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Education & Training

The University of Chicago Department of Neurological Surgery trains the next generation of neurosurgeons through a fully ACGME-accredited residency, two subspecialty fellowships, and continuing medical education for practicing physicians. We also welcome visiting medical students from across the country into our subinternship program.

Training Programs

Our Programs

Each program is led by full-time UChicago neurosurgical faculty and integrates clinical experience at UChicago Medicine with research opportunities across the Biological Sciences Division.

Residency
Neurological Surgery Residency
A seven-year ACGME-accredited residency program training the next generation of academic neurosurgeons. Residents rotate through the full breadth of adult and pediatric neurosurgical subspecialties — vascular, oncology, spine, functional, trauma, and pediatrics — with protected research time in a top-tier biomedical research environment.
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Fellowship
Neurosurgical Trauma Fellowship
A one-year fellowship at one of the busiest Level 1 adult trauma centers on the South Side of Chicago. Fellows develop advanced expertise in the management of penetrating and blunt traumatic brain injury, complex spinal trauma, and cerebrovascular emergencies, with high operative volume and multidisciplinary critical care exposure.
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Fellowship
Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship
A one- to two-year fellowship in deep brain stimulation, epilepsy surgery, intraoperative neurophysiology, and pain neuromodulation. Fellows train alongside our functional neurosurgery, epilepsy, and movement disorders teams, with dedicated operative experience and a structured research curriculum.
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Medical Students
Visiting Students
Subinternship opportunities for fourth-year medical students from accredited U.S. and international institutions interested in pursuing a residency in neurological surgery. Visiting rotators are integrated directly into the resident team and gain hands-on operative and clinical exposure.
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Practicing Physicians
Continuing Medical Education
UChicago Medicine offers an active calendar of accredited CME activities — including grand rounds, online modules, and live conferences — across neurosurgery, neurology, and the broader biological sciences. CME activities are coordinated through the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Center for Continuing Medical Education.
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Educational Resources

Open-Access Teaching Tools

Curated educational resources developed by our faculty and made available openly to learners across institutions.

MRI Brain Atlas
Interactive MRI Brain Atlas
Developed by Javad Hekmat-Panah, M.D. — Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery
An interactive, web-based atlas of magnetic resonance imaging anatomy of the brain, organized for self-paced study. Designed as a teaching tool for medical students, residents, and clinicians who want to refresh or deepen their working knowledge of cross-sectional brain anatomy.
Open the MRI Brain Atlas

Interested in training at UChicago?

Prospective residents and fellows are encouraged to reach out directly to the program coordinator. We welcome inquiries year-round.

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