Washington University School of Medicine

NEUROSURGERY Residency Program “ “Every faculty member had a vested interest in my success and did their absolute best to give me all the right tools, in the operating room and out, to be a great neurosurgeon.”

Amy Lee, MD, FAANS, Pediatric Division Chief, associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital. Lee completed her neurosurgery residency at Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital and her fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Chair Gregory J. Zipfel, MD (below) Outstanding Training TOP 10 Recognized as one of residency program as rated by the best in the world, the Doximity / U.S. News & World Report Washington University Neurosurgery Residency training program prepares 4,600+ residents for exceptional neurosurgical cases per year careers as neurosurgeons and neurosurgeon-scientists. 10 Supported by one of the top hospitals in the RO1s among seven faculty: most U.S., substantial research funding, some of the RO1-funded neurosurgeons in the U.S. most creative minds in academic medicine, and the latest technologies, our residents learn how to study and solve neurosurgical problems at the very highest level. All of this 24 takes place at the top-ranked Washington University School of Medicine as it embarks months for residents to on its $1 billion 10-year growth plan. pursue dedicated research

Our culture of excellence is founded in our unique approach: a program intentionally designed to give residents one-on-one 65% mentorship from world-class faculty members. This personal level of training prepares of graduates go into academics residents for long, successful, and fulfilling including 8 Chairs/Division Chiefs and careers in academic and clinical medicine. 6 Professors in the last 20 years

1 Dedicated to creating world-class surgeons

Our residents are exposed surgical dissection experiences comprise the weekly didactic structure of the program. to high clinical volume and thorough immersion in STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES every subspecialty including In St. Louis, our residents train at one of pediatrics. They learn the country’s largest medical centers, which directly from our 21 faculty includes Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, and St. Louis members who are all experts Children’s Hospital. The center serves a in their respective fields. diverse region of more than 3 million people and draws patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

A new state-of-the-art neurosurgery and CONTINUITY OF TRAINING neurology intensive care unit including an Our program gives residents continuity in-unit CT scanner opened in August 2019, in each subspecialty in order to build their which increased neurocritical bed capacity confidence, gain trust from the attending at Barnes-Jewish Hospital from 20 to 44. physicians, and ultimately, gain autono- In addition, a $620 million neuroscience my. Our junior and senior residents spend research building is scheduled to open in 3-month long rotations working with the same 2022, which will dramatically expand neuro- four or five attendings within a subspecialty. surgery research laboratory space including “ This continuity instills a deep understanding creation of a multidisciplinary Brain Tumor “When you talk to graduates of of the disease processes encountered by Research Center. Finally, a new inpatient this program, they say when you neurosurgeons across subspecialties. bed tower designed to markedly expand the neurosurgery and neurology bed platform graduate you realize RESIDENT CURRICULUM is scheduled to open in 2023. you got exactly the Resident education is one of the centerpieces right training.” IRELAND ROTATION of the department. Surgical case conferences, PGY6 resident Bhuvic Patel, MD grand rounds, a longitudinally designed Our residents are given the opportunity to curriculum conference, journal club, and expand their surgical skills during a six-month

2 international elective at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. This rotation represents a 4,602 critical point in training, when residents are SURGICAL CASES PER YEAR able to increase their surgical independence “ and experience. The rotation also provides “We see everything. We get residents with exposure to a nationalized the full scope of neurosurgery health care system that consolidates special- with a highly individualized ty medical care into designated care centers education. With this kind of 949 like Beaumont, which cares for neurosurgical patients from more than 90% of the country. support, we are able to learn Neuro-oncology The experience is also personally enriching, as good habits and become Ireland is a jumping off point to visit the many confident ­— all in an wonderful destinations throughout Europe. environment where every 368 specialty is Functional world class.”

Chief resident Daniel M. Hafez, MD, PhD 1,307 Spine

534 Vascular

961 Pediatric

3 Commitment to world-class research

Washington University subspecialties of neurosurgery and related many of the key research areas at the medical diseases. Dedicated research programs led school, including neuroscience, immunology, School of Medicine has one by faculty in the department of neurosurgery cancer biology, developmental biology, of the most comprehensive include brain tumor immunotherapy, brain genetics, and engineering. research programs in tumor stem cells, brain-computer interface, neural plasticity, neural networks, Chiari and UP TO 24 MONTHS PROTECTED RESEARCH TIME the country. syringomyelia, neonatal intraventricular hem- orrhage/hydrocephalus, subarachnoid hemor- Residents identify a mentor inside or rhage, vascular dementia, spinal cord injury, outside the Department of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery residents are provided expan- peripheral nerve injury and neuroprosthetics, develop a proposal for a research project that sive opportunities for basic science, clinical, neurogenetics, and Huntington’s disease. is pursued for up to 24 months during PGY5 and translational work across the major Our faculty and residents are integrated into and PGY6 years of training. Residents can

