Westchester Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated academic neurosurgery program based at Westchester Medical Center, the Hudson Valley's only academic medical center and a Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center offering tertiary/quaternary referral-level care. The program sits within a large, sub-specialized neurosciences infrastructure that includes dedicated Neuroendovascular Intervention and Neurocritical Care fellowships, indicating built-in exposure to complex cerebrovascular and critical neurosurgical pathology beyond core training. Institutional clinical trial activity in neurosurgery and neurology, alongside a broader academic research culture, signals that scholarly output is embedded in training expectations rather than incidental. The program values residents who can function as integral care-team members from day one in a high-acuity, subspecialty-collaborative environment, suggesting a preference for trainees comfortable with complex, referral-heavy caseloads.