Neurosurgery

Complex & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Fellowship

The Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship is co-directed by Langston T. Holly, MD and Andrew C. Vivas, MD.

The UCLA Neurosurgical Spine fellows will perform approximately 300 major spinal surgeries including minimally invasive approaches, spinal deformity, oncology, trauma, degenerative disease, congenital abnormalities, and other spinal disorders. Fellows will receive ample experience evaluating and treating preoperative and postoperative patients in the outpatient setting, with an emphasis on surgical indications and patient outcomes. The fellows will be actively involved in teaching, including the weekly Joint Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Spine Conference and resident education. There are several NIH funded basic science and clinical research activities available including spinal cord injury, cervical myelopathy pathogenesis, and advanced spinal cord imaging. There are also other ongoing projects related to surgical outcome studies. Support will be provided for travel to Neurosurgery and Spine related meetings during the fellowship year.

Application Process 

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Send your CV and two letters of recommendation to the fellowship coordinator, Abigail McCann. One letter should be from the Program Director or Department Chair of your residency program.

  • Candidates must hold (or be able to obtain prior to the start of the fellowship) an unrestricted California Physician & Surgeon license. The Medical Board of California requires a minimum of 24 months of postgraduate training in an ACGME-accredited U.S. program as a prerequisite for this license. Applicants should be aware that California medical license processing typically takes approximately 6 months and should plan accordingly.
  • At this time we are not able to accept international fellows who require visa support.

Fellowship Coordinator: Abigail McCann, MPA [email protected] 

Program Details

  • Program Length: 1 year
  • Start of Program: July 1st
  • Number of Fellows per Year: 1
  • Salary/Benefits: Please see UCLA GME for details
  • Accreditation: Certified by the Committee on Subspecialty Training (CAST) of the Society of Neurological Surgeons (SNS).
  • Location/Campus: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (RRUMC), West Los Angeles VA Medical Center (WLA VA), UCLA Santa Monica Spine Center.