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Back to Neurological Surgery

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Neurological Surgery

Residency · Richmond, VA

Sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University Health System · Directors Brian Cameron, Kathryn Holloway and Scott Graham

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Class size
2

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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 20262 on record of 2 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Ethan Tabaie9 papers · 2 first author · 8 reviews
  • Mia Cranmer1 paper
Started 20251 on record of 2 seats
  • Emily Heldman
Started 20244 on record of 2 seats · 2 US MD · 4 published before starting
  • William MualemGeorgetown University School of Medicine24 papers · 6 first author · 1 case report · 10 reviews
  • Marissa Suchyta19 papers · 11 first author · 1 case report · 4 reviews
  • Devon MitchellChicago Medical School2 papers · 2 first author · 1 review
  • Halie Szilagyi1 paper

Training

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

Months at each site

  • Medical College of Virginia Hospitals71 mo
  • Central Virginia VA Health Care System (Richmond)13 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship9
  • Fellowship, Spine Fellowship2
  • Neurological Surgery Fellowship2
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship2
  • 2001-2002 Clinical, Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship1
  • Anesthesiology Residency1

Where graduates work now

  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System11
  • AdventHealth Georgia Market2
  • City of Hope National Medical Center2
  • Abington Memorial Hospital1
  • Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Inc1
  • Banner Desert Medical Center1

Research

86% of current residents have a paper since 2023

12 of 14, 38 papers between them

  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment

People

Leadership

  • Brian CameronSpinal Neurosurgery Fellowship Director
  • Kathryn HollowayStereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship Director
  • Scott GrahamDirector, Neurosurgery Residency Program
  • Dennis RivetAssociate Program Director

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Place

Summers reach 90°, winters fall to 29°. About 9 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

615k people live within 20 minutes of Medical College of Virginia Hospitals by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,490 a month within 10 miles of Medical College of Virginia Hospitals.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • Heat waves
  • River flooding
  • Tornadoes

Publishes with residents

  • Samir MardiniPlastic Surgery, 2 residents
  • William BroaddusNeurological Surgery, 2 residents
  • Brian CameronNeurological Surgery, 2 residents