Neurological Surgery Residency Programs

There are 124 ACGME-accredited Neurological Surgery residency programs across 43 states and territories. Together they offer about 280 first-year positions in each Match. The most programs are in New York (12), California (10) and Texas (8).

Program data updated October 3, 2026.

Programs: 124; In 43 states
First-year positions: 280; Across all programs
Median IMG residents: 0%; 15 programs at 25% or more
Sponsor a visa: 91.1%; J-1 or H-1B
Median interview rate: 14.3%; Of applicants

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25%+ IMG residents

Showing 124 of 124 Neurological Surgery programs

					Visa
Albany Med Health System ProgramAlbany	New York	2	0%	8.6%	J-1
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) ProgramPittsburgh	Pennsylvania	2	17%	9.9%	J-1
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital ProgramIndianapolis	Indiana	1		8.6%	J-1
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center ProgramPhoenix	Arizona	4	4%	14.3%	J-1
Baylor College of Medicine ProgramHouston	Texas	3	0%	9.8%	J-1 and H-1B
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple) ProgramTemple	Texas	1	25%	12.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	2	25%		J-1 and H-1B
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine ProgramRoanoke	Virginia	2	0%	15.7%	J-1
Carolinas Medical Center ProgramCharlotte	North Carolina	2	0%		J-1
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ProgramCleveland	Ohio	3	0%	15.3%	J-1
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California	2	8.3%		J-1
Cleveland Clinic Foundation ProgramCleveland	Ohio	4	0%	13.4%	J-1 and H-1B
Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Florida Weston ProgramWeston	Florida	1		10.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health ProgramBethesda	Maryland	1	10.3%	10.2%	J-1
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital ProgramCamden	New Jersey	2	0%	14.1%	J-1
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University ProgramGrand Rapids	Michigan	1	50%	13.6%	J-1
Corewell Health/William Beaumont University (Dearborn/Royal Oak) ProgramRoyal Oak	Michigan	1	16.7%	17.6%	J-1
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital ProgramLebanon	New Hampshire	1	0%	13.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Duke University Hospital ProgramDurham	North Carolina	3	10%		J-1 and H-1B
Emory University School of Medicine ProgramAtlanta	Georgia	4	12%		J-1 and H-1B
Geisinger Health System ProgramDanville	Pennsylvania	1	0%	11.2%	J-1
George Washington University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	1	0%		None
Hackensack Meridian Health ProgramHackensack	New Jersey
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital ProgramDetroit	Michigan	3	0%	16.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Henry Ford Providence Hospital ProgramSouthfield	Michigan	2	0%	17.2%	J-1
Houston Methodist Hospital (Medical Center) ProgramHouston	Texas	3	0%		J-1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ProgramNew York	New York	3	8%	18.6%	J-1 and H-1B
Indiana University School of Medicine ProgramIndianapolis	Indiana	3	15%	9.5%	J-1 and H-1B
Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus ProgramFalls Church	Virginia	1	0%	9.9%	None
Johns Hopkins University ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	4	8%	18.1%	J-1 and H-1B
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium ProgramLoma Linda	California	2	33.3%		J-1
Louisiana State University (Shreveport) ProgramShreveport	Louisiana	3	0%	15.5%	J-1
Louisiana State University School of Medicine ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	2	0%	18.6%	J-1 and H-1B
Loyola University Medical Center ProgramMaywood	Illinois	2	0%		J-1
MaineHealth ProgramPortland	Maine	1	0%	15.5%	J-1
Mass General BrighamBoston	Massachusetts	6	5%		None
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Children's Hospital ProgramBoston	Massachusetts		0%		J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville) ProgramJacksonville	Florida	2	0%	14.8%	J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Phoenix) ProgramPhoenix	Arizona	1	50%	11.5%	J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) ProgramRochester	Minnesota	4	17%	8.8%	J-1 and H-1B
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University ProgramChicago	Illinois	3	9.5%		J-1 and H-1B
Medical College of Georgia ProgramAugusta	Georgia	1	28.6%	17.3%	J-1
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals ProgramMilwaukee	Wisconsin	3	15%	13.8%	J-1
Medical University of South Carolina ProgramCharleston	South Carolina	2	7%	10.1%	J-1
MedStar Health Georgetown University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	2	0%	15.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine ProgramBronx	New York	2	17%	14.4%	J-1 and H-1B
National Capital Consortium ProgramBethesda	Maryland		0%		None
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	3	0%		J-1
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	2	0%	15.1%	J-1
NYU Grossman School of Medicine ProgramNew York	New York	3	0%	15.1%	J-1 and H-1B
Ohio State University Hospital ProgramColumbus	Ohio	4	0%	14.8%	J-1 and H-1B
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) ProgramPortland	Oregon	3	0%	16.5%	J-1 and H-1B
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center ProgramHershey	Pennsylvania	3	0%		J-1
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Health ProgramProvidence	Rhode Island	2	0%	13.9%	None
Riverside University Health System ProgramMoreno Valley	California	3	0%		None
Rush University Medical Center ProgramChicago	Illinois	2	5.3%	9.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School ProgramNewark	New Jersey	2	24%	13.7%	J-1
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	3	0%	15.2%	J-1
