Learn more about the residency program from current residents and faculty members, and hear what it’s like living and working in Baltimore.
The Neurosurgery Residency program at Johns Hopkins seeks to deliver hands-on experience through rotations in neurosurgery, neurology and other areas, alongside research opportunities and patient clinical care under supervision of Dr. Henry Brem and world-renowned neurosurgical faculty members. By offering a well-rounded education, the program aims to create the new leaders of the Neurosurgery field.
How to Apply
Application must be made through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Candidates must be registered for the match with the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP).
The deadline to submit your application for the 2023 match for a PGY-1 position beginning July 2023 is Thursday, September 29, 2022. Interviews for the 2023 match will be held virtually via Thalamus in December 2022/January 2023. Applicants selected for the interview will be notified through ERAS. Virtual interview information will be included in your interview acceptance email.
Hear from our leadership
Our Clinical Facilities
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 24-bed private Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) staffed by experts in neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroanesthesiology/critical care.
- Adult inpatient units with 58 beds, including the Brain Recovery Unit.
- State-of-the-art adult and pediatric operating rooms, complete with an intra-operative MRI machine that provides real-time images of the brain during surgery.
- Specialized care teams include nursing, neuroanesthesiology, neuroradiology, neuro-oncology, neurological electrophysiology, a cerebrovascular diagnostic laboratory, a neuropsychiatric service and more.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 14 beds dedicated to neurosciences critical care and intermediate care for neurosurgical patients after surgery and for patients with head and neck injuries, seizures and stroke.
- Units equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring, mechanical ventilation and related intensive care support systems.
- 15 inpatient service beds.
- A range of advanced neurosurgical services, including microsurgery and minimally invasive surgery.
- Specialties include brain tumors, cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous and cavernous malformations, carotid artery stenosis, spinal disorders and other head, neck and brain conditions.
Neurosurgery Education Leadership
Ali Bydon, M.D.
Vice Chair of Strategic Planning
Director of Spinal Outcomes and Biomechanics Laboratory
Co-Director, Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
Professor of Neurosurgery
Director of Spinal Outcomes and Biomechanics Laboratory
Co-Director, Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
Professor of Neurosurgery
Alan R Cohen, M.D.
Director, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neurosurgery
Carson-Spiro Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Director, Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Carson-Spiro Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Director, Neurosurgery Medical Student Education
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Judy Huang, M.D.
Vice Chair, Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Irving J. and Florence Sherman Professor in Neurosurgery
Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship Program
Co-Director, Trigeminal Neuralgia Center
Co-Director, Chiari Center
Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Adult Cranioplasty Center
Co-Director, Fellowship in Neuroplastic Surgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Irving J. and Florence Sherman Professor in Neurosurgery
Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Director, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship Program
Co-Director, Trigeminal Neuralgia Center
Co-Director, Chiari Center
Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Adult Cranioplasty Center
Co-Director, Fellowship in Neuroplastic Surgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Debraj Mukherjee, M.D., M.P.H.
Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Assistant Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Assistant Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Timothy Francis Witham, M.D.
Director, the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Spinal Fusion Laboratory
Director, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's Spine Program
Associate Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's Spine Program
Associate Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery