Our Training Sites
The Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery provides clinical experience to residents at two leading medical centers and multiple affiliated community hospitals:
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
UH Cleveland Medical Center is the flagship academic medical center of our health system and an affiliate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, the 1,032-bed facility provides tertiary and quaternary care, including 24 hour emergency services with dedicated pediatric and adult emergency departments.
The main campus includes:
- UH Rainbow Babies & Children's
- UH MacDonald Women's Hospital
- UH Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Main campus also includes Lakeside Pavilion, Alfred and Norma Lerner Tower and the Samuel Mather Pavilion
UH Ahuja Medical Center
Community-based hospitals serving Cleveland’s eastern suburbs function as tertiary care centers for neurosurgical services. Physicians perform a broad range of complex neurosurgical procedures, including:
- Deep brain stimulator implantation
- Brain tumor resections
- Simple and complex spine surgeries
- Comprehensive 24-hour neurological expertise to patients with complex neurosurgical conditions, exposing our residents to a more independent practice experience in a community setting.
Learn more about UH Ahuja Medical Center
UH St. John Medical Center and Southwest General Medical Center
At UH St. John Medical Center and Southwest General Medical Center, residents gain experience and refine their skills in complex spinal neurosurgery. Residents experience community practice outside of the academic center.
This rotation features an apprenticeship model including:
- Weekly clinics
- Operative days to refine skills in spinal care
- Smaller subset of our faculty and benefit from this one-on-one experience.
- Residents follow the patient's care from the workup all the way through the post-operative outcome and outpatient follow-up
- The case complexity is diverse but focused on the treatment of spinal disorders
Learn more about UH St. John Medical Center