Clinical fellowshipAccepting at last review
Cerebrovascular →

Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship

Stanford Medicine

⌖ Stanford, California · United States

Profile completeness80%5 decision fields need confirmation
DECISION SUMMARY

Key facts at a glance

Source reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.

No exact application window is recorded. Check the host's current call before applying. Recorded status: Accepting applications; source review 17 Oct 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.

Eligibility
Stanford GME welcomes international medical graduates to its sponsored training programmes. Non-US-citizen IMGs must secure an approved visa and California licensure; the fellowship's residency prerequisites and appointment approval still apply.
Funding
Not published on the directory page.
Deadline
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; decisions generally made near June/July
Duration
1 year (1 July–30 June)
Hands-on status
Clinical instructorship with advanced open and endovascular cerebrovascular work; average about 100 cases a year; assist faculty and chief residents with emergent consultations; required attendance at grand rounds, didactics and monthly division meetings; encouraged to complete at least one research project and contribute to publications and presentations.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

An official Stanford non-ACGME fellowship pathway; applicants should confirm current recruitment with the department.

Complex surgical aneurysms, vascular malformations (including brainstem and thalamic lesions), minimally invasive endovascular procedures, carotid stenosis and moyamoya disease at a high-volume quaternary referral centre.

✓
Official Stanford Cerebrovascular Clinical Instructorship pageLast checked 17 Oct 2026
Review source ↗
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

What the recorded evidence supports.

Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.

6/6recorded without scope caveatNot an admission decision
✓Published in profile

International eligibility

Stanford GME welcomes international medical graduates to its sponsored training programmes. Non-US-citizen IMGs must secure an approved visa and California licensure; the fellowship's residency prerequisites and appointment approval still apply.

✓Published in profile

Training level & pathway

Post-residency clinical instructorship supplementing core neurosurgery residency

✓Published in profile

Participation / hands-on scope

Clinical instructorship with advanced open and endovascular cerebrovascular work; average about 100 cases a year; assist faculty and chief residents with emergent consultations; required attendance at grand rounds, didactics and monthly division meetings; encouraged to complete at least one research project and contribute to publications and presentations.

✓Published in profile

Medical registration & licensing

Stanford GME requires non-ACGME clinical trainees to hold their California medical licence on the start date. House staff use a Postgraduate Training License or Physician's and Surgeon's License, not special permits; apply at least six months ahead.

✓Published in profile

Language requirement

English

✓Published in profile

Visa & work authorisation

Stanford GME: J-1 is the most common visa, but non-ACGME programmes can appoint J-1 holders only if they have ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition; H-1B is possible only in some cases with Executive GME Director approval.

NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.

Data quality & missing information · 80% of decision fields recorded
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

80% of tracked decision fields are recorded

Checked 17 Oct 2026. Unresolved fields are missing, qualified or awaiting confirmation in this record. They may be available from the host; a missing field does not mean that a requirement or cost does not apply.

✓ Duration✓ Eligibility✓ Training exposure✓ Current status✓ Official source✓ Commencement✓ Deadline✓ Positions✓ Participation level✓ Training level✓ International eligibility✓ Medical registration✓ Language✓ Visa / work authorisation✓ Accommodation✓ Application documents✓ Application route✓ Official contact✓ Programme director✓ Accreditation— Funding: confirm directly— Examinations: confirm directly— Benefits: confirm directly— Fees: confirm directly— Insurance: confirm directly
Recheck cited source ↗
APPLICATION TIMELINE & ROUTE

Plan the application.

Status at last source review
Accepting applications
Commencement
1 July (academic year appointment)
Duration
1 year (1 July–30 June)
Positions
2 clinical instructors per year
Application route
Submit the required documents to the cerebrovascular clinical instructorship; applications are accepted on a rolling basis and decisions are generally made near June/July.
Standalone deadline
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; decisions generally made near June/July
Official contact
Stephanie Ekoniak, sekoniak@stanford.edu
Open application source ↗
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements.

Clinical or academic eligibility

Applicants seeking advanced cerebrovascular training after core neurosurgery residency; selections are made about two years ahead.

Training level

Post-residency clinical instructorship supplementing core neurosurgery residency

Funding and support

Not published on the directory page.

Benefits, fees & relocation

Programme and application fees
Not recorded. Confirm tuition, application and placement fees; missing fees do not mean the placement is free.
Benefits
Not recorded. Ask which benefits, if any, are included in the appointment.
Insurance
Not recorded. Confirm medical, professional indemnity and travel cover appropriate to the placement.
Accommodation
Stanford GME house staff receive priority for several Stanford-owned apartment communities (e.g. Welch Road Apartments lottery in May–June for incoming house staff).

Application documents

  • Current CV
  • Candidate statement
  • Three letters of recommendation

Licence, examinations, language & visa

Stanford GME requires non-ACGME clinical trainees to hold their California medical licence on the start date. House staff use a Postgraduate Training License or Physician's and Surgeon's License, not special permits; apply at least six months ahead. Examination requirements are not recorded in this profile. English Stanford GME: J-1 is the most common visa, but non-ACGME programmes can appoint J-1 holders only if they have ACGME Non-Standard Training recognition; H-1B is possible only in some cases with Executive GME Director approval.

FACULTY & PROGRAMME LEADERSHIP

Recorded programme associations.

Read each role and its source date. Historical programme associations do not establish current supervision.

GK
Director, Cerebrovascular Clinical Instructorship

Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD

Director, Cerebrovascular Clinical Instructorship · Stanford Medicine

View faculty profile →
FIELD-LEVEL EVIDENCE

What was checked, and when.

These dates apply only to the named information, not the entire profile. Unlisted fields have no separate review date recorded.

HOST INSTITUTION

Stanford Medicine

8 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.

View institution profile →Visit official source ↗

Explore this training location

Compare other published profiles in the same city, country or geographic region. Each host sets its own eligibility and application rules.

SOURCE & VERIFICATION

Official programme information.

Source
Official Stanford Cerebrovascular Clinical Instructorship page
Coverage
Official programme or institutional starting point
Last checked
17 Oct 2026
Editorial status
Source-linked profile
Programme lead
Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD
Accreditation / recognition
Non-ACGME Stanford Neurosurgery clinical instructorship
Planned editorial review
17 Apr 2027
Open official programme page ↗
BEFORE YOU APPLY

Confirm the details
that affect your move.

  1. What stipend or salary is offered, and which tuition, application or placement fees would I pay?
  2. Who arranges and pays for insurance and accommodation?
  3. Which language evidence and examinations apply to this programme and my training background?