UCLA Department of Neurosurgery

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. Travel support for meetings is provided.

Exposure: Approximately 300 major spinal operations, including minimally invasive surgery, deformity, oncology, trauma, degenerative and congenital disease; outpatient clinics, resident teaching, a weekly joint neurosurgery–orthopaedic spine conference and optional NIH-funded research. Sites: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and UCLA Santa Monica Spine Center.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold, or be able to obtain before the start date, an unrestricted California Physician & Surgeon licence; the Medical Board of California requires at least 24 months of ACGME-accredited US postgraduate training, and licence processing typically takes about six months.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees

Source: Official UCLA Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 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: Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, pain and psychiatric disorders; MRI-guided focused ultrasound; resective and neuromodulatory epilepsy surgery; depth electrode placement; stereotactic radiosurgery for movement disorders and pain; peripheral nerve surgery including nerve transfers and peripheral nerve stimulation. Sites: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.

Eligibility: USMLE Step 1 passed, Step 2 CK (minimum 209) and the third step (minimum 196) as listed on the page; applicants must hold, or be able to obtain before the start date, an unrestricted California Physician & Surgeon licence (at least 24 months of ACGME-accredited US postgraduate training required).

Still to confirm: Current status · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees · Application documents

Source: Official UCLA Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 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: Advanced skull base craniotomies (petroclival meningioma, vestibular schwannoma, tuberculum sellae meningioma), complex meningioma and pituitary surgery, radiosurgery for parasellar tumours, collaboration with head and neck surgery, oculoplastics and radiation oncology, and multidisciplinary pituitary, lateral skull base and transorbital tumour conferences across three sites based at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Eligibility: Applicants must hold, or be able to obtain before the start date, an unrestricted California Physician & Surgeon licence; the Medical Board of California requires at least 24 months of ACGME-accredited US postgraduate training.

Still to confirm: Deadline · Participation level · Training level · International eligibility · Medical registration · Examinations · Language · Fees

Source: Official UCLA Neurosurgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 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: Applicants must hold, or be able to obtain before the start date, an unrestricted California Physician & Surgeon licence; the Medical Board of California requires at least 24 months of ACGME-accredited US postgraduate training.

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

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