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The IMG List 2022 : Neurosurgery
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IMG Friendly Programs?! The IMG List: Neurosurgery
Which Neurosurgery programs are IMG friendly? Which programs accept IMGs in Neurosurgery ?
The IMG List 📰 is a huge testimony to the great achievements of international medical graduates (IMGs) 👩⚕️👨⚕️ matching into top specialties and institutions in the US.
This list will go over IMGs who matched in Neurosurgery. Every line of this list is a story of success 🎓, a story of hard work and determination that will shine 🔥 the path for dreamers around the world trying to achieve their goals.
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Overview
Each program starts with the name and the program code then the program address, program director name, contact email, current IMGs in the program and which school and countries they come from. Finally, information related to US clinical experience (USCE), USMLE exams and cut-offs, visa, and year of graduation (YOG) is available if provided by the website in addition to a link to each of the program websites.
For those applying to the MATCH®, you can use this list to assess whether programs have taken IMGs from your school or your country in addition to assessing the criteria available by the program. We understand that so many other factors play a role in residents’ selection, but this is just to provide you with a quick overview of current IMGs in these programs.
As with any work done by humans, there is a potential for error. If you find any mistakes in this list, please let us know through the comments or the contact us page and we will try to fix them as soon as possible.
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And now let’s start with the Neurosurgery IMG list:
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Program [1600312004]
PD: Francisco Ponce, MD
Address:
St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Barrow Neurological Institute
350 West Thomas Road Phoenix, AZ 85013
Ph: (602) 406-3242
Current IMGs:
Universitat de Barcelona Facultad de Medicina | Spain | PGY5 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: No visa sponsorship (but J-1 accepted)
YOG: N/A
Link:
Johns Hopkins University Program [1602321034]
PD: Judy Huang, MD
Address:
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery
1800 Orleans Street, Zayed 6115-F Baltimore, MD 21287
Ph: (410) 502-5767 jhuang24@jhmi.edu
Current IMGs:
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine | Lebanon | PGY1 |
University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine | Japan | PGY2 |
Capital Medical University | China | PGY5 |
University of Barcelona | Spain | PGY6 |
University of Athens | Greece | PGY7 |
IMG Information:
USCE: Not a requirement
USMLE: N/A
Visa: Both J-1 and H1b (limited cases)
YOG: N/A
University of California (San Francisco) Program [1600521011]
PD: Philip Theodosopoulos, MD
Address:
University of California (San Francisco) Medical Center
505 Parnassus Avenue, M779, Box 0112 San Francisco, CA 94143
Ph: (415) 306-4892 philip.theodosopoulos@ucsf.edu
Current IMGs:
None
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
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University of Washington Program [1605421090]
PD: Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD
Address:
Harborview Medical Center-UW Medicine
325 Ninth Avenue Box 359924 Seattle, WA 98104
Ph: (206) 744-9321 rge@uw.edu
Current IMGs:
University of Cape Town | South Africa | PGY7 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: H1b
YOG: N/A
Link:
https://neurosurgery.uw.ed u/education/residency- program/applying
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program [1602621043]
PD: David J. Daniels, MD, PhD
Address:
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
200 First Street, S.W. Rochester, MN 55905
Ph: (507) 538-6545 rstnseduc@mayo.edu
Current IMGs:
University of Athens | Greece | PGY4 |
Universidad Anahuac Escuela de Medicina | Mexico | PGY2 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: Both J-1 and H1b
YOG: N/A
Link:
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program [1603511055]
PD: Neil A. Feldstein, MD
Address:
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Campus
710 West 168th Street, Room 433 New York, NY 10032
Ph: (212) 305-1396 rw2661@columbia.edu
Current IMGs:
Carol Davila University, Bucharest | Romania | PGY6 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
https://www.neurosurgery.c olumbia.edu/education/residency-program/how-apply
