Many pathways to positions of leadership exist within pediatric neurological surgery. The authors sought to investigate common trends in leadership among pediatric neurosurgery fellowship directors (FDs) and describe how formalized pediatric neurosurgical training arrived at its current state.

Fellowship programs were identified using the Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships website. Demographic, training, membership, and research information was collected via email, telephone, curricula vitae, and online searches.

The authors’ survey was sent to all 35 identified FDs, and 21 responses were received. Response data were supplemented with curricula vitae and online data prior to analysis. FDs were predominantly male, self-identified predominantly as Caucasian, and had a mean age of 53 years. The mean duration from residency graduation until FD appointment was 13.4 years. The top training programs to produce future FDs were New York University and Washington University in St. Louis (residency) and Washington University in St. Louis (fellowship).

This study characterizes the current state of pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program leadership. The data serve as an important point of reference to compare with future leadership as well as contrast with neurosurgery and other surgical disciplines in general.

小儿神经外科领域存在许多通往领导职位的途径。作者试图调查儿科神经外科奖学金主任 (FD) 领导力的共同趋势，并描述正式的儿科神经外科培训如何达到目前的状态。

奖学金项目是通过儿科神经外科奖学金认证委员会网站确定的。通过电子邮件、电话、简历和在线搜索收集人口统计、培训、会员资格和研究信息。

作者的调查已发送给所有 35 个已确定的 FD，收到了 21 份答复。在分析之前，对回复数据进行了简历和在线数据的补充。 FD 主要是男性，自认为主要是白人，平均年龄为 53 岁。从住院医师毕业到 FD 任命的平均持续时间为 13.4 年。培养未来 FD 的顶级培训项目是纽约大学和圣路易斯华盛顿大学（住院医师）以及圣路易斯华盛顿大学（研究员）。

这项研究描述了儿科神经外科奖学金项目领导力的现状。这些数据可以作为与未来领导力进行比较以及与神经外科和其他外科学科进行对比的重要参考点。