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WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellowship in Tübingen

The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) and the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Tübingen are pleased to announce this special fellowship program which is exclusively funded by an annual grant from Aesculap. Each year 4 young neurosurgeons especially from developing countries, will have the chance to be trained in the field of pediatric neurosurgical techniques at the Department of Neurosurgery in Tübingen.

Miguel A. Arraez, MD, PhD, President of the WFNS Foundation

Basant K. Misra, MD

Chairman of the WFNS Foundation

Marcos Tatagiba, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Chairman and Director, Department of Neurosurgery

Marcos Tatagiba, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurosurgery, Chairman and Director, Department of Neurosurgery

Martin U. Schuhmann, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery Head, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Martin U. Schuhmann, MD, PhD

Martin U. Schuhmann, MD, PhD Professor of Neurosurgery Head, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Program information

The Department of Neurosurgery of the University of Tübingen is a large lnstitution which runs a daily surgical program of 10-12 surgeries, or about 3,000 surgeries per year. The Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery runs a busy surgical program and various, often interdisciplinary, outpatient clinics. Children are treated in close cooperation with the large University Children's Hospital and its numerous specialties, foremost Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Oncology, Neonatology, Pediatric Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery and Pediatric lntensive Care Medicine.
The Fellowship consists of extensive exposure to the whole spectrum and techniques of pediatric neurosurgery including hydrocephalus, CNS tumors, craniofacial surgery, spinal and cranial malformations, spasticity, epilepsy surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery
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Program details

  • Duration of fellowship will be 3 months
  • Fellows will be provided with furnished accommodation in a modern small apartment close to Hospital Campus
  • Fellows will be paid a scholarship of € 1,250.00 per month minus costs for the apartment
  • The Fellowship does not provide travel expenses
  • Candidates will be included in all activities of pediatric neurosurgery including surgeries, conferences, clinics, ward rounds, workshops and have access to all other educational activities of the Department of Neurosurgery
  • Candidates are expected to actively participate in ongoing clinical research and work on an own research project during their stay

Requirements

The ideal candidate is an English or German speaking female or male young post-graduate neurosurgeon from a residency training program or an equivalent program from developing countries who during her or his residency demonstrated good skills in microsurgery. The fellow wishes to subspecialise or to actively concentrate on pediatric neurosurgery in the future. The fellow should have a work experience of no longer than 5 years after concluding her/his residency.

 

Required documentation

  • A copy of the passport or the ID card
  • A copy of the diploma in Medicine or a certificate issued by the Faculty of Medicine
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Two letter(s) of recommendation
  • The fellowship application bearing the date of beginning and a letter of intent
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Past fellows

April - June 2023, Olabisi Oluwagbemiga Ogunleye, MD, Nigeria
Dr. Abdulkadir Demir, 24th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Senior Business Development Manager Neurosurgery
January - March 2023, Maria Fabiola De la Cerda Vargas, MD, Mexico
Dr. Maria Fabiola De la Cerda Vargas, 25th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Senior Business Development Manager Neurosurgery
October - December 2022, Abdulkadir Demir, MD, Turkey
Dr. Abdulkadir Demir, 24th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Senior Business Development Manager Neurosurgery
July - September 2022, Farhan Gulzar, MD, Pakistan
Dr. Farhan Gulzar, 23rd WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow

January - June 2022

Due to the COVID 19 outbreak and the associated travel restrictions, the WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship could not be filled from January to June 2022.

October - December 2021, Liwven Hernesto Quintana Páez, MD, Venezuela
Dr. Liwven Hernesto Quintana Páez, 22nd WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow
July - September 2021, Imane Bersali, MD, Algeria
Dr. Imane Bersali, 21st WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow

April - June 2021

Due to the COVID 19 outbreak and the associated travel restrictions, the WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship could not be filled from April to June 2021.

October - March 2021, Katalin Nóra Lőrincz, MD, Hungary
Dr. Katalin Nóra Lőrincz, 20th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow
July - September 2020, Sory Ibrahim Fofana, MD, Romania
Dr. Sory Ibrahim Fofana, 19th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow
April - June 2020, Janvier Hitimana, MD, Rwanda
Dr. Janvier Hitimana, 18th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
January - March 2020, Vikas Sharma, MD, India
Dr. Vikas Sharma, 17th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Development Manager Neurosurgery
October - December 2019, Lázaro de Lima, MD, Brazil
Dr. Lázaro de Lima, 16th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
July - September 2019, Thalía Estefania Sánchez Correa, MD, Mexico
Dr. Thalía Estefania Sánchez Correa, 15th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
April - June 2019, Nilufar Turaeva Erkinovna, MD, Uzbekistan
Dr. Nilufar Turaeva Erkinovna, 14th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
January - March 2019, Florencia Carla Ferraro, MD, Argentina
Dr. Florencia Carla Ferraro, 13th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
October - December 2018, Uchenna Ajoku, MD, Nigeria
Dr. Uchenna Ajoku, 12th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
July - September 2018, Thabo L. Rowland, MD, Botswana
Dr. Thabo L. Rowland, 11th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
April - June 2018, Gilberto González-López, MD, Colombia
Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery & Dr. Gilberto González-López 10th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow
January - March 2018, Kathleen King, MD, Philippines
Dr. Kathleen King 9th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
April - September 2017, Ilhom Ravshanbekovich Abdullaev, MD, Uzbekistan
Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery & Dr. Ilhom Ravshanbekovich Abdullaev 8th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow
October 2016 - March 2017, Maria Laura Laffitte, MD, Argentina
Patrick Schoppmeier, Junior Business Manager Shunts, Maria Laura Laffitte, 7th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
April - September 2016, Artiom Garbi, MD, Republic of Moldova
Artiom Garbi, 6th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Armin Weisser, Director Global Marketing Neurosurgery
October 2015 - March 2016, Qiang Li, MD, China
Qiang Li, 5th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Harald Dreher, Business Manager Neurosurgery
April - September 2015, Cahit Kural, MD, Turkey
Cahit Kural, 4th WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow, Jamshid Kuzibaev, 17th WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow & Armin Weisser, Director Group Product Management Neurosurgery
October 2014 - March 2015, Anar Feyziyev, MD, Azerbaijan
Anar Feyziyev, 3rd WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow, Armin Weisser, Director Group Product Management Neurosurgery & Mohamad Muhtadi Al-Jallad, 15th WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow
April - September 2014, Marina Khachatryan, MD, Armenia
Marina Khachatryan, 2nd WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow, Serghei Borodin, 13th WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow & Rainer Emperle, Director Group Product Management Neurosurgery
December 2013 - April 2014, Humphrey Okechi, MD, Kenya
Christian Beirer, Area Sales Manager Middle East/Africa & Humphrey Okechi, 1st WFNS-Aesculap Pediatric Fellow & Rainer Emperle, Director Group Product Management Neurosurgery