Peripheral nerve fellowship

There are only 9 CAST-approved Peripheral Nerve Fellowships in the country and Penn Medicine is a leader among the group. Peripheral nerve surgery (PNS) deals with the evaluation and treatment of patients with traumatic nerve injuries, entrapment neuropathies (e.g., CTS, cubital tunnel syndrome, etc.) and mass lesions associated with peripheral nerves (e.g., tumors and cysts). PNS also includes distinguishing surgically treatable peripheral nerve problems from primary peripheral neuropathies and those secondary to systemic diseases such as diabetes.

During your time within the fellowship, you'll be reporting to Dr. Ali and Dr. Zager who are two trailblazers of this subspecialty of neurosurgery. Working out of the only comprehensive nerve center in the region, you'll have the opportunity to work on conditions ranging from common to the most complex. For example, you'll be exposed to dorsal root entry zone procedures, gracilis free functional muscle transfers, neuroma resections, nerve grafts, and much more.