Neurosurgery Rotation

[BrainDoc22]

PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTERS
DETROIT, MI
If you are interested in Neurosurgery, this is the place to be hands-down. Definitely rotate at this hospital as it will be an experience of a life time if you want to do Neurosurgery.

This is not Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital and the residents do not rotate at POH. Unfortunately, this has been mislabeled for years by the AOA as POH only sponsors the program for Providence because Providence is not an Osteopathic Hospital. Neurosurgery programs are very difficult for a hospital to start. The Neurosurgeons at Providence wanted to start a NS residency. POH had a DO program that was falling apart and the AOA allowed Providence to take over the program, and the program is affiliated with Michigan State University. This program rocks, it is by far the best DO program as it compares to many of the ACGME MD Programs. Believe me when I state this fact. The residents don’t rotate all over the place and it is a very hands-on residency. The residents cover Providence Hospital, Sinai-Grace Trauma Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Check out this Who’s Who list of staff. The didactics are very rigorous with full in-house cadaver labs in Spine and Skull Base Surgery. There is also a full operating room in the research department. The current Chief Resident has been accepted for a Spine Fellowship at University of Miami. The incoming Chief has already been accepted for a Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Institute, Universtiy of South Florida. I will attempt to describe some of the features to educate all of you on this wonderful opportunity. For more info please contact the Residency coordinator: Vanessa Solomon, 248-849-3403. There is a web site but it is not up to date, http://www.stjohn.org/ProvidenceGME/ResidencyPrograms/osteopathicneurosurgery/
I encourage all residents or any students that have rotated at Providence to post their thoughts. I hope this helps and Good Luck.

EDUCATION/DIDACTICS
Neuorsurgery Clinic
• Providence: Weekly
• Childrens: Myelo Clinic, radiology conf, research conf, pediatric neurosurgery clinic, epilepsy clinic weekly
• Neuropathology: Brain Cutting Weekly
• Neuroradiology: Neuroradiology Grand Rounds Weekly Wednesday, Neuroimaging lectures Tuesday
Every Wednesday
• Brain/Vascular Conference
• Resident Lectures
Every Thursday
• Spine Conference
First Thursday
• Head & Neck Conference
Third Thursday
• Skull Base Conference
Monthly
• CPC
Quarterly
• M&M
• Cadaver Lab
• Guest Lecturer
Research
• Paper required yearly
Resident Boards
• Every March
• Board review throughout the year
PGY-3 Year
• Microvascular Course
• Temporal Bone Lab Course

BASIC SCHEDULE (4-3 month Blocks)
Providence is accepting 2 residents/yearly.
Some flexability within the schedule because of 2 residents/year, this is just basic outline.
PGY 6: 1-Providence NS, 2-Providence NS, 3-Providence NS, 4-Providence NS
PGY 5: 1-Grace NS, 2-Grace NS, 3-Elective, 4-Childrens NS
PGY 4: 1-Neurology, 2-Providence NS, 3-Providence NS, 4-Neuropathology
PGY 3: 1-Neuroradiology, 2-SkullBase/Pain, 3-Childrens NS, 4-Providence NS
PGY 2: 1-Providence NS 2-Neuro ICU 3-Providence NS 4-Grace NS

INTERNS (12-1 Month Blocks)
Interns take call on the neurosurgery service and are required to attend all neurosurgery conferences
Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, General Surgery
Internal Medicine x 2, Ambulatory Care, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Unit
Vacation/Conference (must attend a conference during this month)

PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL
St. John Health is comprised of nine hospitals plus more than 125 medical facilities in southeast Michigan.
Providence Hospital, a 459-bed teaching hospital, located in Southfield, Michigan.
Residency Programs: Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Diagnostic Radiology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Transitional Rotating Internship, Preliminary General Surgery Internship, Osteopathic Internship, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Pshychiatry, , Sports Medicine
Fellowships: Neuroendovascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Neurotology-Skull Base Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Hematology-Oncology, Gastroenterology

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN
The Department of Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Michigan specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with a range of neurosurgical disorders, such as:
Abnormal skull development, Brain tumors, Congenital spine abnormalities, Epilepsy, Hydrocephalus, Neural tube defects, Strokes and vascular malformations, Trauma of the head and spine with 3 dedicated pediatric neurosurgeons. One of the residents from Providence is at Childrens every month for coverage. Each resident will do 6 months of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital during the residency.

SINAI-GRACE HOSPITAL
The major trauma center for Northwest Detroit. The neurosurgery service performs anterior and posterior cervical and thoracolumbar spinal instrumentation and fusion; intracranial procedures for brain tumor,vascular lesions, intracerebral hematoma, traumatic lesions, stereotactic biopsy and peripheral nerve surgery. Trauma patients are taken care of in cooperation with the trauma surgery service. The Neurosurgery Service manages the traumatic brain injuries, including placement and management of intracranial pressure monitors. Sinai-Grace Hospital/DMC is one of the sites participating in an NIH Study of Stereotactic thrombolysis of intracerebral hematoma. Sinai-Grace Hospital is the only center in the Detroit Medical Center that is currently doing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery for movement disorders, i.e. Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. The neurosurgery residents of providence exclusively cover Sinai-grace hospital 24/7.


