Welcome
The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Tübingen are pleased to announce this special fellowship program which is exclusively funded by an annual grant from Aesculap.
Each year 4 young neurosurgeons especially from developing countries, will have the chance to be trained in the whole field of neurosurgical techniques at the Department of Neurosurgery in Tübingen.
Program Information
The fellowship consists of extensive exposure to the whole spectrum of neurosurgical techniques including complex spine, functional, epilepsy, neuro-oncology, vascular, skull base, pituitary as well as the numerous translational research programmes within the Neuroscience Programme of the Department of Neurosurgery in combination with the Center of Neurology of the University of Tübingen.
The Department of Neurosurgery of the University of Tübingen is a large institution which runs a daily surgical program of 10-12 surgeries, or almost 3,000 surgeries per year. There is a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit with 16 beds, as well as a close cooperation with the Departments of Neuroradiology and Neurology.
Program details are
- Duration of fellowship will be 3 months.
- Fellows will be provided with furnished accommodation.
- Fellows will be paid scholarship of € 1,250 per month.
- The Fellowship does not provide travel expenses.
- Candidates will be allowed to attend surgeries, conferences, workshops and other educational activities during the fellowship period.
Current and Past Fellows
July - September 2016, Shabal Sapkota, MD, Nepal
Shabal Sapkota was for 3 months for neurosurgical training in the University Hospital in Tübingen.
On September 14th he visited the headquarter of Aesculp in Tuttlingen und got the chance to speak directly with the product managers. A factory tour was included as well.
We hope he had as succesful stay and got many new experiences and ideas.
April - June 2016, Sokhib Saidov Saidmurodovich, MD, Uzbekistan
We had the pleasure to met Sokhib Saidov Saidmurodovich from Uzbekistan in the headquarter of Aesculap in Tuttlingen.
The product managers showed him in our special showroom the Neuro Aesculap product portfolio and he got an insight in our Aneurysm Clip, CranioFix®2 and Neuro/Micro Instrument production as well.
The whole Neuro Team wish him for his personal and professional way all the best!
January - March 2016, Aliuzzaman Joarder, MD, Bangladesh
We had the pleasure to met Aliuzzaman Joarder on March 18th in Tuttlingen.
Aliuzzaman Joarder was our 20th WFNS Adult Fellow who was trained in neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba three months in Tübingen.
We wish him all the best for his professional as well as personal future.
October - December 2015, Omotayo Abimbola Ojo, MD, Nigeria
On November 30th Aesculap had been happy to welcome Omotayo Abimbola Ojo in Tuttlingen for visiting our factory.
He was the 19th WFNS Adult Fellow and had during his stay neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba in Tübingen.
All the best for him for his further professional as well as personal future.
July - September 2015, Mr. Salvador Manrique-Guzmán, MD, Mexico
Salvador Manrique-Guzmán visited Aesculap in Tuttlingen on September 14th.
He will stay in Tübingen for three months until the end of September. We wish him for his personal and professional future all the best.
April - June 2015, Jamshid Kuzibaev, MD, Uzbekistan
Jamshid Kuzibaev visited the Aesculap headquarter in Tuttlingen on May 13th.
He stayed in Tübingen until the end of June and wish him for his personal and professional future all the best.
January - March 2015, Abbas Aziz Mahmoud, MD, Iraq
We had been happy to welcome Abbas Aziz Mahmoud in Tuttlingen on February 18th. He stayed in Tübingen until the end of March for neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba.
We wish he had a pleasant stay filled with a lot of new and exciting experiences.
October - December 2014, Mohammad Muhtadi Al Jallad, MD, Jordan
On November 27th we had been happy to welcome Mohammad Muhtadi Al Jallad from Jordan.
We hope he had a successful stay in Tübingen and that he returned to Jordan in December with many new experiences and ideas.
July - September 2014, Anand Sudhakarrao Dank, MD, India
Our 16th WFNS-Aesculap Fellow was Anand Sudhakarrao Dank from India. He stayed in Tübingen until the end of September for neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba.
