CNS Sponsored Fellowship Awards

Jeong Eun Kim, MD, PhD
CNS/CINN Foundation International Traveling Fellowship

Dr. Jeong Eun Kim graduated with a medical degree from Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea and completed both an internship and a residency in neurosurgery at Seoul National University Hospital. Now he is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine. Specializing in the surgical treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, he is also interested in skull base and brain tumor surgery. In addition to his clinical duties, he is an active and enthusiastic research scientist. His primary research interests are ischemic cerebral diseases, especially moyamoya disease which is highly prevalent in Korea. He plans to work with Dr. Robert Friedlander for the research regarding the cerebral ischemia at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

Thomas Flannery, MD
CNS Lars Leksell International Fellowship

Dr. Thomas Flannery is a Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery at the Royal Hospitals Belfast, Northern Ireland. He plans to gain further experience in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, with specific interest in neuro-oncology. Dr. Flannery will be directed by Dr. Douglas Kondziolka of the University of Pittsburgh.

Sanjay Gupta, MD
CNS George Ablin International Fellowship

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a neurosurgeon practicing in Moradabad city of India. He plans to improve his experience in pediatric neurosurgery with the support of the CNS Fellowship. He will be working under the guidance of Dr. James M. Drake at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.

Luis R. Moscote Salazar, MD
CNS Kenichiro Sugita International Fellowship

Dr. Luis Rafael Moscote Salazar is a resident of neurosurgery in Cartagena University, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Luis Rafael Moscote Salazar is an MD, having graduated from the Libre University of Barranquilla, Colombia. He worked for Cajal Institute in Madrid-Spain for one year. His research interests include complex spine surgery, spinal trauma and spinal cord disease. Luis Rafael Moscote Salazar co-authored the book, “Neurotrauma: Foundations for an Integral Managing.” He is a member of the Colombian Association of Neurosurgery.

Varun Bhargava, MD
CNS/CINN Foundation International Traveling Fellowship Award

Dr. Varun Bhargava is working as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana, South America. He established the first Neurosurgery Department in the country. Dr. Bhargrava trained in Neurosurgery at Swai Man Singh Medical College in Jaipur, India. After training with Professor John D. Ward, he will upgrade the Neurosurgery Department in Guyana, especially in the areas of pediatric neurosurgery, vascular surgery and tumor surgery.

Wenhua Zhang, MD
CNS/CINN Foundation International Traveling Fellowship Award

Dr. Wenhua Zhang is an associate professor and neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in China. Dr. Zhang wishes to gain increased experience in functional and stereotactic radiosurgery, with focus on the fields of deep brain stimulation, pain surgery and radiosurgery. Meanwhile, Dr. Zhang is going to exam the neuronal basis for motor control and learning in the brain. Dr. Zhang plans to do this under the guidance of Dr. Emad N. Eskandar and Dr. Ziv M. Williams at Harvard Medical School in Boston.