Hey guys, was just wondering if people could provide some input on Emory as a program for residents. How well does it prepare the residents for the various subspecialties in neurosurgery? How are the faculty mentors for the different sub-specialties and would you be set up strongly for a career in either academics or private practice if you go there? What are general thoughts on the culture, operative autonomy, and relative perception in relation to say a highly academic program like Penn, MGH versus more clinically-focused programs? Just trying to guage on which part of the spectrum it is with regards that question.
15-20 years ago this was a premier program
now its meh
"How well does it prepare the residents for the various subspecialties in neurosurgery?"
Open Vascular - Probably #2 program for open vascular second only to BNI, Dr Barrow will hand the chair to someone but will continue to operate.
Endovascular- High volume and Dr Howard the model for combined open/endovascular attending
Peds - Highest volume peds program in the country
Functional - One of the top 3 functional programs
Spine - Residents interested in spine do the enfolded fellowship and transition to practice without post residency fellowship.
Tumor - 3 dedicated faculty. Not uncommon for a chief resident to take out 8 brain tumors in a week at EUH.
Skull base - Dr Pradilla one of the most well connected skullbase surgeons in US. Oyesiku was highest voume pituitary surgeon in US before becoming chair at UNC, this practice is now shared by Dr Pradilla and Dr Garzon, both Hopkins trained.
Trauma - Last December the only other Level I trauma center in metro Atlanta closed. This leaves Grady (Emory neurosurgery) as the only game in town, probably only LA county and Dallas compare. For those worried trauma takes up the entire residency you cover Grady as a PGY3 and for 4 months as a chief.
"would you be set up strongly for a career in either academics or private practice if you go there?"
Yes. Transitioning to a 4 per year program this year which will allow for more time for research during the junior years.
"What are general thoughts on the culture, operative autonomy, and relative perception in relation to say a highly academic program like Penn, MGH versus more clinically-focused programs? Just trying to gauge on which part of the spectrum it is with regards that question."
Emory is one of the operatively elite programs, huge volume available in every subspecialty. Operative autonomy is very high, at EUH and Grady the chief opens with the junior, attendings typically only scrub for the critical part of the surgery and the chief performs the critical portion. At children's and midtown Senior residents operate alone with the attending during PGY4 without juniors or chiefs.
The residents all stick together and help eachother till the work is done and then end up hanging out outside of work too.
Emory combines these operative experiences with access to all the resources of a top tier research university. Many of the faculty have basic science labs and are actively running clinical trials or basic science research with partnerships in industry. .
There has not historically been much time for research outside PGY 5-6 elective time but now as it becomes 4 per year there will be more time for elective pursuits.
^ This totally unbiased account clearly shows why Emory is and always will be the best program in the world!!
when is Barrow retiring ?
Will likely give the chair to someone in 2-3 years and continue to operate for quite some time.
And who are the candidates to have that spot?
Ames, Lawton, Mummaneni, Khalessi
So Emory is 4 per year? However I looked at the website and they only had 2-3 per year? Are they firing residents???
No they just applied for a complement increase and got it
