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WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellowship in Tübingen

The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) and the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Tübingen are pleased to announce this special fellowship program which is exclusively funded by an annual grant from B. Braun Aesculap. Each year four trainee neurosurgeons, predominantly from developing countries, will have the chance to be trained across all neurosurgical techniques at the Department of Neurosurgery in Tübingen.

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Miguel A. Arraez, MD, PhD, President of the WFNS Foundation

Basant K. Misra, MD

Chairman of the WFNS Foundation

Marcos Tatagiba, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Chairman and Director, Department of Neurosurgery

Marcos Tatagiba, MD, PhD

Professor of Neurosurgery, Chairman and Director, Department of Neurosurgery at Tübingen

Program information

The Department of Neurosurgery of the University of Tübingen is a large institution which runs a daily surgical program of 10-12 surgeries, almost 3,000 surgeries per year. There is a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit with 16 beds, and close cooperation with the Departments of Neuroradiology and Neurology.

The fellowship consists of extensive exposure to the whole spectrum of neurosurgical techniques including complex spine, functional, epilepsy, neuro-oncology, vascular, skull base, pituitary and numerous translational research programmes within the Neuroscience Programme of the Department of Neurosurgery, in combination with the Centre of Neurology of the University of Tübingen.

 

Program details

  • 3 month fellowship duration
  • Fellows will be provided with furnished accommodation
  • Fellows will be paid scholarship of € 1,250 per month
  • The Fellowship does not provide travel expenses
  • Candidates will be allowed to attend surgeries, conferences, workshops and other educational activities during the fellowship period

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a young neurosurgeon, from a developing country, from a residency training programme or equivilant programme who has demonstrated good skills is microsurgery during their residency. Furthermore, the fellows should have work experience of no longer than three years after concluding their residency training.

 

Required documentation

  • A copy of their passport or their ID card
  • A copy of their diploma in Medicine or a certificate issued by the Faculty of Medicine
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • The fellowship application

How to apply

Qualified applicants are invited to fill out the online application form. Only the online application will be accepted.

Click here to enter the form on the WFNS website

Further information

About the Department of Neurosurgery, Tübingen University Hospital.

Click here to visit the Neurosurgery Tübingen website

Past fellows

April - June 2023, Guido Andres Caffaratti, MD, Argentina

"This three-month program has been a great experience. During the fellowship I had the opportunity to attend many kinds of surgeries and familiarise myself with the latest technology. It was particularly inspiring to witness Prof. Tatagiba’s daily work. I consider him to be an excellent role model for any neurosurgeon, combining technical excellence with wide knowledge, but also being a great person and host. So, the fellowship was especially useful for me and believe that will be fundamental in the future development of my career."

Image: Dr. Guido Andres Caffaratti, 43rd WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow & Harald Dreher, Senior Business Development Manager Neurosurgery

Dr. Sumanth Kumar Nyathani, 41st WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow & Andreas Knapp, VP Global Marketing and R&D Neurosurgery and Power Systems
October - December 2022, Parisa Azimi, MD, Iran

“During this program, I attended the whole spectrum of neurosurgical procedures include neuro-oncological, neurovascular, functional, spine and skull base surgeries. Also, I got to know new technical equipment such as intraoperative MRI, intraoperative navigation, intraoperative ultrasonography, intraoperative laser and neuro-anaesthesiology. I am very happy to participate in this valuable fellowship. This program was very useful. I had extensive exposure to the whole spectrum of neurosurgical techniques, and I was able to improve my professional knowledge.”

Image: Dr. Parisa Azimi, 42nd WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow & Harald Dreher, Senior Business Development Manager Neurosurgery

July - September 2022, Sumanth Kumar Nyathani, MD, India

“It’s a great chance to learn a wide spectrum of micro neurosurgical skills and knowledge from Professor Tatagiba and his team. The latest technological equipment, neuro oncology, skull base and neuro vascular surgeries here, impressed me a lot and helped me to understand the newer approaches to managing complex neurosurgeries. Professor Tatagiba is an amazing personality; he inspires the younger neurosurgeons like me a lot. And his approach and kindness towards patient’s wellbeing is very impressive. This abroad trip to the University Hospital in Tübingen is very valuable for my growth of professional career in Neurosurgery. The Aesculap factory tour is a memorable moment, to understand the making of aneurysm clips and other tools. The new Aesculap Aeos® digital surgical microscope is very exciting, and I think, it is very futuristic to micro neurosurgery.”

Image: Dr. Sumanth Kumar Nyathani, 41st WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow & Andreas Knapp, VP Global Marketing and R&D Neurosurgery and Power Systems

Dr. Sumanth Kumar Nyathani, 41st WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow & Andreas Knapp, VP Global Marketing and R&D Neurosurgery and Power Systems
April - June 2022, Thanh Nhan Pham, MD, Vietnam
Dr. Thanh Nhan Pham, 40th WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow

"It is a great honour for me to learn from Prof. Tatagiba and his staff. With the time in Tübingen, I had a great opportunity to watch all of his maneuvers inside the microscope and to learn from his knowledge. Really amazing, high rate for radical remove the vestibular schwannoma and also amazing preservation of the function of the facial nerve with retrosigmoid approach in semi sitting position. With 3D technology, I can see every step inside the microscope clearly and beautifully. No words could express my gratitude to Prof. Tatagiba and his team. I had an occasion to see all kinds of neurosurgery, not only adult neurosurgery, but also paediatric neurosurgery. Every day in Tübingen was attractive, it always motivated me to learn day by day, learn the way how to improve myself. Thank you very much."

Image: Dr. Thanh Nhan Pham, 40th WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow

January - March 2022, Andrija Savić, MD, Serbia

"I am grateful to the WFNS and Aesculap for giving me the chance to learn from Prof. Tatagiba. His microsurgical technique, which exudes calmness, elegance of movement and precision, is an ideal that I will strive to achieve in my future career. With his behavior, and above all with his modesty and gentleness with which he treats his younger colleagues, dedication and systematicity with which he treats patients, openness to transfer his vast knowledge. His words: "Neurosurgery is our life and our passion, but the interest of patients is above that", I will take with me and share them. I’m immensely grateful to him and it’s truly a real treasure, so I continue my further path ennobled and spiritualised, as a true follower of his neurosurgical and life philosophy. I would also like to thank the other members of the neurosurgery department in Tübingen."

Image: Dr. Andrija Savić, 39th WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow

Dr. Andrija Savić, 39th WFNS-Aesculap Adult Fellow