Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital

Mass General Brigham

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Neurological surgeryCommunity-based university affiliatedBoston, MA

Size

2 / year · 20 total

Training length

7 yr

Schedule

80 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

Other · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

Applications per year

351
2022
347
2023
332
2024
305
2025
280
2026

Compensation

$82,516 (+6%)

Cost of living

$2,476/mo (+12%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$82,51620Negotiable
Year 2$86,67720Negotiable
Year 3$90,72120Negotiable
Year 4$95,34420Negotiable
Year 5$99,96720Negotiable
Year 6$104,01220Negotiable
Year 7$109,79020Negotiable

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD100%
  • DO0%
  • IMG0%

Sex

  • Female24%
  • Male76%

Tracks & recognition

Research / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

Student type
This program NSGY avg
  • US MD Graduates

    100%
    87%
  • US-IMG

    0%
    5%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
    5%
  • US DO Graduates

    0%
    3%
Sex
This program NSGY avg
  • Men

    67%
    73%
  • Women

    33%
    27%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program NSGY avg
  • White

    67%
    56%
  • Asian

    29%
    29%
  • Other

    5%
    5%
  • Black or African American

    5%
    7%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    5%
    10%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    0%
    2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    11%
Top medical schools
  • Harvard Medical School

    24%
  • Emory University School of Medicine

    10%

Training sites

  • BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

    BOSTON, MA

    Primary
    • 688 staffed beds
    • 40,333 discharges
    • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 5.03M (2024)

    From published listing

  • BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

    BOSTON, MA

    Participating
    • 329 staffed beds
    • 15,241 discharges
    • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 5.03M (2024)
    • Pediatric neurosurgery rotations

    From published listing

  • MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

    BOSTON, MA

    Participating
    • 843 staffed beds
    • 44,988 discharges
    • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · 5.03M (2024)
    • Integrated Mass General Brigham Neurosurgical Residency clinical site

    From published listing

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule
  • Avg hours/week (Y1)80
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)16
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingYes
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1265160C0
  • ACGME ID1602421036
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Chair letterYes
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterYes
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
  • H-1B Yes
  • F-1 Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeIn person
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodNov 16, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027