Neuro-oncology fellowships in United States

Funding: Not clearly published on the official programme page.

Exposure: Multidisciplinary neuro-oncology, complex brain tumour care and surgical trial development.

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

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

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

Application status: Official eligibility wording differs: Saint John's requires R-6 training or higher and US citizenship/permanent residence; the linked PNI clinical fellowship page requires completed ACGME neurosurgery residency. California licence eligibility appears on both. Applicants should resolve the entry-level difference before applying.

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

Exposure: Emphasis on minimally invasive keyhole and endonasal approaches, neuro-endoscopy and multimodal neuro-oncology treatments.

Eligibility: Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.

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

Source: Saint John's Cancer Institute fellowship page. Reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Unpaid observer appointment. Observers must be financially self-sufficient and cover transport, housing, health insurance and living expenses under MD Anderson observer policy.

Exposure: Participants observe surgical cases, clinic with subspecialty faculty and subspecialty tumor boards, and attend departmental conferences (Surgical Case Conference, Surgical Anatomy Conference, Clinical Neurosciences Seminar, Journal Club and Cadaver Dissection Sessions).

Eligibility: Professionals: Individuals (e.g. faculty, physicians, researchers, staff) who are currently employed or appointed at a healthcare or academic institution; Trainees: residents, fellows, postdocs in accredited programs; Students enrolled in a formal program.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Application documents · Programme director · Accreditation

Source: MD Anderson – Observer Opportunities in Surgery. Reviewed 22 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide MD Anderson GME stipend levels for AY 2026–27 (e.g. PGY-6 USD 84,650; PGY-7 USD 88,204; PGY-8 USD 91,399) per the official GME applicant resources page; the fellowship's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: Multidisciplinary surgical neuro-oncology, complex brain and skull-base tumours, oncological principles, research and academic practice.

Eligibility: Institution-wide GME eligibility: international graduates need an ECFMG certificate valid at the programme start date and a credential evaluation verifying US degree equivalency.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Medical registration · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

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

Application status: 2030–2031 tracks differ: the published cranial deadline passed on 15 October 2026, although the page still says applications are accepted. No later extension was found on 17 October 2026; confirm cranial availability. Spine oncology remains rolling.

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

Exposure: More than 1,000 major operative cases a year across brain, skull base and pituitary, spine, peripheral nerve and paediatric brain tumours, with clinic and perioperative care and call shared with NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.

Eligibility: Foreign applicants must have passed the ECFMG or FMGEMS and the FLEX exams, and still need three years of US or Canadian residency training for the New York licence.

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

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

Funding: AHN’s Medical Education Consortium publishes a planned 2027–28 annual resident/fellow scale of USD 71,813 at PGY1 through USD 87,847 at PGY8 (PGY7: USD 86,347). This is an institutional future-year scale under the standard Consortium appointment; the CAST fellowship’s appointment category, assigned PGY and actual salary require confirmation. It does not establish current programme pay.

Exposure: Clinical neuro-oncology with surgical treatment (resection, biopsy, awake craniotomy, laser interstitial treatment), medical oncology/clinical trials, Gamma Knife, stereotactic radiosurgery and advanced imaging at Allegheny General Hospital.

Eligibility: Advanced training for neurosurgeons and neurosurgery residents interested in neuro-oncology; confirm current eligibility with the programme.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official Allegheny Health Network CAST-approved neurosurgery fellowships 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 the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Neuro-oncological surgery including stereotactic radiosurgery, skull base, endoscopic, paediatric, pituitary and robotic procedures, with shadowing of neuro-oncology, radiation oncology and neuroradiology faculty; all brain tumour surgery takes place at Rhode Island Hospital.

Eligibility: Neurosurgeons accepted into the programme; detailed selection criteria are discussed with the programme contact.

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

Source: Official Brown University Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 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: Surgical management of intra-axial brain tumours, including eloquent-cortex tumours, awake craniotomy, electrophysiological mapping, intraoperative MRI, laser interstitial thermal therapy, stereotactic biopsy and Gamma Knife radiosurgery; more than 1,200 adult brain-tumour procedures a year.

Eligibility: International trainees are assessed individually; the minimum is five years of structured postgraduate neurosurgical clinical training including at least one year as chief resident. Non-US medical graduates need a valid ECFMG certificate (institution-wide requirement).

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

Source: Official Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Cleveland Clinic GME salary for clinical residents and fellows (effective 16 May 2026): PGY-6 USD 84,180, PGY-7 USD 89,204, PGY-8 USD 90,521 (PGY level depends on the fellow's appointment).

Exposure: About 600 major surgical cases and 350 radiosurgical cases annually across gliomas, metastases, neuroendocrine and skull base tumours within the Burkhardt Brain Tumor Center, including blood-brain barrier disruption with IA chemotherapy, convection-enhanced delivery and intraoperative MRI.

