INSTITUTION PROFILE

Penn Medicine / University of Pennsylvania

United States

Indexed pathways: 3
Focus areas: 3
Pathway types: 1
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026

PROFILE OVERVIEW

Sourced neurosurgical training at Penn Medicine / University of Pennsylvania.

This institutional profile groups the programme-level evidence already indexed by NeuroSurgFellow. It is not an institutional endorsement or a claim that every department pathway is represented.

Philadelphia, United States

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INDEXED PROGRAMMES

3 sourced profiles.

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ClinicalStatus unconfirmed

Neurointervention →

Neurointerventional Endovascular Fellowship

Penn Medicine / University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States

Listed lead Jan-Karl Burkhardt, MD and Bryan Pukenas, MD (co-directors)

Duration: 2 years (junior and senior year); 1 year possible for candidates who already meet required case numbers from a prior neurointerventional fellowship year
Deadline: Applications via ERAS are reviewed in early spring
Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.
Exposure: Diagnostic cerebral and spinal angiography, balloon occlusion test, inferior petrosal sinus sampling and WADA testing; mechanical thrombectomy; intracranial and extracranial carotid stenting; aneurysm coiling, flow diversion and intrasaccular treatment; embolisation of AVMs, dural AV fistulas, carotid-cavernous fistulas and middle meningeal artery; traumatic vessel injury; interventional spine including kyphoplasty. Over 2,000 endovascular procedures a year across HUP, Presbyterian and Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes.

Source reviewed 8 Oct 202660% of decision fields recorded

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

Exposure: Diagnostic cerebral and spinal angiography, balloon occlusion test, inferior petrosal sinus sampling and WADA testing; mechanical thrombectomy; intracranial and extracranial carotid stenting; aneurysm coiling, flow diversion and intrasaccular treatment; embolisation of AVMs, dural AV fistulas, carotid-cavernous fistulas and middle meningeal artery; traumatic vessel injury; interventional spine including kyphoplasty. Over 2,000 endovascular procedures a year across HUP, Presbyterian and Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes.

Eligibility: International medical graduates need a valid ECFMG certificate or full unrestricted US licence (or Fifth Pathway), and must have completed an ACGME-approved US residency.

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

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

ClinicalContact programme

Spine →

Complex Spine Fellowship

Penn Medicine / University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States

Listed lead Ali K. Ozturk, MD, FAANS

Duration: 1 year
Deadline: Not recorded · check official call
Funding: The official page does not publish the current salary and benefits package.
Exposure: Endoscopic spine surgery; minimally invasive deformity and fusion; spine robotics; advanced lateral techniques (anterior-to-psoas, lateral ALIF); adult thoracolumbar and cervical deformity correction including PSO and VCR; en bloc and intralesional tumour resection; trauma; revision and reconstruction; degenerative disease; peripheral nerve repair. Over 2,000 spine surgeries a year; clinical and translational research.

Source reviewed 8 Oct 202640% of decision fields recorded

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

Exposure: Endoscopic spine surgery; minimally invasive deformity and fusion; spine robotics; advanced lateral techniques (anterior-to-psoas, lateral ALIF); adult thoracolumbar and cervical deformity correction including PSO and VCR; en bloc and intralesional tumour resection; trauma; revision and reconstruction; degenerative disease; peripheral nerve repair. Over 2,000 spine surgeries a year; clinical and translational research.

Eligibility: Eligibility criteria are not published; confirm with the programme. Applicants are asked to express interest with a CV.

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

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

ClinicalContact programme

Peripheral nerve →

Peripheral Nerve Fellowship

Penn Medicine / University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States

Listed lead Eric L. Zager, MD

Duration: Confirm with programme
Deadline: Not recorded · check official call
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.

Source reviewed 8 Oct 202636% of decision fields recorded

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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: Formal eligibility criteria are not published; confirm with the programme.

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

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