Physician Exchange Program

Each year, Neurosurgery International sponsors up to 15 young neurosurgeons from developing countries who qualify for six to twelve week educational visits to the Seattle Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, Washington or the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Airfare, accommodation and living expenses are paid for by the foundation. For more information contact gfoltz@nsinternational.org.

January 23- February 22, 2001: Dr. Andrij Myzak, neurosurgeon from Lviv, the Ukraine, visited Seattle for six-weeks. He attended conferences and participated in clinics and operations at Harborview Medical Center, the University of Washington Hospital, and Children's Hospital.

July 17-24, 2001: Dr. Fang-Xiang Chen, neurosurgeon from Jiangsu Provincial Hospital in Nanjing, China, visited Seattle where he presented a lecture on neurosurgery in China and his experimental research in a rabbit model of SAH. Fang also enjoyed a weekend trip to Vancouver to visit with friends and colleagues from Nanjing.

July 31-August 6, 2001: Dr. A. Vincent Thamburaj, FRCS, consultant neurosurgeon from Apollo Hospital, Chennai (Madras) India, visited Seattle where he presented a grand rounds lecture on neurosurgery in India and his experience with craniovertebral junction disease. Along with visiting the hospital and attending conferences, Dr. Thamburaj enjoyed a dinner with the residents at a restaraunt in downtown Seattle.

July 15-August 31, 2001: Dr. Mickhail Dmietriev, neurosurgeon from Odessa and Kiev in the Ukraine, visited Wimbledon, England where he received training from Mr. Henry Marsh and the consultant staff at Atkinson Morley's Hospital.