Eligibility: International medical graduates must hold a currently valid ECFMG certificate.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Cleveland Clinic neurosurgery fellowships page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide UPMC Medical Education GME stipend scale for AY 2026–27: PGY-6 USD 84,281; PGY-7 USD 87,231; PGY-8 USD 90,284 (AY 2027–28: PGY-7 USD 92,034; PGY-8 USD 95,716) per the official UPMC GME stipends page; the fellowship pages do not state each fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Primary and metastatic brain tumours including skull-base and spinal oncology, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, focused ultrasound, fluorescence-guided surgery, laser interstitial thermal therapy, awake craniotomy and brain mapping, with the multidisciplinary clinic at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and brain-tumour trials.

Eligibility: No externally recruited international position is confirmed; the directory describes an internal UPMC residency pathway.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official University of Pittsburgh 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: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.

Exposure: Advanced management of patients with brain tumours, balanced with 50% protected research time aimed at submitting a mentored (e.g. K12, K08) or independent (e.g. R01, U01) federal award.

Eligibility: Strong candidates are described as senior US neurosurgery residents with a strong record of academic productivity and plans for an independent neurosurgeon-scientist career.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accreditation

Source: Official Stanford Medicine 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; the fellow is appointed at instructor level.

Exposure: Brain and spine tumour surgery at the Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses, including intrinsic tumour surgery, brain mapping, skull base, orbital and endonasal endoscopic surgery, and LINAC and Gamma Knife radiosurgery, plus resident teaching and clinical research.

Eligibility: The programme has stated US graduates only for some cycles; applicants must be fully trained in North America and/or fully licensed to practise in the United States.

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

Source: Official Weill Cornell Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 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: Intracranial, skull base, spine and spinal cord tumours, including neuro-endoscopy, transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, petrosal and far-lateral approaches, complex anterior skull base resection, stereotactic radiosurgery, fluorescence-guided and functional image-guided surgery, with weekly brain tumour conference and research opportunities.

Eligibility: The published route requires completed ACGME neurosurgery residency in the US/Canada with board eligibility/certification for Georgia licensure, or an enfolded appointment after chief residency in an accredited US/Canadian programme. Overseas residency alone is not a published entry route.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

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 IU School of Medicine GME stipends for residents and fellows, July 2026–June 2027: PGY-6 USD 81,100, PGY-7 USD 84,600, PGY-8 USD 88,200 (July 2027–June 2028: PGY-7 USD 88,500, PGY-8 USD 90,646); the fellowship pages do not state each fellow's PGY level.

Exposure: Complex brain tumour management plus operative management of aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, with approximately 350 operative cases a year and some radiosurgery using Novalis, CyberKnife and Gamma Knife.

Eligibility: The department states it is unable to accept applicants with an ECFMG visa.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Accreditation

Source: Official Indiana University School of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide University of Utah GME trainee stipends for 2026-27: training level 6 USD 91,863, level 7 USD 94,407, level 8 USD 99,790, level 9 USD 102,535 (FY27 stipend memo); confirm the training level for this fellowship.

Exposure: Evaluation and management of patients requiring medical, surgical and/or radiation treatment at Huntsman Cancer Institute, consultation to medical, surgical and radiation oncology services, and a weekly lecture series with chalk talks, case presentations and journal clubs.

Eligibility: Utah GME permits IMG applications under the same selection criteria, with valid ECFMG certification, work authorization and Utah licensing eligibility or an approved variance. Each fellowship still sets its own prior-training requirements.

Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route

Source: Official University of Utah Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide Ohio State Wexner Medical Center GME housestaff stipends (latest schedule published, FY2025): PGY-7 USD 78,409, PGY-8 USD 82,997, PGY-9 USD 83,680 (fellow PGY level set by prior training).

Exposure: Multidisciplinary management of CNS tumours including gliomas and brain metastases, asleep and awake mapping, intraoperative MRI, laser interstitial thermal therapy, port-based surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, robotic-guided biopsy and gene therapy, with over 1,200 brain tumour procedures and over 700 radiosurgery procedures a year; fellows lead research projects and present at grand rounds.

Eligibility: Designed for those planning a full-time academic career; the official page does not publish formal eligibility criteria.

Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official Ohio State College of Medicine fellowship page. Reviewed 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Institution-wide WashU Medicine GME Consortium housestaff stipends, 1 Jul 2026-30 Jun 2027: PGY-6 USD 88,091; PGY-7 USD 91,618; PGY-8 USD 95,032; PGY-9 USD 99,151. The fellowship page does not state the fellow's PGY level or confirm housestaff appointment.

Exposure: Open skull base approaches (cranio-orbitozygomatic, retrosigmoid, presigmoid, petrosal, pineal, far lateral and combined), endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery, MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy and awake craniotomy with advanced mapping, plus clinics, skull base and pituitary conferences, weekly tumour board and a clinical research project.

Eligibility: One fellow each year is selected from neurosurgical residents who trained in accredited residency programs in the United States.

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

Source: Official WashU Medicine Department of Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Programme-specific. The guide lists an NRMP applicant fee of $70 to rank up to 20 programmes.

Exposure: A directory of SNS/CAST-accredited neurosurgical oncology fellowships (per the CAST list updated December 2025) with programme directors, contacts, facilities and programme presentations.

