year (aneurysms, AVMs, cavernous malformations, bypass, carotid endarterectomy), with a case mix of about 75% open cerebrovascular and 25% endovascular neurosurgery, plus inpatient, ICU and clinic care.

Eligibility: Available to post-residency graduates only.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 14 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: UTSW GME publishes 2026–27 stipends by PGY level for each employing institution (UT Southwestern, Parkland, Children's, Scottish Rite); the programme is listed among UTSW GME neurological surgery fellowships, but its employer and stipend are not stated on the programme page.

Exposure: The official page does not describe the case mix; programme faculty include Babu Welch, Jonathan White, Rafael de Oliveira Sillero and Panagiotis Mastorakos.

Eligibility: IMGs may apply if they hold ECFMG certification (when applicable) and a J-1 visa sponsored by ECFMG or permanent residency; H-1 visas are not sponsored.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official UT Southwestern Medical Center fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Emory GME house-staff stipend scale 2026–27: PGY-1 USD 71,959 to PGY-10 USD 96,025 (e.g. PGY-7 USD 88,522); the fellow's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: Full gamut of open cerebrovascular procedures at Emory University Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital (both Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Centers).

Eligibility: Graduated neurosurgery residents with an interest in open cerebrovascular surgery.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact

Source: Official Emory University Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 13 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UW Hospitals and Clinics GME stipend rates for 2026–27: PGY-6 USD 90,508; PGY-7 USD 94,702; PGY-8 USD 99,104 per the official UW SMPH GME compensation page; the fellowship's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: An estimated 300 operative procedures across non-complex to complex cerebrovascular and skull base disorders, including complex cranial base aneurysms, mainly at UW Hospital and Clinics with cases at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Meriter and American Family Children's Hospital, plus a surgical neuroanatomy and microvascular skills laboratory.

Eligibility: Applicants must have successfully graduated from a neurosurgery residency programme, be eligible for a Wisconsin state medical licence and meet UW requirements; ABNS board eligibility or certification is preferred.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official UW–Madison Department of Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Site-specific; several sites state that visitors must be self-funded.

Exposure: A list of US cerebrovascular and endovascular centres accepting international trainees and faculty, with observership length, open/endovascular focus and whether a fellowship is available.

Eligibility: Specifically aimed at international trainees and faculty; visa, licensure and funding requirements vary by site.

Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Cerebrovascular Section listing. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Made possible by the Fellows Family; the official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Research balanced with clinical cases and multidisciplinary training in paediatric cerebrovascular conditions including moyamoya, AVMs, vein of Galen malformations, aneurysms and stroke. Research productivity is a strong expectation.

Eligibility: Holders of a valid ECFMG certificate who can obtain a Massachusetts medical licence are eligible as published.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official Boston Children's Hospital neurosurgery education page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Jefferson (SKMC) GME stipend scale for July 2026–June 2027: PGY-7 USD 100,857.05; PGY-8 USD 104,682.29; PGY-9 USD 108,669.58; the fellowship page does not state the PGY level.

Exposure: Microsurgery, endovascular embolisation of aneurysms and AVMs, Gamma Knife and LINAC radiosurgery, stroke-prevention surgery, carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty/stenting, head and neck pathology, glomus tumours, intractable epistaxis, and spinal cord tumours and AVMs. Over 2,000 neurovascular and endovascular procedures in the past year.

Eligibility: International graduates are eligible if they hold a valid ECFMG certificate and meet Pennsylvania licensure requirements (per programme eligibility).

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Thomas Jefferson University fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Baptist Health stipend scale for trainees employed under a trainee agreement, 2026/2027: PGY-1 USD 68,000 to PGY-8 USD 91,000 (PGY-6 USD 83,000; PGY-7 USD 86,000).

Exposure: Three core 24-week rotations (neurovascular, adult skull base/tumour and radiosurgery) with operative experience in pituitary adenoma, vestibular schwannoma, meningioma, intra-axial malignancy and other complex skull base lesions using endoscopic, open skull base, microsurgical and cerebrovascular techniques; multidisciplinary conferences and at least two manuscripts expected.

Eligibility: Completion of an ACGME-accredited neurosurgical residency.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

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

Application status: Page states fellowship positions are filled and/or applications closed

Funding: Fellows typically hold the title of Acting Instructor with a listed base salary of $120,000 per year ($10,000 per month); approved moonlighting or Saturday surgery may attract extra pay.

Exposure: Cerebrovascular and skull base microsurgery, endoscopic skull base tumour surgery, perioperative care, clinical research and teaching, and attending-level call including neurotrauma at Harborview Medical Center and UW Medical Center. The programme does not include endovascular training.

Eligibility: International graduates are not eligible.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

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

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Two six-month blocks, one predominantly clinical and one predominantly research in the neurosurgical research laboratory; fellows share call with attendings, manage perioperative and clinic care for complex cerebrovascular and skull base disorders, and teach residents and medical students.

Eligibility: Foreign trained applicants must hold a valid ECFMG certificate and must have had at least 36 months of accredited post-graduate training in the US.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Participation level · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official Barrow Neurological Institute fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Cerebrovascular microsurgery and/or neuroendovascular treatment of aneurysms, AVMs, vascular neoplasms and moyamoya disease, plus extracranial carotid and vertebral artery disease including carotid endarterectomy, with radiosurgery training at the Swedish Radiosurgery Center and hands-on courses at the Seattle Science Foundation.

Eligibility: Applicants should be fully trained in neurosurgery.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Official contact · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: Official Providence Swedish fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Year 1 endovascular (at least 150 interventional procedures); year 2 open cerebrovascular surgery including aneurysm clipping, bypass, cavernous malformation resection, carotid endarterectomy, AVM surgery and hematoma evacuation.

Eligibility: The programme requires a seven-year ACGME-approved neurosurgery residency and at least 200 catheter-based cerebral angiographic procedures as primary operator. An overseas residency alone is not the published route.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Mass General Brigham endovascular and cerebrovascular fellowship page. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Training in complex cerebrovascular and skull base techniques; faculty perform both open and endovascular neurosurgery and take part in clinical trials.

Eligibility: International medical graduates must have completed neurosurgery residency and hold valid ECFMG certification. The department also lists USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3 with scores above 200; its continued reference to discontinued Step 2 CS should be clarified with the education office.

Still to confirm: Duration · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

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