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University of Virginia Medical Center Neurological Surgery

Residency · Charlottesville, VA

Sponsored by University of Virginia Medical Center · Director Heather Spader

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$68k2026 to 2027

Green flags

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

Who started, by class

Started 20261 on record of 3 seats · 1 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Ryan SindewaldUC San Diego School of Medicine9 papers · 4 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
Started 20241 on record of 3 seats · 1 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Hong MoonCalifornia University of Science and Medicine - School of Medicine4 papers · 2 first author

Training

Graduates on record most often went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • University of Virginia Medical Center72 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship20
  • Neuroendovascular Intervention Fellowship3
  • Neurological Surgery Fellowship3
  • Residency3
  • Spine Surgery Fellowship3
  • Epilepsy Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • University of Virginia Medical Center14
  • UPMC Medical Education4
  • Providence Swedish3
  • Cobius Healthcare Solutions2
  • Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian2
  • Memorial Hospital Central2

Research

86% of current residents have a paper since 2023

19 of 22, 251 papers between them

  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

People

Leadership

  • Heather SpaderProgram Director, Neurosurgical Residency Training
  • Juan SardiAssociate Program Director, Neurosurgical Residency Training
  • Shayan MoosaAssociate Program Director, Neurosurgical Residency Training
  • Jonathan ShermanChief Resident, PGY-7

Find someone

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

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 28°. About 17 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

123k people live within 20 minutes of University of Virginia Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,700 a month within 10 miles of University of Virginia Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Strong wind

Publishes with residents

  • Jason SheehanNeurological Surgery, 7 residents
  • Chun-Po YenNeurological Surgery, 7 residents
  • Dade LunsfordSpecialist, 5 residents
  • Ajay NiranjanSpecialist, 5 residents