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Instructor - Neurosurgery- (02) Department Name 311360000 Neurosurgery Chair Office School/College School of Medicine Job Description The Stereotactic and Functional Fellowship at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) will be a 12-month training program, consisting of 1 operative experience in functional adult and pediatric neurosurgery if applicable, 2 experience in stereotactic radiosurgery, 3 participation in
functional neurosurgery (DBS, epilepsy, pain) and Movement Disorder clinics, 4 clinical research in functional neurosurgery and radiosurgery, 5 resident education. The fellowship will be located at the UAB Hospital. UAB is a very large referral center, with an annual referral base of over 3500 patients and approximately 100 – 130 DBS implantations per year as well as a full complement of other functional surgeries.
In 2006, UAB was named as one of eight “Advanced” centers nationwide for Parkinson’s Research by the American Parkinson’s Disease Association. Since that time, the Functional program has garnered numerous grants and awards and hosted several clinical trials related to movement disorders, including a 5-year NIH Brain Initiative award in 2016 to investigate the impact of directional DBS leads for treatment of
Parkinson’s disease. UAB hosts an advanced Linac-based Radiosurgery center, performing approximately 300 cranial and spine SRS procedures per year. Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham
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