Neurological Surgery Residency Program
Thank you for your interest in the Neurological Surgery Residency Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The goal of our program is the training of academic neurosurgerons who will be leaders in the field of neurosurgery.
Our graduates will be expected to be compassionate, technically excellent surgeons who have the desire, background and aptitude to excel in academic neurosurgery. The residency program is designed to meet the complex demands and realities of today's medical environment.
The Department of Neurosurgery has a large, full-time clinical faculty with a wide range of interests and backgrounds. These include state-of-the-art clinical care as well as both translational and basic research programs.
Welcome from the Chairman
The faculty and staff of the Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center welcome you to the Neurological Surgery Residency Program.
The path from education as a physician to training as a neurosurgeon and neurosurgical researcher is challenging - and ultimately one of the most rewarding opportunities that you can choose to pursue.
At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, we are committed to excellence in diagnosing and treating neurological disorders in a caring, patient-centered environment. The Neurological Surgery Residency Program at Cedars-Sinai provides comprehensive neurological surgery training that combines:
- An outstanding faculty of practicing neurologists, neurosurgeons, spinal surgeons and neuroradiologists
- State-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic technologies
- Leading edge research facilities
- A renowned regional Level 1 trauma with a high volume and variety of patients
Sincerely,
Keith L. Black, MD
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Director, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute
Welcome from the Neurological Surgery Residency Director
It is a great privilege for me to introduce you to the Neurological Surgery Residency Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
This is an exciting time for us at Cedar-Sinai. We are embracing the challenges of providing the finest patient care while training well-rounded academic neurosurgeons who will become leaders in their field.
To this end, in addition to performing nearly 3,000 surgeries per year, our department provides an educational program that includes Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, Tumor board, Vascular, Pediatric neurosurgery/neurology conference, Spine conferences, and Journal Club. There are multiple interdisciplinary special conferences in both the clinical and basic neurosciences. In addition, we have developed a series of multidisciplinary didactic conferences that will take place monthly.
The Clinical Service is large and well rounded. All areas of neurological surgery are well represented. These included more than 1,000 intracranial and 2,000 spine and peripheral nerve procedures.
Although the clinical requirements continue to be demanding, we comply with the new regulations governing clinical training programs. The house staff is complemented by a team of physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses who assist in the care of the neurosurgical patients. The neurosurgical residents are expected to have ample time to attend conferences, be able to progress academically and be involved in the research effort. We expect outstanding performance from every resident and in return we are committed to an equally outstanding educational experience.
In the same spirit, our faculty is dedicated to providing outstanding patient care while maintaining an active research program in their area of interest.
I look forward to meeting our resident applicants.
Moise Danielpour, MD
Director, Neurological Surgery Residency Program
