Fellowships
UK College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery supports opportunities for advanced subspecialty training in the form of fellowships.
The fellowship programs offered are in particular subspecialties and reflect the opportunities for learning while caring for very complex patients in the Bluegrass region. Each fellowship is designed as a unique educational program, meant to complement the residency training program. Fellowships are open to both residents in the department and external candidates. Please refer any questions about fellowships to their respective program directors.
Please utilize the links below to explore the individual fellowships available.
CAST Endovascular Fellowship
Neuroendovascular surgery/neurointerventional radiology is a multidisciplinary specialty derived from neurology, radiology, and neurosurgery, that uses catheter technology, radiological imaging, and clinical expertise to diagnose and treat diseases of the central nervous system. The fellow will be exposed to a large number of cerebrovascular pathologies that includes training in embolization, extra-cranial stents, thrombectomies, intracranial infusions, and angiography. Additionally, fellows will obtain experience in the outpatient neurovascular clinic, as well as learning basic tents of neurocritical care patient management.
CAST Spine Deformity Fellowship
The department of neurosurgery at the University of Kentucky is seeking candidates for the CAST-accredited spinal deformity fellowship program. The curriculum offers intensive training in comprehensive spinal care, with a strong emphasis on complex adult spinal deformity-related pathologies. Advanced training in minimally invasive techniques will be provided.
Stereotactic and Functional Fellowship
The department of neurosurgery at the University of Kentucky is seeking candidates for the CAST-accredited stereotactic and functional fellowship program. The stereotactic and functional neurosurgery (SFNS) fellowship is designed specifically for focus on stereotactic and physiological techniques, including framed and frameless stereotactic systems, stereotactic radiosurgery, electrical recording, and electrical stimulation for localization and treatment of target structures in the central and peripheral nervous system, and the surgical alteration of the nervous system (either by ablation or augmentation) to treat neurological diseases such as movement disorders, epilepsy, chronic pain, degenerative diseases, neurological injuries, and psychiatric disorders.
Current Fellows
Dr. Hassan Aboul-Nour
Positions Held:
- Endovascular Fellow (2023-2025)
Dr. Jared Wilcox
Positions Held:
- Spine Deformity Fellow (2023-2024)