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University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) Neurological Surgery

Residency · Birmingham, AL

Sponsored by University of Alabama Hospital · Director Curtis Rozzelle

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-1 salary
$65k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • The program takes no residents from outside the Match.

Who started, by class

Started 20262 on record of 3 seats · 2 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Maxon KnottLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine10 papers · 3 first author · 1 review
  • Thérèse WeidenkopfVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine2 papers
Started 20253 on record of 3 seats · 2 US MD · 3 published before starting
  • Madison PatrickFlorida State University College of Medicine7 papers · 5 first author · 5 case reports
  • Danner ButlerWhiddon College of Medicine5 papers · 1 first author · 2 case reports
  • Matthew JarrellUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
Started 20242 on record of 3 seats · 2 US MD · 2 published before starting
  • Jovanna TraczEastern Virginia Medical School14 papers · 3 first author · 3 case reports · 4 reviews
  • Tucker OliverMed Coll of Georgia2 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report

Training

4 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • University of Alabama Hospital72 mo
  • Children's of Alabama8 mo
  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center7 mo
  • Birmingham VA Medical Center4 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship8
  • Neurological Surgery Fellowship3
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine Fellowship3
  • Surgery Fellowship3
  • Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship1
  • Hand Surgery Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of Alabama Hospital9
  • Select Medical4
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center3
  • Baylor College of Medicine2
  • USA Health - Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Clinic2
  • Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PC1

Research

83% of current residents have a paper since 2023

19 of 23, 183 papers between them

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment

People

Leadership

  • Curtis RozzelleDirector, Neurosurgery Residency Program
  • Nicole BentleyAssociate Program Director
  • Beverly WaltersDirector, Neurosurgery Resident Research
  • James JohnstonDirector, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 91°, winters fall to 34°.

Weather by month

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Commute

402k people live within 20 minutes of University of Alabama Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,280 a month within 10 miles of University of Alabama Hospital.

Hazards

  • Tornadoes
  • Lightning
  • Cold waves
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Brandon RocqueNeurological Surgery, 9 residents
  • James JohnstonNeurological Surgery, 9 residents
  • Nicholas LaskayNeurological Surgery, 8 residents
  • Jesse JonesDiagnostic Radiology, 8 residents