Massachusetts General Hospital Program [1602431037]
PD: Brian V. Nahed, MD, MSc
Address:
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street White – 502 Boston, MA 02114
Ph: (617) 724-5805 bnahed@mgh.harvard.edu
Current IMGs:
University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences | Jamaica | PGY1 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
https://www.massgeneral.o rg/neurosurgery/education- and-training
Emory University School of Medicine Program [1601221020
PD: Daniel L. Barrow, MD
Address:
The Emory Clinic
1365 Clifton Road Bldg B, Ste 6200 Atlanta, GA 30322
Ph: (404) 778-2190
Current IMGs:
Anahuac University | Mexico | PGY6 |
American University of Beirut | Lebanon | PGY4 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: J-1 only
YOG: N/A
Link:
https://med.emory.edu/dep artments/neurosurgery/edu cation/application_process.html
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program [1602811046
PD: Joshua W. Osbun, MD
Address:
Washington University School of Medicine Campus
Box 8057 660 South Euclid Avenue St Louis, MO 63110
Ph: (314) 747-6561 sophie.church@wustl.edu
Current IMGs:
None
IMG Information:
USCE: LORs are preferred from US physicians
USMLE: No score cut-off
Visa: N/A
YOG: Within 5 years
Link: https://neurosurgery.wustl. edu/education/residency/apply/
University of Souhern California/LAC+USC Medical Center Program [1600521009]
PD: Steven L. Giannotta, MD
Address:
Los Angeles County-U S C Medical Center
1200 North State Street Suite 3300 Los Angeles, CA 90033
Ph: (323) 226-7421 kguzman@usc.edu
Current IMGs:
None
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
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UPMC Medical Education Program [1604131076]
PD: David K. Hamilton, MD
Address:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
200 Lothrop Street, Suite B-400 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Ph: (412) 647-6777 lukehartml@upmc.edu
Current IMGs:
José María Vargas School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela | Venezuela | PGY5 |
Alfaisal University College of Medicine | Saudi Arabia | PGY4 |
Jordan University of Science and Technology | Jordan | PGY1 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
https://www.neurosurgery. pitt.edu/training/residency-program/application-information
Duke University Hospital Program [1603621060
PD: Michael M. Haglund, MD, MEd, PhD
Address:
Duke University Hospital
Box 3807 Department of Neurosurgery Durham, NC 27710
Ph: (919) 684-3053 michael.haglund@duke.edu
Current IMGs:
University of Queensland, | Australia | PGY1 |
University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine | Sudan | PGY4 |
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine | Canada | PGY7 |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
https://neurosurgery.duke.e du/education/residency/application-information
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program [1603521054
PD: David H. Harter, MD
Address:
New York University
Langone Hospitals 550 First Avenue New York, NY 10016
Ph: (212) 263-6419 david.harter@nyulangone.org
Current IMGs:
Sackler School of Medicine | Israel | N/A |
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
https://med.nyu.edu/depart ments- institutes/neurosurgery/edu cation/residency/application
University of Florida Program [1601121018]
PD: Gregory J. Murad, MD
Address:
University of Florida Department of Neurological Surgery
PO Box 100265 Gainesville, FL 32610
Ph: (352) 273-9000
Current IMGs:
None
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
https://neurosurgery.ufl.ed u/residency/about-our-program/applicants/
University of Pennsylvania Health System Program [1604121075]
PD: James M. Schuster, MD, PhD
Address:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 3rd Floor Silverstein Pav. Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ph: (215) 615-4390
Current IMGs:
None
IMG Information:
USCE: N/A
USMLE: N/A
Visa: N/A
YOG: N/A
Link:
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I am Michael Azeze Negussie, a 5th year medical student in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. I aspire to be a board-certified interventional radiologist.
My name is Omar Chouhab, and I am a medical student at the University of Hassan II in Morocco I am very passionate about research, especially in the field of surgery. Looking forward to getting post-graduate training at a world-renowned institution.
Ayan Meshmeshan. Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo University, Faculty of medicine. Future interests: Orthopedic surgery.
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