Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship
Forecasted
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship supports neurosurgeons through advanced clinical training and mentored research at Mayo Clinic to prepare future leaders in functional neurosurgery.
Funder: Mayo Clinic
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (SF Match target deadline)
Funding Amounts: One-year fellowship; stipend and benefits information
Summary: Clinical training and mentored research in Rochester, Minnesota, prepare neurosurgeons for leadership in functional neurosurgery.
Key Information: One competitive position annually; offers cannot be extended more than two years before the fellowship starts.
Description
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education offers a one-year fellowship combining advanced clinical training with clinical and translational research in Rochester, Minnesota. Training covers evaluation, diagnosis, and surgical treatment of movement disorders, epilepsy, cranial neuralgias, chronic and cancer-related pain, neurorehabilitation, and spasticity. Fellows take primary clinical responsibility in inpatient and outpatient settings, supported by five core faculty members and a department performing more than 600 functional procedures annually.
Research projects are tailored to fellows’ interests and backgrounds. Research electives provide time for a mentored project supervised by Program Director Kai Miller, M.D., Ph.D., with additional physician input according to project scope. The program aims to train future leaders through clinical and technical experience, research, teaching opportunities, and guidance on practice building and organized neurosurgery.
