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IMG-friendly Neurological Surgery residency programs in California

As of October 21, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 3 Neurological Surgery residency programs in California whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (J-1 sponsors: 1). Each program's page quotes its statement.

  • 3Programs
  • 1Sponsor J-1
  • 27Nationwide
  • 3Institutions

Neurological Surgery residency programs in California for international graduates

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Five questions, two minutes: every Neurological Surgery residency program ranked by what its own website states about applicants like you, and your fit shown beside each one. The first ten are free.

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Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Neurological Surgery residency program in California

Visas and international graduates in Neurological Surgery residency in California

Which Neurological Surgery residency programs in California sponsor J-1 visas?

As of October 21, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 1 Neurological Surgery residency program in California whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Stanford Neurosurgery Residency Program, Stanford University.

Do Neurological Surgery residency programs in California accept international medical graduates?

ResidencySpot lists 3 Neurological Surgery residency programs in California whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates, many requiring an ECFMG certificate. Where a program states a graduation-year limit or a USMLE score, its page quotes that too.

How is this list made, and how current is it?

From each program's own website, which ResidencySpot reads regularly. A program is listed when its page says it sponsors a J-1 or H-1B visa or considers international graduates, and the sentence that says so is quoted on its page. Policies change, so confirm with the program before you apply.