Skull Base

CAST Accredited Skull Base Fellowships and the Match

The North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) is administering a fellowship match that all CAST Skull Base fellowship programs must participate in. NASBS leases the use of the Fellowship Council Matching System to facilitate the matching functionality only. The Fellowship Council does not have any administrative responsibility regarding the NASBS Matching Process.

You can find out more information on the NASBS website here. Additionally, this link will take you to the match application information page. If your program has any questions regarding the Skull Base match, reach out to the North American Skull Base Society at fellowshipmatch@nasbs.org.

Skull Base Minimum Requirements

Minimum case requirements for all CAST Skull Base fellowships were updated in 2024. This update including adding minimum case numbers to categories for institutional requirements. Fellow case requirements remained the same.

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Program Name	Fellowship Program Director	Program Adminstrator	Program Contact Email
Allegheny General Hospital	Alexander Yu, MD	Kathleen Wendt	Kathleen.Wendt@ahn.org
Cleveland Clinic	Pablo Recinos, MD	Meghan Braumbaugh	braumbm@ccf.org
Duke University	Ali Zomorodi, MD	Wendy Morman	wendy.morman@duke.edu
Indiana University	Mitesh Shah, MD	Janna Thornton	jaathorn@iu.edu
Jackson Memorial Hospital/Univ of Miami	Carolina Benjamin, MD	Gladys Cordero	gcordero@med.miami.edu
Johns Hopkins University	Gary Gallia, MD	Colleen Hickson	ckristo1@jhmi.edu
Louisiana State University, Shreveport	Bharat Guthikonda, MD	Christina Dominique	christina.dominique@lsuhs.edu
Mayo Clinic (Rochester)	Michael Link, MD	Daks Marquart	RSTNSEDUC@mayo.edu
Mayo Clinic (Arizona)	Bernard R. Bendok, MD	Veronique Gabriel	gabriel.veronique@mayo.edu
Northwestern University	James P. Chandler, MD	Gitana Cartwright	jchandle@nm.org
Medical College of Wisconsin	Nathan Zwagerman, MD	Tawana Vaughn	tvaughn@mcw.edu
Ohio State University Hospital	Daniel Prevedello, MD	Sarah Hallam	sarah.hallam@osumc.edu
Oregon Health & Science University	Aclan Dogan, MD	Shannon Winchester	nsgeducation@ohsu.edu
Sidney Kimmel Medical College/TJU	James Evans, MD	Michelle Hoffman	michelle.hoffman@jefferson.edu
Stanford University	Juan Fernandez-Miranda, MD	Jennie Visitacion	jenniev@stanford.edu
UCLA David Geffen/UCLA Medical Center	Marvin Bergsneider, MD	Abigail McCann	amccann@mednet.ucla.edu
University of California (Davis Health)	Kia Shahlaie, MD	Staci Leitner	sleitner@ucdavis.edu
University of South Florida Morsani	Siviero Agazzi, MD	Michelle Campbell	memaldonado@usf.edu
University of Southern California/LAC+USC	Gabriel Zada, MD	Kathy Guzman	kguzman@usc.edu
University of Texas Houston	Jacques Morcos, MD	Meredith Suescun	Meredith.L.Hamilton@uth.tmc.edu
University of Texas MD Anderson	Shaan M. Raza,MD	Stephanie Hood	sadair@mdanderson.org
University of Utah	William Couldwell, MD	Joanne Kamahele	joanne.kamahele@hsc.utah.edu
UPMC Medical Education	Paul Gardner, MD	Mary Jo Tutchko	tutchkomj@upmc.edu
* Indicates probationary status
List updated Dec. 2025