PROVIDENCE NOVI HOSPITAL (Construction Completed 2008)
Neurosciences Center of Excellence complete with state of the art Ors, intraoperative MRI, stealth, etc….
Craniofacial Institute for Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Ian T. Jackson
• Craniofacial reconstruction with neurosurgery department
• Craniofacial fellowship available
Michigan Ear Institute, Dr. Dennis Bojrab, Dr. Jack Kartush, Dr. Michael LaRouere, Dr. John Zappia, Dr. Eric Sargent, Dr. Seilesh Babu
• Approx 150 acoustic neuromas/yr, also glomus tumor, encephalocele, etc with neurosurgery department
• Neurootology/Skull Base Fellowship available
Neurosurgery Department (Attendings Below)
• Minimally Invasive Spine Fellowship Available (Perez-Cruet)
• Neuroendovascular/Cerebrovascular Fellowship Available (Fessler)

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[BrainDoc22]

PROVIDENCE NEUROSURGERY RESIDENCY ATTENDINGS
At any given time on the rotation, these are the attendings you could possibly work with. If you do your rotation at Providence, the main ones you will be exposed to are Soo, Pieper, Diaz, Fessley, Yahia, Perez-Cruet, Bono, Claybrooks, Johnson, Nida.

Teck Soo, MD
Section Chief of Neurosurgery
General Surgery Residency, University of Hong Kong
Neurosurgical Residency, University of Toronto
Spine Fellowships, University of Toronto (Fehlings, Perrin)
Specializes in complex spinal reconstruction, general neurosurgery, brain tumors, degenerative, trauma, infection, tumor, inflammatory and deformity - adult and pediatric.
Comprehensive spine expertise includes extensive adult spine revisions, pediatric scoliosis reconstruction, minimally invasive percutaneous surgery and artificial disc replacement.

Daniel Pieper, MD
Neurosurgery Residency Program Director
Neurosurgery Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
Skull Base & Cerebrovascular Fellowship, University of Arkansas (Al-Mefty, Yasergil)
Practice interest in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery; pituitary, facial pain (trigeminal neuralgia)
Special interest in aneurysms, acoustic neuromas, glomus tumors, pituitary tumors, clival tumors, vascular malformations

Mick Perez-Cruet, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
Minimally Invasive & Reconstructive Spine Fellowship, Rush University, Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch, Chicago, Illinois (Fessler)
Practice interest in the minimally-invasive treatment of spinal disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
Special interest in minimally-invasive spinal fusion, treatment of compression fractures, oncologic and degenerative spine conditions and other complex spinal disorders

Fernando Diaz, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, University of Minnesota
Special Interest in Aneurysms, Strokes, Cerebrovascular Bypass, Microsurgery, Spine Reconstruction, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Disc Replacement

Richard Fessler, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, Wayne State University
Cerebrovascular Fellowship, Nagoya Japan
Endovascular Fellowship, Buffalo, NY
Special Interest in Endovascular, cerebrovascular, spinal endoscopic, minimally invasive spine surgery, adult spasticity and general neurosurgery

Abutaher Yahia, MD
Neurology Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin
Neurocritical Care & Stroke Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
Neuroendovascular Fellowship, SUNY Buffalo, NY
Neurointervention Fellowship, Wayne State University
Special Interest in Stroke, Carotid and Intracranial Stenosis, Aneurysms, AVMs

Robert Johnson, MD
Vice Chief of Neurotrauma, Sinai-Grace Hospital
Neurosurgery Residency, Wayne State University
Special Interest in general neurosurgery, aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage, vasospasm, stroke, stereotactic surgery, neurotrauma/closed head injury, spinal cord injury, radiosurgery, functional/movement disorders and epilepsy surgery.

