Toronto
The division of Neurosurgery was created in 1923.
Hospitals
The University of Toronto Division of Neurosurgery are among the largest neurosurgical training programs in the world.
The four teaching hospitals are :
Sunnybrook.
http://neurosurgery.utoronto.ca/
32 clinical faculty, 9 research faculty, 32 residents and 26 fellows, the largest neurosurgical training programs in the world.
Beginning with the founding of the division of Neurosurgery in 1923, we have a rich and illustrious past tradition. Building on nine decades of achievement, we are now forging a trajectory of innovation and excellence for the future. Among our most important attributes are:
- Excellent clinical faculty and patient care
- Expertise that is cross cutting all fields of Neurosurgery
- Over half our neurosurgical faculty have PhD degrees and have a major interest in research
- We produce world leading science
- We have exceptional residents
- We have outstanding teaching
- We thrive on knowledge generation and translation
- We attract neurosurgical trainees from throughout the world
- We enjoy an unequalled record of innovation and productivity in Neurosurgery
- We exert a major presence in Canadian and International Neurosurgical Leadership
This co-localization of talent housed in a single University Program within a major multicultural city is rarely encountered anywhere and gives us unique advantages including;
- A high volume of patients and clinical material
- The exposure of residents to both diverse and specialized practices of Neurosurgery
- The opportunity to tailor neurosurgical residency training to fit individual career goals and aspirations
One of our most valuable assets, our Surgeon-Scientist program gives our residents the opportunity to train in both Clinical Neurosurgery and in Neurosurgical research and to become the future leaders in our specialty.
Our faculty and residents and fellows have a level of scientific productivity that is the benchmark for the neurosurgical programs in the world.
Publications
see Toronto publications.
Led by Dr Abhaya Kulkarni, our Neurosurgical Residency Program Director, we have an intensive didactic and practical curriculum for teaching our residents and enabling them to develop and blossom into the clinical and research leaders of tomorrow.
Our vision stated simply is to train the best neurosurgeons and push forward the frontiers of neurosurgery. With the tremendous talent and dedication of our trainees and faculty , with our determination and tenacity of purpose and with setting our sights on these goals, we will make an impact on our patients and on this most fascinating discipline we have chosen, Neurosurgery.