Neurosurgeons
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Neurosurgeons are surgeons that practice neurosurgery.
[edit] Neurosurgical Training
In the United States, neurosurgeons typically have completed four years of pre-medical pre-professional education (ie, a Bachelor's degree with emphasis in the physical sciences), four years of medical school (two years of classroom-based learning and two years of clinical clerkships), and six to eight years of neurosurgical residency training (including the intern year). Many neurosurgeons also choose to complete a fellowship of one to two years in a neurosurgical subspecialty (pediatrics, oncology, endovascular, spine, functional, etc.). This training is among the longest of all U.S. medical specialties, rivalled only by other surgical subspecialties such as pediatric surgery and gynecologic oncology. Neurosurgery is one of the four most-competitive specialties to which graduating medical students may apply, with fewer than 200 positions offered in each year's residency match (the other three being dermatology, orthopaedic surgery, and otolaryngology.
