McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery

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: The official page describes a one-year CAST-accredited spinal neurosurgery fellowship but does not detail case mix or volumes.

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 · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

Source: Official UTHealth Houston 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 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: Adult and paediatric epilepsy surgery, functional brain mapping and eloquent-cortex tumour resection, deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and intrathecal pump placement.

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 · Deadline · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation

Source: Official UTHealth Houston 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 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 · Deadline · Medical registration · Examinations · Fees · Accommodation · Application documents · Programme director

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

Funding: Fellows are appointed as Clinical Instructor with competitive compensation and UT faculty benefits; specific figures are not published.

Exposure: Approximately 1,400 cases/year at the primary site including about 800 diagnostic arteriograms and 600 therapeutic endovascular cases; also combined open CV/skull base plus endovascular pathway for neurosurgeons.

Eligibility: Foreign-trained applicants must hold a valid ECFMG certificate, have completed residency at their institution of origin and at least one year of accredited postgraduate training in the US; sponsorship only through ECFMG under J-1 visas.

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

Source: Official UTHealth Houston 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 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: Broad paediatric neurosurgery including congenital brain and spinal disorders, hydrocephalus, neurotrauma, craniosynostosis, Chiari malformation, Moyamoya disease and brain/spine tumours.

Eligibility: Applicants who completed neurosurgery residency abroad are eligible to apply as published by the programme.

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

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