Neuroanesthesia (TWH)

Toronto Western Hospital

(4 positions per year)

Clinical Curriculum

Fellows gain experience in anesthetic management of wide spectrum of neurosurgical procedures consisting of neuro-oncological surgery (awake craniotomy, transsphenoidal pituitary surgery), cerebrovascular surgery (AVMs, aneurysms, intracranial bypass procedures), functional neurosurgery (epilepsy, deep brain stimulation), interventional neuroradiology (embolization, mechanical thrombectomy, vertebral augmentation) and major spine surgery including deformity corrections. In addition, experience in intraoperative evoked potentials monitoring will be a part of the clinical learning.

Call Duties

Fellows will participate in general emergency on-call duties at a frequency of approximately 4-5 calls per month.

Research

Research opportunities include clinical neuroanesthesia outcome studies, pain management after major spine surgery, effects of anesthesia on neuro-electrophysiology, functional neuroimaging, anesthesia for functional neurosurgery and assessment of cerebrovascular reserve.

Education

Regular education sessions will be arranged within the department with staff and residents - these will be seminars and/or lectures with discussions led by anesthesia personnel, invited speakers such as neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and neurologists. Neuroanesthesia trouble rounds are held twice a month in the morning to discuss challenging cases and complications. In addition, there are monthly citywide neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care rounds. Fellows are also encouraged to attend neurosciences rounds, neurosurgical morbidity and mortality rounds and other neurosurgical and anesthesia meetings within the city.

(4 positions per year) (2 in January and 2 in July)

Applications

If you are interested in applying for the Neuroanesthesia fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital for:

  • Applications for January 2024 have closed.
  • Applications for July 2024 have closed.
  • If you are interested in applying for January 2025 (closing February 1, 2024), please complete this online application form.
  • If you are interested in applying for July 2025 (closing August 1, 2024), please complete this online application form.
  • If you are interested in applying for January 2026 (closing February 1, 2025), please complete this online application form.
  • If you are interested in applying for July2026 (closing August 1, 2025), please complete this online application form

Direct inquiries to:

Dr. Tumul Chowdhury MD, DM, FRCPC 
Associate Professor 
Program Director- Neuoanesthesia Fellowship 
Toronto Western Hospital 
University of Toronto 
Email: Tumul.Chowdhury@uhn.ca