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Fellowships that shape the job

Nearly every new neurosurgeon does 1 to 2 years of fellowship.

• Spine

  The biggest workload and the best paid. Shared territory with orthopedic surgeons.

• Vascular and endovascular

  Aneurysms and strokes, often treated through a catheter instead of an open skull.

• Tumour and skull base

  Brain tumours, sometimes with the patient awake to protect speech.

• Pediatric

  Children's brain and spine conditions at a handful of children's hospitals.

• Functional

  Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and epilepsy surgery.