UCSD Moores Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology Fellowship
Clinical Training in Neuro-oncology
The first year of the fellowship is devoted to an intensive and diverse exposure to clinical neuro-oncology. Each trainee gains extensive experience in the full spectrum of diseases and problems encountered in neuro-oncology. The fellow rotates between the neuro-oncology services at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center and the Rady's Children's Hospital. There is comprehensive training and experience in the administration of chemotherapy and management of chemotherapy complications. The training also includes management of inpatients on the neuro-oncology service and neuro-oncology consultations requested by other services (oncology, medicine, neurology, neurosurgery). The clinic rotation includes attending several neuro-oncology staff clinics each week, multidisciplinary brain tumor clinic, and preparation of the weekly neuro-oncology clinical conference. The outpatient neuro-oncology nurses, nursing students, senior neurology residents and medical students also participate in these clinics. There are many teaching opportunities with weekly lecture series (Neuro-oncology Conference, Brain Tumor Board, Medical Oncology fellow seminars, and numerous basic/translational science lectures) as well as opportunity for clinical research during this time. Optional clinical or laboratory research training is available upon completion of the clinical year depending on the fellows interests.
Applications for the Neuro-oncology Fellowship
The Neuro-oncology Training Program welcomes applications from graduates of training programs in neurology and hematology/oncology. One trainee is accepted each year with clinical rotations starting in July. Applicants are required to submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation to:
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD
c/o Marlon Saria, RN
Moores UCSD Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive, Suite 3336
La Jolla, CA 92093-0819
Office Phone: (858) 822-0733
Office Fax: (858) 822-3033
Email: msaria@ucsd.edu
Interested individuals may elect a visiting rotation on our service in the year prior to applying for the fellowship. Contact the above address for more information.
We always welcome applications from highly motivated and qualified applicants (graduate students and postdocs). A solid background in cell biology, mouse models of cancer and GBM biology is highly advantageous. We offer excellent equipment, a great scientific environment, and an energetic and productive team with many fascinating questions. If you would like to participate in this enterprise please call or write to:
Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD
c/o Marlon Saria, RN
Moores UCSD Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive, Suite 3336
La Jolla, CA 92093-0819
Office Phone: (858) 822-0733
Office Fax: (858) 822-3033
Email: msaria@ucsd.edu