2024 FREIDA™ data
In 2024, FREIDA™ users tallied more than 9,000 views of neurological surgery residency programs. In this list, we pare the 118 residencies down to the 10 neurological surgery residency programs ranked at the top for user interest.
Rankings are based on identified medical student activity on FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2024. FREIDA allows medical students to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 13,000 programs—all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Specialty description
Neurosurgery is a discipline that focuses on the diagnosis and medical/surgical treatment of disorders of the nervous system. Because the nervous system includes the central, peripheral and autonomic systems, a neurosurgeon may operate on the brain, spine or extremities in a given day or week.
Neurosurgeons operate on patients of all ages, treating diseases ranging from congenital anomalies of the newborn to degenerative disorders of the brain/spine in the aging. Spine, tumors, vascular lesions and infectious pathologies are other frequently encountered pathologies. A neurosurgeon is an expert in the diagnosis of neurological disease, is capable of interpreting a variety of radiological studies, and is able to offer surgical and nonsurgical treatment options.
The 10-most viewed neurological surgery programs
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Phoenix) Program
University of Alabama Medical Center Program
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Program
Johns Hopkins University Program
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville) Program
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Program
Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program
University of Miami/Jackson Health System Program
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Program
