Peripheral nerve fellowships in United States

Funding: Institution-wide DHMC GME stipend scale for residents and fellows, 2026–27: PGY-1 USD 75,651 to PGY-8 USD 106,814 (e.g. PGY-7 USD 102,531); the fellow's PGY level is not stated.

Exposure: CAST Peripheral Nerve fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock, approved in 2025.

Eligibility: Eligibility criteria are not listed on the CAST fellowships page; enquiries go to the coordinator.

Still to confirm: Duration · Eligibility · Funding · Current status · Deadline · Positions · International eligibility · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents

Source: Official Dartmouth Hitchcock CAST 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 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: Compression syndromes, neuropathies, inflammatory lesions, nerve and brachial plexus injuries, nerve tumours and neuropathic or sympathetically mediated pain within one of the busiest multidisciplinary brachial plexus practices in the US.

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 12 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Trainee salary is set at the Michigan Medicine House Officer rate for the equivalent postgraduate training level under the HOA contract.

Exposure: Entrapments, trauma, tumours, brachial plexus injuries and pain syndromes across outpatient assessment, surgery, peri-operative care, injections, ultrasound techniques and long-term follow-up, with over 1,200 clinic visits annually and joint work with Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Eligibility: Post-residency neurosurgical training; the official page does not publish further eligibility criteria.

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

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

Exposure: Evaluation and treatment of traumatic nerve injuries, entrapment neuropathies and nerve-associated mass lesions; dorsal root entry zone procedures, gracilis free functional muscle transfers, neuroma resections and nerve grafts, in the region's only comprehensive nerve centre.

Eligibility: Applicants submit materials to the residency programme coordinator for review by Dr Eric Zager; detailed published entry criteria beyond the document list are not listed on the fellowship page.

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

Source: Official Penn Neurosurgery 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 the current salary and benefits package; it refers applicants to the University of Utah Health GME website.

Exposure: Complex nerve injuries including a brachial plexus clinic, nerve tumours with a neurofibromatosis clinic, entrapment and pain syndromes, reanimation after spinal cord injury and spasticity, over 200 neurosurgical peripheral nerve operations a year, endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery, ultrasound-guided procedures and electrodiagnostics, with about 20% research time. Sites: University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children's Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute.

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: Eligibility · Current status · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official University of Utah 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: Evaluation and surgical treatment of peripheral nerve disease including traumatic nerve injuries, entrapment neuropathies (carpal and cubital tunnel) and nerve mass lesions such as tumours and cysts.

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 · 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: The official page does not publish funding details.

Exposure: Nerve entrapments, nerve tumours, nerve trauma with a multidisciplinary brachial plexus clinic, nerve grafts and transfers, brachial plexus reconstruction, EMG/NCS and ultrasound, cadaver laboratory and an NIH-funded wet lab.

Eligibility: MD or DO with American board eligibility or certification in neurosurgery, ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency, and eligibility for a Wisconsin medical licence.

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

Source: Official UW Health careers page for the Nerve Fellowship. Reviewed 15 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.