Neurosurgery

Our goal is to expose residents to didactic and clinical experiences to train competent specialists in neurological surgery. The program is designed to correlate basic science information with the clinical manifestations of diseases of the nervous system with particular emphasis on those disorders treated with surgical therapies. Our residents participate in two complementary core services in junior, mid-level and chief resident capacities. We evaluate our residents progress through frequent evaluations and performance against yearly goals.

By the conclusion of the program, we expect our residents to become capable, knowledgeable and caring neurosurgeons who are proficient in managing a variety of pathologies and caseloads. Our graduates have gone on to conduct very successful practices throughout all regions of the United States.

At each hospital, chief residents are in charge of all didactic lectures, i.e. core curriculum, case presentations and journal club. Residents also participate in the education of interns and medical students. There are daily morning reports and lectures, weekly grand rounds and mandatory meetings of groups such as the Tumor Board, Spine Conference, Neurovascular Conference, Endocrine Conference and Morbidity and Mortality Conference.

Abington Hospital - Jefferson Health	Abington, PA
Cooper University Health Care	Camden, NJ
Reading Hospital - Tower Health	West Reading, PA
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children	Philadelphia, PA

Visit our How to Apply page for detailed information regarding the application process for the program.

 

Notice to Applicants

All applicants for the PCOM Residency programs must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 

 

Learn about our current Neurosurgery residents.