Miqeul Lis-Planells, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, University of California, Irvine
Neurosurgery Fellowship, Wayne State University
Special Interest in Chronic Pain, Spine Surgery, Peripheral nerve, movement disorders

Todd Nida, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, University of Minnesota
Practice Interest in the management of complex spinal problems involving the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar-sacral area
Special Interest in vertebral osteoporotic or pathological fractures, Kyphoplasty, Carotid Surgery, Brain Injury, General Neurosurgery

Harold Portnoy, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, Wayne State University (Gurdjian)
Pediatric Fellowship, Wayne State University
Special Interest in brain and spinal tumors, cerebrovascular disease, pediatric neurosurgical diseases and minimally invasive surgery for herniated disc and spinal stenosis. He is a world recognized authority in the treatment of childhood and adult hydrocephalus (Pornoy Shunt)

Murali Guthikonda, MD
Neurological Surgery Residency, University of Vermont
Skull Base & Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Cincinnati
Specializes in skull base surgery, cerebro-vascular surgery and complex intracranial surgery
Special interst in aneuryisms and vascular malformations of the brain, pituitary tumors, acoustic neuroma and skull base tumors

Daniel Michael, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, Wayne State University
Interest in Spinal cord injury, head injury, neurotrauma, general neurosurgery

Karol Zakalik, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, University of Vermont
Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, Montreal Neurological Institute, Hospital for Sick Children
Specilizes in general neurosurgery, brain tumors, spinal disorders, pediatric craniofacial reconstruction, lumbar disks, cervical disks and pinched nerves

Philip Friedman, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago
Special Interest in General Neurosurgery

Paul King, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, Henry Ford Hospital
Spine Fellowship, Emory University
Interest in Reconstructive Spine Surgery, Cerebrovascular Surgery, Microsurgery, Peripheral Nerve, General neurosurgery

Mark Goldberger, DO
Neurosurgery Residency, Michigan State University
Interest in General neurosurgery, neurotrauma, minimally invasive spine, angiography

Akram Mahmoud, DO
Neuorsurgery Residency, Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital
Spine Fellowship, Detroit Medical Center (Rengachary)
Interest in general neurosurgery, spine reconstruction

Peter Bono, DO
Orthopedic Residency, Botsford Hospital
Spine Fellowship, New York Hospital-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY (Errico)
Specializes in spinal deformity, especially in idiopathic scoliosis, artificial disc, kyphoplasty, complex spine reconstruction

Roderick Claybrooks, MD
Orthopedic Residency, Wayne State University
Spine Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic (Benzel)
Specializes in Adult & Pediatric Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, complex spine reconstruction

Steven Ham, DO
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Michigan
Neurosurgery Residency, Wayne State University
Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital
Specializes in hydrocephalus, pediatric head injury and congenital spine disorders

Sandeep Sood, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Neurotrauma Fellowship, Detroit Receiving Hospital
Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital
Specializes in epilepsy, pediatric brain tumors, trauma, hydrocephalus, endoscopic and craniofacial surgery and spinal dysraphism

Holly Gilmer-Hill, MD
Neurosurgery Residency, University of California - Davis Medical Center
Peripheral Nerve Fellowship, Louisiana State University (Kline)
Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship, Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital
Specializes in hydrocephalus, neurooncology, craniofacial reconstruction, pediatric neurosurgery, and pediatric and adult peripheral nerve surgeries

 

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[BrainDoc22]

Hello Braindoc22,

Just curious as to what capacity you are promoting the program there, are you one of the docs?

I had a really strong desire to rotate there, but a few weeks ago when I was setting up my "showcase" rotations, I ran into some resistance in my attempt to schedule one.

I did contact Ms. Solomon, but she said she did not do the scheduling for rotations, that I should call such and such (sorry can't remember the specific name, at this stage). I did. But was told that that person was no longer employed??? So, I was told to leave my name, that once a new person was assigned, I would be contacted. I waited, but never got a call back. So, called again, and still no one had been assigned.



Ultimately, I never received a call back, and due to spots filling-up elsewhere, I was forced to commit to these other places.

I might still consider coming....has this personnel problem been corrected???

Thanks.

Yes, contact Vanessa again. 248-849-3403. She has been given the authority to set up rotations for the neurosurgery program. She works with the residents to set them up and she can get you in touch with any of the residents for further information. But I would attempt Vanessa again as she can set up the rotation now. Sorry for the mis communication but I would not miss out on this opportunity if I were a DO wanting to do Neurosurgery because this is without question the best program.

Please Contact Vanessa Solomon, 248-849-3403 and she will set it up. We accept month, 2 weeks or whatever is possible as the DO schools tend to limit rotations.

 

[fomites]

??? ummmm, thanks so much for the infomercial!
and, no, it's not weird at all that you wrote a PhD thesis on that neurosurgery program. Yeah, totally normal.

 

[driedcaribou]

??? ummmm, thanks so much for the infomercial!
and, no, it's not weird at all that you wrote a PhD thesis on that neurosurgery program. Yeah, totally normal.

The information is appreciated but I was wondering why this was posted in multiple forums?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=275711

 

[BrainDoc22]

The information is appreciated but I was wondering why this was posted in multiple forums?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=275711

The reason for the multiple postings is to get the word out about the residency program. In my opinion, the AOA does not do a good job with advertising residencies. Many students spend countless hours looking into programs and still do not know what a program is about because of the lack of information. We are attempting to get the word out about our program and to educate the medical community of this great opportunity. Thank you.