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine ProgramSpringfield	Illinois	1	0%	14.8%	J-1
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine ProgramSt Louis	Missouri	1	33.3%	11.3%	None
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University ProgramPalo Alto	California	4	0%		J-1 and H-1B
Stony Brook Medicine ProgramStony Brook	New York	1	0%	12.8%	J-1 and H-1B
SUNY Upstate Medical University ProgramSyracuse	New York	2	0%	14.9%	J-1
Temple University Hospital ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	1	0%	11.8%	J-1
Tufts Medical Center ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	1	0%	13.4%	J-1
Tulane University/Ochsner Clinic Foundation ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	2	0%	19.5%	J-1 and H-1B
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California	3	0%	18.3%	H-1B
UMass Chan Medical School ProgramWorcester	Massachusetts	1	0%	20.1%	J-1 and H-1B
University at Buffalo ProgramBuffalo	New York	3	25%		J-1
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) ProgramBirmingham	Alabama	3	5%		None
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix ProgramPhoenix	Arizona	1	25%	15.7%	J-1
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson ProgramTucson	Arizona	2	50%	14.7%	J-1
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine ProgramLittle Rock	Arkansas	2	0%	18.4%	J-1
University of California (Irvine) ProgramOrange	California	2	0%	9.6%	J-1
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center ProgramLa Jolla	California	3	0%	17.2%	J-1 and H-1B
University of California (San Francisco) ProgramSan Francisco	California	3	0%		None
University of California Davis Health ProgramSacramento	California	2	7%	13.8%	J-1
University of Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois	3	23%	17.5%	J-1
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine ProgramCincinnati	Ohio	3	0%	14.1%	J-1
University of Colorado ProgramAurora	Colorado	3	14%	12.9%	J-1
University of Connecticut School of Medicine ProgramFarmington	Connecticut	1	0%	36.5%	J-1
University of Florida ProgramGainesville	Florida	2	0%	14.4%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois	3	33%	14.6%	J-1
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria ProgramPeoria	Illinois	1	9%	12.5%	None
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center ProgramIowa City	Iowa	3	54%	11.2%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Kansas School of Medicine ProgramKansas City	Kansas	2	0%		J-1
University of Kentucky College of Medicine ProgramLexington	Kentucky	2	21%		J-1
University of Louisville School of Medicine ProgramLouisville	Kentucky	2	16%	12.2%	J-1
University of Maryland ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	2	7%	16.1%	J-1
University of Miami/Jackson Health System ProgramMiami	Florida	4	14%	11.3%	J-1
University of Michigan ProgramAnn Arbor	Michigan	3	6%	18.1%	J-1
University of Minnesota ProgramMinneapolis	Minnesota	2	34%		J-1
University of Mississippi Medical Center ProgramJackson	Mississippi	2	9%		J-1
University of Missouri-Columbia ProgramColumbia	Missouri	1	28.6%	18.4%	J-1
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine ProgramKansas City	Missouri	1	0%	11.7%	J-1
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine ProgramOmaha	Nebraska	2	0%	18.9%	H-1B
University of New Mexico School of Medicine ProgramAlbuquerque	New Mexico	1	0%		J-1
University of North Carolina Hospitals ProgramChapel Hill	North Carolina	2	0%	13.1%	J-1
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ProgramOklahoma City	Oklahoma	2	31%	11.9%	J-1
University of Pennsylvania Health System ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	4	5%	11.5%	J-1
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine ProgramSan Juan	Puerto Rico	1	0%		None
University of Rochester Medical Center ProgramRochester	New York	2	0%	15.9%	J-1
University of South Florida Morsani ProgramTampa	Florida	3	7%	15%	J-1
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) ProgramLos Angeles	California	3	0%	15.8%	J-1
University of Tennessee College of Medicine ProgramMemphis	Tennessee	4	5%	13.4%	J-1
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School ProgramAustin	Texas	1	0%	7.9%	J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ProgramHouston	Texas	3	20%		J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine ProgramSan Antonio	Texas	2	0%		J-1
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals ProgramGalveston	Texas	2	0%	19.6%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ProgramDallas	Texas	2	6%	11.5%	J-1
University of Utah Health ProgramSalt Lake City	Utah	2	0%	12.8%	J-1
University of Vermont Medical Center ProgramBurlington	Vermont	1	14.3%	14.6%	J-1
University of Virginia Medical Center ProgramCharlottesville	Virginia	3	17%	16.2%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Washington ProgramSeattle	Washington	4	0%	14.7%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics ProgramMadison	Wisconsin	3	7%		J-1
UPMC Medical Education ProgramPittsburgh	Pennsylvania	5	4%	17%	J-1 and H-1B
Vanderbilt University Medical Center ProgramNashville	Tennessee	3	5%	12.9%	J-1
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System ProgramRichmond	Virginia	2	0%	15.4%	J-1
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ProgramWinston-Salem	North Carolina	3	14%		J-1
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium ProgramSt Louis	Missouri	4	10%		J-1 and H-1B
West Virginia University ProgramMorgantown	West Virginia	2	20%	13.6%	J-1
Westchester Medical Center ProgramValhalla	New York	2	0%	13.8%	J-1
Yale-New Haven Medical Center ProgramNew Haven	Connecticut	2	0%	14.2%	J-1
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ProgramManhasset	New York	3	12%	13.2%	J-1 and H-1B

