The departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Southern California (USC) provide exceptional training and education opportunities to trainees in the Epilepsy Fellowship Programs.The USC Comprehensive Epilepsy Center provides services across multiple centers, including Keck Medical Center of USC, LAC+USC Medical Center, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
The center is led by prominent clinicians and offers the latest advances in medical and surgical management, neuroimaging, technological devices, dietary therapy and other treatments. Goals and Objectives of the Fellowship Provide quality care to both inpatients and outpatients with vascular neurologic disorders. The fellowship begins July 1 and ends June 30 the next year; accommodations to this schedule are possible.For the Neurology Epilepsy Fellowship, please contact Susan Shaw, M.D., Program Director, and Asima Kachroo, Program Coordinator, at The program affords the opportunity for an in-folded or post-graduate neurosurgical resident to gain comprehensive focused training in the medical and surgical management of patients suffering from seizure disorders. The intern year includes neurosurgery as well as other surgical specialty rotations. Upon completion, fellows will be eligible for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Epilepsy subspecialty boards. Each fellowship is linked to additional information to help you research or contact specific programs. The Department of Neurological Surgery offers unparalleled training for the next generation of neurological surgeons. Fellowship Programs Exceptional training and education opportunities for candidates pursuing a medical career in neurology. For a listing of SNS Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) fellowships, please visit www.sns-cast.org. USC Epilepsy Fellowship The departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Southern California (USC) provide exceptional training and education opportunities to trainees in the Epilepsy Fellowship Programs. The Department of Neurological Surgery seeks to provide quality education and training to all candidates who wish to further their knowledge in the area of neurosurgery. After eleven years, I have become an expert in complex Brain & Spine disorders. USC Neurological Surgery at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles is dedicated to patient care, scholarly activities and medical education. With several locations in the Los Angeles area, we provide our patients with convenient access to some of the best neurosurgery programs in the United States. I take pride in caring for patients and trying to improve the quality of their lives. With the current recruitment class, we will have three residents in half of our PGY levels. Current Employer Keck USC Medical Center Current Professional Title Professor of Neurosurgery, Department Chairman Additional Education M.D., University of Michigan, 1972 Certifications ABNS Biography Born in Detroit, Dr. Giannotta attended Notre Dame High School in … I completed my residency as a cerebrovascular expert combined with a complex spine fellowship from LAC + USC. Our USC Neurological Surgery Programs If you find a problem, please email info@aans.org. The surgical epilepsy fellow works closely with our neurosurgical faculty to master all of the surgical techniques relating to the treatment of patients with epilepsy.With an annual epilepsy case volume of more than 150 surgical cases (and growing), our program provides a breadth of surgical opportunities and encompasses three facilities providing service to patients of all socioeconomic backgrounds. The intern year includes neurosurgery as well as other surgical specialty rotations.As a result of the nationally recognized reputation of our training program, alumni and faculty, the Graduate Medical Education Committee of LAC+USC Medical Center and subsequently the RRC for Neurological Surgery granted our program an increase in complement from two residents per year to three residents per year.