Neurosurgery Training

Neurosurgical Residency Program

Ronnie L. Alterman, MD of BIDMC reviewing a brain scanFollowing the approval by the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) in April 2016, the BIDMC Department of Surgery now offers a general Neurosurgical Residency Program. The seven-year residency is a combined program with Boston Medical Center (BMC).

The combined BIDMC/BMC Neurosurgical Residency Program will provide residents with a unique opportunity to train at three of the busiest medical centers in New England, all of which treat patients with some of the most complex neurologic conditions.

During their seven years of training, residents will spend equal amounts of time at BIDMC and BMC, six months at Boston Children’s Hospital, and one year conducting research.

Ultimately, the program will have a total of seven residents, but will begin with one resident each year, starting in July 2016.

Due to COVID-19 related restrictions, visiting medical student clerkships have been suspended by Harvard Medical School until February 2021. The BIDMC division of neurosurgery is offering a virtual neurosurgery sub-I to medical students pursuing neurosurgery. Please apply here if you are interested.

Meet Our Residents

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Michael Avery, MD, PhD

PGY1

Medical School

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda, MD

Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda, MD

PGY2

Fellowship

Boston University, Boston Medical Center

Medical School

Universidad ICESI Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

Andrew Powers, MD

Andrew Powers, MD

PGY3

Medical School

Brown University, The Warren Alpert Medical School

Charles Mackel, MD, JD

Charles Mackel, MD, JD

PGY4

Medical School

Tufts University School of Medicine

Anirudh Penumaka MD

Anirudh Penumaka, MD, MS

PGY5

Medical School

Duke University School of Medicine

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Dominic Harris, MD

PGY6

Medical School

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

Aristotelis Filippidis, MD, PhD

Aristotelis Filippidis, MD, PhD

PGY6

Fellowship

Boston University, Boston Medical Center

Medical School

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School

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2021 BIDMC Virtual Neurosurgery Sub-Internship

Registration for the 2021 BIDMC Virtual Neurosurgery Sub-Internship is open. Learn more about visiting student learning opportunities, and please email Dr. Martina Stippler for observership information.

Register for Sub-Internship