UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery

Funding: UCSF directs applicants to its GME salary and benefits information.

Exposure: Advanced experience with complex spine surgery in the UCSF spine center clinic and inpatient service.

Eligibility: Appropriately trained neurosurgical applicants for UCSF's complex spine fellowship.

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

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

Funding: UCSF directs applicants to its GME salary and benefits information.

Exposure: Microsurgery, in-utero surgery, endoscopy, clinical neurosurgery, outpatient care, teaching conferences and surgical research protocols.

Eligibility: Applicants use the Pediatric Neurosurgery Match and must satisfy the programme's current training, appointment and licensing requirements.

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

Source: Official UCSF fellowships page. Reviewed 26 Aug 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salary and benefits follow the UCSF GME schedule.

Exposure: Advanced deep-brain stimulation, epilepsy surgery and pain surgery with intensive clinical and research experience.

Eligibility: Non-US citizens may apply only when residency-trained in the United States and otherwise appointment-eligible.

Still to confirm: Positions · Participation level · Training level · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application route · Official contact · Accreditation

Source: Official UCSF fellowship directory. Reviewed 7 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salary and benefits follow the UCSF Graduate Medical Education schedule; the fellowship page refers applicants to the UCSF GME website.

Exposure: Participation in many of the roughly 400 cerebrovascular operations a year (aneurysms, AVMs, cavernous malformations, bypass, carotid endarterectomy), with a case mix of about 75% open cerebrovascular and 25% endovascular neurosurgery, plus inpatient, ICU and clinic care.

Eligibility: Available to post-residency graduates only.

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

Source: Official UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.

Funding: Salary and benefits follow the UCSF Graduate Medical Education schedule; the fellowship page refers applicants to the UCSF GME website.

Exposure: Surgical and medical management of traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, including multimodality neuromonitoring, at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, with rotations at Highland Hospital in Oakland and the UCSF Weill Neurorecovery Clinic, plus mentored clinical trial and research training.

Eligibility: Current and recent graduates of US neurosurgery residency programmes; applicants must be eligible for a California medical licence.

Still to confirm: Participation level · International eligibility · Examinations · Language · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation

Source: Official UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery fellowship page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.