Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery)
| Code | 428 |
|---|---|
| School | School of Medicine |
| Department | Department of Neurosurgery |
| Degree | Specialty (Residency) |
| Apply | Apply |
Program Description:
Neurological surgery is a branch of medical sciences in which students study all fields of central/peripheral nervous system disorders, autonomic nervous system, skull, spine, and other supporting structures and systems and are involved in diagnosis, surgical and nonsurgical management, care and rehabilitation of different types of related diseases.
Neurosurgery was established in Iran in 1951 and since then the curriculum has undergone many changes parallel to this specialty developments in the world.
It is necessary that the curriculum of various programs be reviewed every few years due to constant advances in science and technology, environmental changes, changing pattern of diseases, and increase in accidents in the world (many of which lead to brain and spinal cord injuries); and, considerable developments in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in various fields, including neurosurgery.
To review the neurosurgery program curriculum, multiple committees participated and the current curriculum is the result of their hard intellectual works.
Objectives:
The mission of this course is to train specialists who are informed of updated scientific information, competent, responsive, and sensitive to the health of individuals and society in the specialized field of vascular surgery and will provide the society with their expertise in terms of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, education, and research.
At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following Procedural Skills (Diagnostic Therapeutic Procedures) skills:
1. Diagnostic procedures
• The brain (biopsy of the brain, blood vessels, skull)
• Vertebral column and spinal cord (such as lumbar puncture, spinal biopsy)
• Peripheral nerves (such as nerve biopsy)
2. Taking care of and following-up patients’ treatment in ICU
3. Surgical procedures of the brain, vertebral column and peripheral nerves
A. Emergency cases
• Reconstruction of different types of pressure on nerve tissue
• Reconstruction of skull and vertebral column fractures
• Evacuation of hematoma
• Brain decompression
• Traction of vertebral column
B. Selected cases:
• Reconstruction of congenital abnormalities
• Treatment of various types of lesions:
o degenerative infectious
o tumoral
o functional
o vascular
Duration:
.The Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery) program lasts at least 5 years
Admission Requirements
General Requirement: To apply for this program, you will need to fulfill a number of requirements, which can be found in the Graduate Admission Requirements.
Specific Requiremetns: Degree in General Physicians (M.D) or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) by one of the Iranian or foreign universities.
The eligible candidate should have successfully completed an approved general physician program and should be proficient in English or Persian.
Admission Deadline
Tehran University of Medical Sciences has a rolling application system and reviews student applications all year round.
However, the deadline for the September intake is June 31.
Education Fees and Yearly Expenses
For complete and comprehensive information about fees and expenses, please refer to the Education Fees and Yearly Expenses section.
Table: The overall structure of the course
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Years of residency |
Department / unit (education field) |
Content |
Duration |
|
1stP |
Department of Neurosurgery |
History taking and physical examination, ordering and interpreting tests |
8 months |
|
Neurosurgery ICU |
Intensive care of patients |
|
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|
General surgery Department and Emergency Classroom |
Care before and after surgery, familiarity with emergency and trauma surgery as well as fluid and electrolyte disorders Shock treatment Wound healing General topics (issues contained in paragraph 1-20) |
4 months |
|
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2ndP |
Neurological department |
Neurological diseases Neuroelectrophysiology |
3 months |
|
Department of Neurosurgery |
Diagnosis and treatment of neurosurgical patients LP, myelography, and angiography Wound debridement, trephination and ventricular drainage Placement of cranial tractions |
9 months |
|
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3rdP |
Department of Pathology |
Neurological molecular and cellular neuropathology and pathology |
3 months |
|
Selected department |
Content of selected department |
3 months |
|
|
Department of Neurosurgery |
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of neurosurgical patients Depressed skull fracture Insertion of different types of shunts Chronic subdural hematoma evacuation Subdural hematoma evacuation Extradural and subdural hematoma evacuation |
6 months |
|
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4thP |
Department of Neurosurgery |
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of neurological diseases and vertebral column Stereotactic biopsy Simple lumbar spinal and disc laminectomy Journal club guidelines |
12 months |
|
5thP |
Department of Neurosurgery |
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of neurological diseases and vertebral column Journal club guidelines Planning and managing the department |
12 months |
Contact Information:
In case of any inquiries, you can contact the Office of International representative of the Department of Neurosurgery Tehran University of Medical Sciences through the following:
Contact Person Morteza Faghih Jouibari
Tel.: 88220040
Email : mortezafaghihj@yahoo.com
Address:
To contact the Office of International Admissions, please use the following information:
Tel.: (+98 21) 8890 2090-93, Ext.: 168
Email: admission@tums.ac.ir
Address: No. 21, Dameshgh St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran 1416753955, Iran
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