Neurological Surgery residency at a glance

International medical graduates make up a median of 0% of residents in Neurological Surgery programs, and 15 programs have IMGs in at least a quarter of their positions. 91.1% of programs sponsor a visa (89.4% sponsor J-1 and 31.7% sponsor H-1B).

A typical Neurological Surgery program receives about 295 applications and invites 14.3% of applicants to interview. Across programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 256.

States with the most programs

New York: 12
California: 10
Texas: 8
Pennsylvania: 7
Illinois: 7

How to choose Neurological Surgery programs as an IMG

Start with the programs that already train international medical graduates: a high IMG share is the clearest sign a program will review your application. Then check visa sponsorship if you need a J-1 or H-1B, and the program's Step 2 CK expectations and graduation-year limit.

Each program page shows these details along with interview rates, signal outcomes and contacts. To see which programs fit your own scores, visa needs and graduation year, build a personalized list.

Neurological Surgery residency FAQs

How many Neurological Surgery residency programs are there?

There are 124 ACGME-accredited Neurological Surgery residency programs in 43 states and territories, offering about 280 first-year positions.

Is Neurological Surgery IMG-friendly?

The median Neurological Surgery program has 0% international medical graduates among its residents, and 15 of 124 programs have at least 25% IMG residents. IMGs can match in Neurological Surgery, but focusing on the programs with the highest IMG share improves your chances. Use the table on this page to sort programs by their IMG share.

Which Neurological Surgery programs sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?

91.1% of Neurological Surgery programs sponsor at least one visa: 89.4% sponsor J-1 and 31.7% sponsor H-1B. Filter the table on this page by visa to see every program that sponsors the visa you need.

What Step 2 CK score do I need for Neurological Surgery?

Across Neurological Surgery programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 256. Scores vary a lot between programs, and many programs also set a minimum. Each program page shows that program's minimum and the score range of the applicants it interviewed.

How competitive is Neurological Surgery residency?

A typical Neurological Surgery program receives about 295 applications and interviews 14.3% of applicants. Applying to programs whose requirements and resident mix fit your profile matters more than applying to as many programs as possible.

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