Is there a route from pediatric neurology residency to a pediatric neurosurgery career?

[love2connect321]

Hello, lowly pre-med here.
Just a quick fact based question if anyone could answer real quickly.

If one gets into a pediatric neurology residency, is there a path to becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon after?
This is not for personal purposes, I am just curious if this is a thing.

Thanks for your time xx

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[FalconSlice]

Hello, lowly pre-med here.
Just a quick fact based question if anyone could answer real quickly.

If one gets into a pediatric neurology residency, is there a path to becoming a pediatric neurosurgeon after?
This is not for personal purposes, I am just curious if this is a thing.

Thanks for your time xx

Short answer: No

Either do a pediatric neurology residency/fellowship or a neurosurgery residency then peds fellowship

 

[stickgirl390]

After neurology residency you can do a neurovascular surgery fellowship. Idk how to weave peds into that though

 

[FalconSlice]

After neurology residency you can do a neurovascular surgery fellowship. Idk how to weave peds into that though

I think you're referring to interventional neuroradiology? Depending on the program, after a neuro residency, one can apply to these (but some require a vascular fellowship as a prerequisite). However, these are extremely difficult to do via this pathway. IR to neuro IR is the fastest/optimal path there...

Just to clear it up: one cannot switch from being a non-surgeon to being a surgeon without doing a surgical residency!

 

[love2connect321]

I think that clears it up - THANK YOU!

 

[love2connect321]

I met someone on a social who claims to have gone through this path and something seemed off and perhaps incorrect. Very strange. You can say anything online nowadays. Thanks again!

 

[GoSpursGo]

Moving to pre-med.

Agree with others, this isn't a thing. Path to pedi neurosurgeon is NSG residency-->peds fellowship. Peds neurology is its own thing.

 

[love2connect321]

Moving to pre-med.

Agree with others, this isn't a thing. Path to pedi neurosurgeon is NSG residency-->peds fellowship. Peds neurology is its own thing.

Thanks! I apologize, I thought I needed a MD's knowledge, not pre-med. Not sure how it works around here. Thanks for moving to appropriate place!

 

[GoSpursGo]

Thanks! I apologize, I thought I needed a MD's knowledge, not pre-med. Not sure how it works around here. Thanks for moving to appropriate place!

No worries! The med student forum is more appropriate for questions from current med students who want to discuss with their peers, not really for pre-meds to ask questions to med students. Med students frequent this forum as well, so if you ask here you will likely get your question answered

 

[stickgirl390]

I think you're referring to interventional neuroradiology? Depending on the program, after a neuro residency, one can apply to these (but some require a vascular fellowship as a prerequisite). However, these are extremely difficult to do via this pathway. IR to neuro IR is the fastest/optimal path there...

Just to clear it up: one cannot switch from being a non-surgeon to being a surgeon without doing a surgical residency!

Yeah that’s the one, you do the vascular/stroke fellowship first and then the IR fellowship second.