Thank you for your interest in the Joint MGB Neuroanesthesia Fellowship program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). We are truly proud of the fellowship experience we offer at our institutions. At the core of our program is our commitment to the highest quality care of neurosurgical patients in an environment that is both intellectually stimulating and characterized by collegiality and mutual support.
We have been fortunate to build a joint MGB Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Program providing an unmatched diversity of clinical cases, research and public service opportunities at BWH and MGH. We foster an atmosphere where our fellows thrive to fully realize their highest potential as expert clinicians, teachers, and scientists. Diplomates of our fellowship will go on to become leaders in the field of neuroanesthesiology.
The Joint MGB Neuroanesthesia Fellowship offered in affiliation to Harvard Medical School is designed to produce world class physicians in the field of perioperative neurosciences, capable of improving outcomes in patients with critically ill neurologic conditions. The fellowship is accredited by the International Council on Perioperative Neuroscience Training (ICPNT) that establishes standards of training.
Please find more information about our curriculum and facilities on this website. We look forward to hearing from you.
Nicolai Goettel, MD, MHBA, DESA, EDIC
MGB Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Program Director
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
MGB Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Program Director
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
If you are interested in our Neuroanesthesia Fellowship, please contact:
Nicolai Goettel, MD, MHBA, DESA, EDIC
MGB Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Program Director
ngoettel@bwh.harvard.edu
Aymee Beaudoin
Fellowship Program Manager
abeaudoin1@bwh.harvard.edu
The fellowship has been in existence since 1992 and was accredited by ICPNT in 2023. The fellowship is either 12 or 18 months depending on the educational and academic goals of the fellow.
The MGB Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Program is structured to provide fellows with a comprehensive perioperative clinical experience balanced with formal didactics, conferences, and research. Fellows will develop sufficient depth of understanding and proficiency in the perioperative evaluation, management, and follow-up of complex neurosurgical patients, so they can serve as expert consultants to our surgical, medical and anesthesiology colleagues. Overall, the goal is to achieve a comprehensive and complete training with clinical experience, education and research.
This one-year fellowship includes rotations in Neurosurgery operating rooms, Neuro-Interventional Radiology Suites, Neuromonitoring, Neuro-Intensive care units, as well as research in neurosciences, under the supervision of our well experienced faculty. Additional elective rotations are available. We offer flexibility in fellowship, with attending time built in for non-neurologic cases.
The fellow is also expected to attend and present at the annual Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC) conference.
The starting salary for a PGY-5 in 2023 is $95,150. Employment benefits include health, dental, disability and other insurance. For more information, please refer to FREIDA and the Mass General Brigham Office of Resources for Trainees.
Please refer to the Trainee Contract section of the Mass General Brigham website.
Currently, our institution sponsors both H1b and J1 visas.
Moonlighting is available within the Mass General Brigham system to residents at the CA-2 level of training or higher. Fellows need permission from the Program Director and must have obtained a full medical license, Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration (MCSR) and federal DEA numbers. Moonlighting fellows cannot be on a J1 Visa.
Click here for the Neuroanesthesia Fellowship Application (PDF)
Please submit the following documents electronically to Aymee Beaudoin at abeaudoin1@bwh.harvard.edu:
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