Global Health Neurosurgery Fellow, Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute, Tanzania/East Africa

This one- or two-year fellowship position, based in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, entails evaluating patients, performing surgery, and training Tanzanian surgeons and medical staff, as well as ongoing research together with FIENS and Weill Cornell Medicine Neurosurgery. Ongoing communication with Weill Cornell Medicine Neurosurgery and FIENS is made possible through weekly Skype conferences and annual site visits by U.S. faculty. 

The position is open to fully trained neurosurgeons and is under the direction of Dr. Roger Härtl, Professor of Neurosurgery and chief of spine surgery and neurotrauma at Weill Cornell Medicine, and founder of the Neurosurgical Mission in Tanzania. (Find out more about our work in Tanzania.)

This position is endorsed by FIENS.

For more information about the fellowship, or to apply, contact Dr. Roger Härtl at 212-746-2152. 

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Contact:
Roger Härtl, MD
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director of Spinal Surgery
Director, Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care
Weill Cornell Brain & Spine Center
roh9005@med.cornell.edu

Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery 525 East 68 Street, Box 99 New York, NY 10065 Phone: 866-426-7787