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University of Pennsylvania Health System Neurological Surgery

Residency · Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Health System · Director Isaac Chen

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Class size
4
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$79k2026 to 2027

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

Who started, by class

Started 20265 on record of 4 seats · 5 US MD · 4 published before starting
  • Ben GuPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania73 papers · 18 first author · 2 case reports · 12 reviews
  • Alexander RenStanford University School of Medicine14 papers · 3 first author · 3 reviews
  • Ellen O'CallaghanDuke University School of Medicine6 papers · 1 first author · 3 reviews
  • Shikha SinghPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania6 papers · 1 first author
  • Kelly JiangJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
Started 20255 on record of 3 seats · 3 US MD, 2 international · 4 published before starting
  • Ryan JamiolkowskiPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania22 papers · 5 first author · 2 reviews
  • Rishab RamapriyanHarvard Medical School20 papers · 5 first author · 1 case report · 7 reviews
  • Mert DagliMedical University of Innsbruck16 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Michelot MichelShanghai Med Univ11 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Neil PatelGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Started 20243 on record of 3 seats · 3 US MD · 3 published before starting
  • Hasan AhmadPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania26 papers · 9 first author · 2 case reports · 3 reviews
  • Addison QuinonesIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai20 papers · 4 first author · 3 reviews
  • Michael ShostCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine7 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews

Training

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

Months at each site

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System39 mo
  • Pennsylvania Hospital (UPHS)16 mo
  • Presbyterian Medical Center (UPHS)13 mo
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia4 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship15
  • Neurological Surgery Fellowship14
  • General Surgery Fellowship6
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine Fellowship6
  • Medical Oncology Fellowship4
  • Epilepsy Fellowship3

Where graduates work now

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System23
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania10
  • Baylor College of Medicine4
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine4
  • Stanford Health Care4
  • Alpert Medical School3

Research

86% of current residents have a paper since 2023

19 of 22, 265 papers between them

  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

People

Leadership

  • Isaac ChenProgram Director
  • Visish SrinivasanAssociate Program Director, Department of Neurosurgery
  • James SchusterDirector of Education, Department of Neurosurgery
  • Katherine PetriccioneEducation Coordinator

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

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 27°. About 22 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.8M people live within 20 minutes of University of Pennsylvania Health System by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month within 10 miles of University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • James SchusterNeurological Surgery, 13 residents
  • John ArenaNeurological Surgery, 12 residents
  • Connor WathenNeurological Surgery, 11 residents
  • Dmitriy PetrovNeurological Surgery, 11 residents