4 choose from a broad range of research making it one of the most productive in the topics in laboratories throughout the world- country. Recent graduates have had high- $11.8 million class research environment at Washington quality publications in some of the most elite in research awards in 2020 University. To aid in the development of their scientific journals including Science, Nature research projects, residents present their Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine, research plans to a prestigious committee JAMA, Stroke, and Journal of Neuroscience and of physician-scientists known as the Neuro- the highest impact neurosurgical journals science Research Mentorship Group. These including Journal of Neurosurgery and R25 mentorship meetings are held on a quarterly Neurosurgery. prestigious training grant to support basis and are attended by residents who are neurosurgery resident research preparing for their research years and those that are in the midst of the research programs. Clinical responsibilities are extremely limited during this period of dedicated research to allow residents to focus on their academic 12 productivity. federally funded laboratories

RESIDENT RESEARCH FUNDING AND AWARDS Residents are often awarded independent #11 funding and fellowships including awards neurosurgery research department in from the NIH, NREF, and other foundations. Residents also have the opportunity to the country based on NIH funding participate in the department’s prestigious R25 Resident Research Education Program Grant funded by the NIH. A neurosurgery research mentorship group meets quarterly to support resident efforts to develop projects and obtain funding.

MOST PRODUCTIVE

Our residency is a top-10 training program in average H-index ranking of our residents,

5 Faculty

Our faculty hold or have held 18 national Ian G. Dorward, MD Camilo Molina, MD leadership roles in important academic and Assoc. Professor of Neurosurgery Deputy Director, Spine Innovation at CINT clinical societies and serve as members or Asst. Professor of Neurosurgery chair on seven journal editorial boards. They are leaders in innovation and clinical care. Joshua L. Dowling, MD Joshua W. Osbun, MD Most importantly, they serve as mentors Professor of Neurosurgery Assoc. Residency Program Director for our trainees. Asst. Professor of Neurosurgery

Gavin P. Dunn, MD, PhD Tae Sung Park, MD Gregory J. Zipfel, MD Residency Program Director Shi H. Huang Professor of Neurosurgery Ralph G. Dacey Professor and Chair Assoc. Professor of Neurosurgery of Neurosurgery

Gabriel Haller, PhD Brenton Pennicooke, MD David D. Limbrick, MD, PhD Asst. Professor of Neurosurgery Asst. Professor of Neurosurgery Executive Vice-Chair and Chief of Pediatric Division | T.S. Park Professor of Neurosurgery Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD Allegra Petti, PhD Wilson Z. Ray, MD Director of Brain Tumor Program Asst. Professor of Neurosurgery Vice-Chair; Chief of Spine Division Assoc. Professor of Neurosurgery Professor of Neurosurgery

Eric C. Leuthardt, MD Keith M. Rich, MD Peter Brunner, PhD Chief of Neurotechnology Division Professor of Neurosurgery Assoc. Professor of Neurosurgery Professor of Neurosurgery

Pat McAllister, PhD Michael R. Chicoine, MD Paul Santiago, MD Professor of Neurosurgery August A. Busch, Jr. Professor of Neurosurgery Professor of Neurosurgery

Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., MD Sean D. McEvoy, MD Ismael Seáñez, PhD Henry G. & Edith R. Schwartz Asst. Professor of Neurosurgery Asst. Professor of Neurosurgery Professor of Neurosurgery

6 Faculty

Matthew D. Smyth, MD Chris Dibble, MD, PhD Diane Aum, MD Appoline Blair Professor of Pediatric UNC – Chapel Hill Washington University Neurosurgery | Professor of Neurosurgery

6 Jacob Greenberg, MD 3 Ridhima Guniganti, MD Jennifer M. Strahle, MD Washington University Washington University Assoc. Professor of Neurosurgery PGY PGY

Bhuvic Patel, MD Rowland Han, MD Washington University Washington University Jon T. Willie, MD, PhD Director of Stereotactic, Functional, and Epilepsy Surgery | Assoc. Professor of Neurosurgery Rupen Desai, MD Sean Gupta, MD Hiroko Yano, PhD Duke University Columbia University Assoc. Professor of Neurosurgery

5 Anna Huguenard, MD 2 Derek Li, MD Emory University Northwestern University PGY PGY

Peter Yang, MD Benjamin Plog, MD, PhD Neurosurgery Residents Columbia University University of Rochester

CHIEFS

Adam Bevan, MD, PhD Kevin Cross, MD Michelle Connor, MD The Ohio State University Washington University University of Southern California

Dan Hafez, MD, PhD 4 Carl Hacker, MD, PhD 1 Charise Garber, MD, PhD Rosalind Franklin Washington University Washington University PGY PGY

Peter Sylvester, MD Anja Srienc, MD, PhD David Giles, MD, PhD Eastern Virginia University of Minnesota University of Michigan

