Brown University

Fellowship Program Director:  Wael Asaad MD, PhD
Associate Fellowship Program Director: Athar Malik MD, PhD
Program Faculty: Athar Malik MD, PhD; Jared Fridley MD; Konstantina Svokos DO; Albert Telfeian MD, PhD; Deus Cielo MD; Petra Klinge MD, PhD
Length of Fellowship: 1 year
CAST/SNS Approval:  Application 2024-2025
Number of Positions: 1

Program’s goals and objectives

To provide advanced training in the full spectrum of functional and epilepsy neurosurgery, including movement disorders, adult and pediatric epilepsy, psychiatric neurosurgery, and pain.  To gain expertise in the application of neuromodulation techniques and devices including DBS and RNS, laser ablation, focused ultrasound, robotic and non-robotic stereotactic neurosurgery, intra-operative image-guided neurosurgery, and traditional open procedures relevant to the field.  Additional experience in gamma knife radiosurgery, spinal functional neurosurgery (pain, Chiari, tethered cord, etc.) is also available.  To prepare trainees for a career that contributes to the advancement of the field through academic work in the form of clinical, translational and/or basic research.

Neurosurgical procedure exposure

• Surgery for Movement Disorders: Yes
• Epilepsy Surgery: Yes
• Pain Procedures: Yes
• Surgery for Spasticity: Limited
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Limited
• Psychosurgery: Yes
• Other (please indicate): *(Focused Ultrasound)

Contact Information

Wael Asaad, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery / APC 6
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
Email: wael_asaad@brown.edu
Administrative Contact: Krystyna Maxwell
Email: Krystyna.Maxwell@lifespan.org
Phone: 401-793-9135
URL:  Web page