Eligibility: Programmes set applicant eligibility and interview criteria; applicants apply to each programme by its own process and must also register for the NRMP match.

Still to confirm: Duration · Funding · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official Tumor Section match guide (PDF). 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: Primarily clinical microsurgical treatment of brain, skull base and spine tumours in what the programme describes as the highest-volume brain tumour surgical programme in Connecticut; pre- and post-operative care, outpatient clinics and consultations; two at-home call weekends a month. At least one research project leading to an abstract and publication is expected.

Eligibility: Aspiring neurosurgical oncologists; detailed selection criteria are discussed with the programme during application.

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

Source: Official Yale Neurosurgery 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 UVA GME 2026-27 house staff stipend (medical): PGY-6 USD 82,390, PGY-7 USD 85,775, PGY-8 USD 89,920, paid bi-weekly; the PGY level is set by GME stipend policy, so confirm the level for this fellowship.

Exposure: Gamma Knife radiosurgery (indications, technique and follow-up), craniotomy for intra-axial and extra-axial tumours, biopsy and stereotactic procedures including LITT, skull base tumours including vestibular schwannoma, endoscopic endonasal and open approaches for sellar and parasellar tumours, and spinal tumours, plus clinical and laboratory research.

Eligibility: Foreign graduates are eligible if they have completed an accredited neurosurgery residency, are eligible for Virginia licensure, have passed USMLE Step 3 and hold ECFMG certification.

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

Source: Official UVA Neurosurgery 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 Houston Methodist GME salary scale 2026–27 by programme level: level 1 USD 72,080 to level 8 USD 92,986 (e.g. level 7 USD 89,660).

Exposure: All aspects of neurosurgical oncology including complex brain and skull-base tumours, spinal tumours, metabolomics of glial and pituitary tumours and bench-to-bedside novel treatments.

Eligibility: Graduates of medical schools outside the US/Canada need valid ECFMG certification as well as ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited neurosurgery training.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Application route

Source: Official Houston Methodist 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 UF College of Medicine housestaff stipends 2026-2027: CS level 5 USD 77,915; level 6 USD 81,136; level 7+ USD 84,203 per year (the level depends on prior training). The fellowship page does not state the level.

Exposure: Predominantly clinical first year in a multidisciplinary neuro-oncology programme, with research and educational activities including clinical trial methodology and translational research.

Eligibility: Programme requires a current unrestricted US or Canadian medical licence and ACGME/RCPSC residency. UF GME notes IMGs must meet USMLE, ECFMG certification and visa requirements.

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

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

Funding: UCLA GME salary scale referenced by the programme page: from 1 September 2026, USD 98,466 (PGY-1) to USD 124,896 (PGY-9), e.g. PGY-7 USD 118,801 and PGY-8 USD 124,242; higher rates from 1 July 2027.

Exposure: Multidisciplinary brain and spinal tumour care within a Brain Tumor Program seeing more than 800 patients a year, including advanced spinal oncological and reconstructive surgery, clinical trial counselling, resident teaching and protected research time with access to the UCLA Brain Cancer SPORE and Radiosurgical Program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Eligibility: At this time we are not able to accept international fellows who require visa support.

Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees

Source: Official UCLA Neurosurgery 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 funding details.

Exposure: Surgical neuro-oncology and treatment of primary and metastatic brain and spinal cord tumours, including open surgery and radiosurgery; daily neuroradiology rounds and weekly combined tumour boards; clinical, database and translational research within Sylvester's Brain Tumor Initiative.

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: Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Participation level · Training level · Medical registration · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents

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

Funding: CU Anschutz’s 2026–2027 institutional resident/fellow base stipend table lists USD 80,024.83 at PGY-1 through USD 102,995.34 at PGY-7, paid monthly. The fellowship’s specific PGY assignment is not stated.

Exposure: Complex cranial operating room experience, cadaver practice, awake craniotomy, skull base, endoscopic, spine tumour and peripheral nerve approaches, multidisciplinary tumour boards and weekly academic half-days. The 2025–2026 AANS/CNS Tumor Section guide additionally lists stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and clinical trials among programme resources; it does not define fellows’ independent privileges in these activities.

Eligibility: Not specified on the official page.

Still to confirm: Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation

Source: Official CU Anschutz neurosurgery 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: Facilities listed include exoscope, augmented and virtual reality and stereotactic radiosurgery; clinical research opportunities.

Eligibility: Completed ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency before starting, with excellent institutional standing. Enfolded fellows are not accepted.

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

Source: Official AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship Match guide 2025-2026. 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 funding details.

Exposure: Research and clinical trial opportunities with investigator-initiated trials, spine oncology and skull base rotations; HIFU/LIFU, LITT and Gamma Knife/SRS facilities.

Eligibility: Completed neurosurgery residency and board certification or board eligibility by the fellowship start.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship Match guide 2025-2026. 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: Access to clinical trials and research, spine oncology; SRS/Gamma Knife and LITT facilities.

Eligibility: The host explicitly accepts Canadian or international equivalent neurosurgical residency training; credentialing and appointment approval still apply.

Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Training level · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship Match guide 2025-2026. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.