University of California, San Francisco

Fellowship Program Director:  Philip Starr MD PhD
Program Faculty: Philip Starr, Doris Wang, Eddie Chang
Length of Fellowship: 1 year
CAST/SNS Approval:  Yes
Number of Positions: 1

Program’s goals and objectives

We train Board Eligible neurosurgeons in all major areas of functional neurosurgery.  In addition to surgical procedures, fellows learn outpatient care in the setting of a multidisciplinary clinic that integrates neurologists, neurosurgeons, and psychiatrists.  Elements of program building and developing a research laboratory are covered during the year.  Fellows must be board eligible (PGY-8) the year that the fellowship starts. Persons whose primary neurosurgical training was outside the USA, unfortunately cannot be considered.

Neurosurgical procedure exposure

• Surgery for Movement Disorders: Yes
• Epilepsy Surgery: Yes
• Pain Procedures: Yes
• Surgery for Spasticity: Limited
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery: No
• Psychosurgery: Yes
• Other (please indicate): None specified

Contact Information

Philip Starr, MD, PhD
779 Moffitt Hospital
505 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 502-2885
Fax: (415) 353-2889
Email: Philip.Starr@ucsf.edu
URL: Web page