We wish he had a pleasant stay filled with a lot of new and good experiences.
April - June 2014, Serghei Borodin, MD, Republic of Moldova
On May 22nd we had been happy to welcome Serghei Borodin in Tuttlingen. He stayed in Tübingen until the end of June for neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba
We hope he had a successful stay in Tübingen and that he returned with many new experiences and ideas.
January - March 2014, Toma Spiriev , MD, Bulgaria
Toma Spiriev, MD visited Aesculap in Tuttlingen on January 21th. He stayed in Tübingen until the end of March for neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba and we wish him for his personal and professional future all the best.
September - December 2013, Alex Roman, MD, Brazil
On November 26th we had been happy to welcome Alex Roman from Brazil. The Aesculap Neurosurgery Team showed him the factory and we hope he enjoyed this day. We wish him for his stay at the University of Tübingen until the end of this year all the best.
July - September 2013, Mohamed Abdelatif Boukebir, MD, Algeria
Mohamed Abdelatif Boukebir visited the Aesculap headquarter in Tuttlingen on September 17th. The Aesculap Neurosurgery Team showed him the factory. We wish him for his stay in Tuebingen until the end of September as well as for his personal and professional future all the best.
April - June 2013, Gordan Grahovac, MD, Croatia
On May 15th we met Gordan Grahovac in Tuttlingen and showed him our factory. He will stay in Tuebingen until the end of June. We wish him a pleasant stay.
January - March 2013, Mohammad Zahir Shah, MD, Afghanistan
On March 18th we met Mohammad Zahir Shah in Tuttlingen and showed him our factory. He will stay in Tübingen until the end of March. We wish him a pleasant stay.
October - December 2012, Tigran Khachatryan, MD, Armenia
On November 23rd we met Tigran Khackatryan in Tuttlingen and showed him our factory. He will stay in Tübingen until the end of December. We wish him a pleasant stay.
July - September 2012, Tufail Ahmed Khan, MD, India
On September 14th we met Tufail Ahmed Khan in Tuttlingen and showed him our factory. He stayed in Tübingen until the end of September. We wish him all the best.
April - June 2012, Rajiv Kumar Jha, MD, Nepal
On May 23rd we had been happy to welcome Rajiv Kumar Jha in Tuttlingen and to show him our factory. He stayed in Tübingen until the end of June for neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba.
We wished him a pleasant stay filled with a lot of new and good experiences.
January - March 2012, Pranav Ghodgaonkar, MD, India
On February 14th we had the chance to meet Pranav Ghodgaonkar personally when he came to Tuttlingen and visited our factory.
He stayed in Tübingen until the end of March for neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba. We wish him all the best.
September - December 2011, Abass Adam, MD, Ghana
On November 11th we had been happy to welcome Abass Adam from Ghana, the third WFNS Fellow, in Tuttlingen.
He stayed at the University of Tübingen until the end of December for neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba. We wish him all the best.
May - August 2011, Bruno Lobo, MD, Brazil
On May 20th we had been happy to welcome Bruno Lobo from Brazil, the second WFNS Fellow, in Tuttlingen. We hope he enjoyed this day the same as we did.
He stayed at the University of Tübingen until the end of August for neurosurgical training with Prof. Tatagiba. We wish him all the best.
November 2010 - February 2011, Payman Vahedi, MD, Iran
We are pleased to name Paymen Vahedi as the first WFNS-Aesculap Fellow. Starting in November, he had been trained in the neurosurgical department of the University of Tübingen with Prof. Tatagiba. For this very reason, we didn't want to miss the chance to welcome him here at Aesculap.
We hope he had a successful stay in Tübingen and that he returned to Iran in February with many new experiences and ideas.
Application Process
The ideal candidate is a young neurosurgeon from a residency training program or an equivalent program especially from developing countries who during her or his residency demonstrated good skills in microsurgery.
Furthermore, the fellows should have work experience of no longer than three (3) years after concluding the residency training.
Qualified applicants should send a letter, a CV and two recommendation letters to both: