University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Neurological Surgery
⌖ Madison, Wisconsin · United States
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Rotations at University Hospital (Level I trauma and comprehensive stroke centre), American Family Children's Hospital and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, with two hybrid neuroendovascular/neurosurgery operating rooms and several biplane systems.
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International medical graduates are welcome to apply but must hold a valid ECFMG certificate (institution-wide GME requirement).
Post-residency fellowship for board-eligible/certified neurosurgeons or radiologists
Rotations at University Hospital (Level I trauma and comprehensive stroke centre), American Family Children's Hospital and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, with two hybrid neuroendovascular/neurosurgery operating rooms and several biplane systems.
Wisconsin medical licence and credentialing at UW and affiliated sites required
No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.
Institution-wide: UW Health hosts J-1 physicians sponsored by ECFMG (two-year home-country requirement applies); it does not sponsor H-1B visas or accept F-1 OPT for GME training.
NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.
Checked 8 Oct 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.
MD or DO with board eligibility/certification in diagnostic radiology or neurosurgery; completion of an ACGME-accredited neurosurgery residency, or an ACGME-accredited radiology residency plus one full year of ACGME-accredited diagnostic neuroradiology fellowship; eligibility for a Wisconsin medical licence and UW credentialing; caregiver background check.
Post-residency fellowship for board-eligible/certified neurosurgeons or radiologists
Institution-wide UW Hospitals and Clinics GME stipend rates 2026–27: PGY-5 USD 86,319, PGY-6 USD 90,508, PGY-7 USD 94,702, PGY-8 USD 99,104 (stipends target the AAMC 75th percentile).
Institution-wide: three weeks' paid vacation, free long-term disability cover, lab coats and scrubs, employee assistance programme, supplemental retirement plans and parking permits by application. Programme fees are not published. Institution-wide: comprehensive health and dental insurance (including behavioural health and prescriptions) for trainee and family, hospital-paid long-term disability, training-related liability cover, and optional life/AD&D insurance. Accommodation support is not published.
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Wisconsin medical licence and credentialing at UW and affiliated sites required Examination requirements are not published. Language requirements are not published. Institution-wide: UW Health hosts J-1 physicians sponsored by ECFMG (two-year home-country requirement applies); it does not sponsor H-1B visas or accept F-1 OPT for GME training.
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