About the Fellowship
The Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, an affiliate of the University of Southern California Department of Neurosurgery, offers a post-residency fellowship clinical position in pediatric neurosurgery. The fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgical Fellowships and the curriculum is designed to meet all requirements for successful examination and certification by the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a 495-bed free-standing children’s hospital in Los Angeles with 18 operating rooms, 24 PICU beds and 58 NICU beds. We care for children from our local community as well as from all over the world with a wide-range of pathologies. Surgical case volume ranges from 700-800 cases per year.
The pediatric neurosurgical service consists of five full-time attending pediatric neurosurgeons, one University of Southern California neurosurgery resident as well as 2-3 neurosurgery resident rotators from other programs. A team of three advanced practice providers (APP) and one clinical nurse manager contribute to both inpatient and outpatient care.
The pediatric neurosurgery fellow leads the resident and APP team and assigns operating room and clinical duties. The fellow has clinical instructor status and attending surgeon privileges during the fellowship year. This arrangement facilitates transition to independent practice while gaining a wide range of subspecialty training in pediatric neurosurgery. The fellow is eligible for faculty benefits including health and dental insurance and 4 weeks of vacation.
Exposure to basic science and clinical research is readily available for those interested. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a participating center in the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network, in addition to the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium study collaborative for Chiari and Syringomyelia. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles also participates in the Children’s Oncology Group and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
To Apply
Please fill out our application form, include an updated CV and three letters of recommendation, and return to:
- Email: rosamartinez@chla.usc.edu
- Mail: Susan R. Durham, MD MS c/o Rosa Martinez
Professor and Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd. MS102.
Los Angeles, CA 90027