7 Matthew Reynolds, MD, PhD David Limbrick, Jr., MD, PhD Neurosurgery alums Assistant Professor, Loyola University Executive Vice-Chair; Chief of Pediatric Division Professor, Washington University 90% complete subspecialty fellowships 2014 65% in academic practice Devon Hayden, MD 2006 Private Practice, Florida Sarah Fouke, MD Chad Washington, MD Private Practice, Missouri 2020 Chairman; Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Jose Menendez, MD Private Practice, Arizona Brendan Fong, MD 2013 Skull Base Fellow, University of California Irvine Manish Shah, MD 2005 Richard Price, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Texas/Houston Spine Fellow, Swedish Neuroscience Institute Douglas “Kit” Fox, MD Ivan Stoev, MD Private Practice, Texas Afshin Salehi, MD Private Practice, Florida Eric Leuthardt, MD Pediatric Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis Chief of Neurotechnology Division 2019 2012 Professor, Washington University Ian Dorward, MD S. Hassan Akbari, MD Associate Professor, Washington University in St. Louis Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Penn State 2004 Eriks Lusis, MD Richard Lytle, Jr., MD Ashwin Kamath, MD Private Practice, Michigan Private Practice, North Carolina Private Practice, Texas David Walker, MD Ananth Vellimana, MBBS 2011 Private Practice, Oregon Endovascular Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis Wilson Z. Ray, MD 2018 Vice-Chair; Chief of Spine Division 2003 Professor, Washington University in St. Louis James Lu, MD Katie Dlouhy, MD Private Practice, Missouri Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Jon Willie, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, Dennis Rivet, MD Jarod Roland, MD Director, Stereotactic, Functional and Epilepsy Surgery Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Assistant Professor, UCSF Zohny Zohny, MD 2010 2002 Private Practice, Oklahoma Spiros Blackburn, MD Jeffrey Leonard, MD 2017 Associate Professor, University of Texas/Houston Professor and Division Chief of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University Amy Lee, MD Todd Stewart, MD Eric Arias, MD Associate Professor and Division Chief of Pediatrics, Private Practice, Missouri Private Practice, Colorado University of Washington Thomas Beaumont, MD, PhD 2001 Assistant Professor, UCSD 2009 Stuart Kaplan, MD Bradley Stephens, MD Jim Johnson, MD Private Practice, Nevada Army, Hawaii Associate Professor, University of Alabama John Wanebo, MD 2016 Daniel Refai, MD Director, Moyamoya Center, Barrow Neurological Institute Associate Professor, Emory University Ammar Hawasli, MD, PhD 2000 Private Practice, Missouri 2008 Eric Sherburn, MD Rory Murphy, MD Srinivas Prasad, MD Private Practice, Oklahoma Assistant Professor, Barrow Neurological Institute Associate Professor, Jefferson University Neill Wright, MD Chester Yarbrough, MD Nilesh Vyas, MD Private Practice, Illinois Assistant Professor, Duke University Private Practice, Virginia 1999 2015 2007 Jeffrey Ojemann, MD S. Katie Bandt, MD William Ashley, Jr., MD, PhD Professor and Vice-Chair, University of Washington Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Private Practice, Maryland Michael Vogelbaum, MD, PhD Terry Holekamp, MD, PhD Chief of Neurosurgery and Professor, Cleveland Clinic Private Practice, Missouri

8 St. Louis quality of life CAMARADERIE Neurosurgery residents enjoy many of St. Louis is known as one of these St. Louis venues together, during the the most livable cities in the monthly department-funded social events, at gatherings with faculty, and in outings U.S., a place where residents planned on their own. can afford to buy their own Because of the camaraderie within the home, commute to work by program, and all of the fun activities they short car ride, bike, or on can do together in St. Louis, residents find foot; and, at the same time, that they make some of their best, lifelong friends here. enjoy all the cultural activities a great city can offer. revel in Bach at the Saint Louis Symphony, ENTERTAINMENT attend Slam Poetry contests in north city, Within five miles of Washington University deconstruct Van Gogh and Monet paintings at School of Medicine, residents cheer on the the Saint Louis Art Museum, and pet stingrays Cardinals at Busch Stadium, see Hamilton at the Saint Louis Zoo. Because the winters are and other Broadway shows at the Fox Theatre, short, residents can also play golf or tennis in Forest Park, directly across the street from the hospital, starting as early as March and as late as November.

ENERGY

With substantial resources for startups, St. Louis has become a top destination for entrepreneurs, attracting a growing millen- nial population, and with them an expansive network of craft breweries, music venues and restaurants. In fact, Yelp recently named St. Louis the No. 2 “food city” in the U.S. just behind San Francisco.

9 Washington University School of Medicine Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, Department Chair Department of Neurosurgery Gavin P. Dunn, MD, PhD, Program Director Joshua W. Osbun, MD, Associate Program Director Sophie Church, Program Coordinator

Contact: Sophie Church 660 South Euclid Ave., CB 8057 St. Louis, MO 63110

314-362-3636 [email protected]