Neurosurgery

The Shillito Staff Associate/Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship at Children’s

Children’s established the John Shillito Staff Associate/Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship in honor of John Shillito, MD, a member of the Neurosurgery Department for 37 years.  Shillito trained under former Children’s neurosurgeons-in-chief Franc Ingraham, MD, and Donald Matson, MD, who are regarded as the founders of modern pediatric neurosurgery. Patients, parents and colleagues alike have been influenced and inspired by Shillito’s skill as a surgeon, aptitude as a teacher and warmth as a caregiver.

The Shillito Fellowship supports an outstanding young neurosurgeon every year as he or she pursues intensive, post-graduate clinical training. During this pivotal year, each fellow is exposed to a full range of pediatric neurosurgical conditions, with a heavy emphasis on neoplastic, vascular and congenital disorders of the brain and spine. In addition, Shillito Fellows participate in important neurosurgical research projects—a vital undertaking for future leaders in the field.

The following pediatric neurosurgeons have served as Shillito Fellows since the program’s inception in 1991:

• Benjamin Warf, MD—Children’s  Hospital Boston 
• Mark Luciano, MD—The Cleveland Clinic
• David Adelson, MD—Phoenix Children’s Hospital
• Faith Barnett, MD—The Scripps Clinic (San Diego, CA)
• David Frim, MD—University of Chicago
• Michael Medlock, MD—North Shore Children’s Hospital
• Mark Proctor, MD—Children’s Hospital Boston
• Jeffrey Campbell, MD—Dupont-Nemours Children’s Hospital
• Jodi Smith, MD—University of Indiana
• David Sacco, MD—Southwestern University
• Michael McCue, MD—University of Minnesota
• Ethan Benardete, MD—Downstate University
• Edward Smith, MD—Children’sHospital Boston
• Cormac Maher, MD—University of Michigan
• Paul Klimo, MD—The United States Air Force
• Edward Ahn, MD—Johns Hopkins University
• Ron Grondin, MD—Ohio State University
• Suresh Magge, MD—George Washington University
• Eric Jackson, MD—Ohio State University
• Lance Governale, MD—Ohio State University
• Lissa Baird, MD—Oregon Health and Science University

All Shillito Fellowship applicants must be be in the final year of an approved neurosurgery residency in the United States or Canada and must obtain a fellowship match number through the San Francisco Matching Program.

For additional information about the John Shillito Fellowship, including application forms and instructions, please contact: 

Alan R. Cohen, MD, FACS, FAAP
Neurosurgeon-in-Chief
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Hunnewell 2
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-355-1484
Fax: 617-730-0906
Email: alan.cohen@childrens.harvard.edu

Training Fellowship of the International Program to Advance the Treatment of Hydrocephalus (iPATH)

Children’s neurosurgeon and director of Neonatal and Congenital Anomaly Neurosurgery Benjamin Warf, MD, directs a training fellowship offered by the International Program to Advance the Treatment of Hydrocephalus (iPATH). The purpose of the program is to prepare neurosurgeons to effectively treat hydrocephalus in developing nations, particularly through the use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy to reduce dependence on shunts. iPATH fellows spend a minimum of three months receiving intensive hands-on training in Mbale, Uganda.

All fellowship applicants must be medical school graduates, licensed to practice in their home countries, who have completed at least one year of a surgical internship. Some experience in treating hydrocephalus patients is preferred, though not required.

Learn more about the training fellowship.

For more information, please contact:

iPATH
Attn: Fellowship Training Program
International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Cellebroersstraat 16
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)2 502 0413
Fax: +32 (0)2 502 1129
Email: ipath@ifglobal.or

The Residency Program in Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Children’s Hospital Boston

In conjunction with Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Children’s offers a fully integrated, six-year residency program for physicians embarking upon careers as clinical neurosurgeons and neurosurgical researchers. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; interviews are conducted in October, November and December, and the program admits two residents each year.

All residency program applicants must:  

• be a graduate of an accredited United States medical school or, if an international medical graduate (IMG), be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
• complete an application through either the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Electronic Residency Application Service or the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)

Learn more about the residency program and view a sample curriculum.

For more information, please contact:

Courtney E. Gilligan
Residency Program Coordinator
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-732-8719
Fax: 617-264-6835
Email: CEGILLIGAN@partners.org