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The Department of Neurology at the UC Irvine Health School of Medicine offers the following fellowship programs:
The following programs participate in ERAS and NRMP Match. To apply please submit all required materials via ERAS.
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Epilepsy
- Stroke and Vascular Neurology
The following programs participate in SFMatch
- Neuro-oncology
- Movement
- Neurocritical Care
The following programs participate in AANEM Portal
- Neuromuscular Medicine
For all other programs, the following documents are required:
- Original application (PDF - Word)
- Three letters of recommendation
- CV
- Personal statement
- MSPE
- Medical school transcripts
- Medical school diploma
- USMLE or COMPLEX
Once completed, application packets can be sent to the appropriate fellowship director (information listed below).
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship
We offer a one-year Fellowship program in Clinical Neurophysiology, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program is a joint fellowship between UCIMC (UC Irvine Medical Center) and CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County), and both Adult and Pediatric positions are offered.
The Adult position is open to trainees who will complete an adult neurology residency program prior to starting the fellowship. Seven months at UCIMC are dedicated to the primary emphasis on adult routine and inpatient video EEG, as well as electrocorticography and functional brain mapping. Fellows also spend 2 months rotating at CHOC, gaining experience in pediatric epilepsy and EEG. In addition, there are 2 elective months, which may be used to obtain experience in electropyography (EMG) or intraoperative monitoring. Clinical research opportunities are available.
The Pediatric position is open to trainees who will complete a child neurology residency program prior to starting the fellowship. The structure is analogous to the Adult position; 7 months are spent at CHOC for primary emphasis on pediatric epilepsy and EEG, 3 months are spent at UCIMC on the adult epilepsy/EEG side, and 2 elective months are provided as for the Adult position.
This fellowship will be participating through ERAS and NRMP: The Match for 2025-2026 positions.
| Requirements: | Completion of adult or child neurology residency and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) board-eligible; must also have California medical license prior to starting |
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Start Date: |
July 1 of academic year |
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Salary: |
$74,774.97 |
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Contact: |
Lilit Mnatsakanyan, MD (Fellowship Director) |
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Director
Lilit Mnatsakanyan, MD
Neurophysiology Fellows:
- Anna Zolyan, MD (adult track)
Epilepsy Fellowship
We offer a one-year Fellowship program in Epilepsy, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program is a joint fellowship between UCIMC (UC Irvine Medical Center) and CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County), and both Adult and Pediatric positions are offered.
The Adult position is open to trainees who will complete an adult neurology residency program prior to starting the fellowship. Seven months at UCIMC are dedicated to the primary emphasis on adult routine and inpatient video EEG, as well as electrocorticography and functional brain mapping. Fellows also spend 2 months rotating at CHOC, gaining experience in pediatric epilepsy and EEG. Clinical research opportunities are available.
The Pediatric position is open to trainees who will complete a child neurology residency program prior to starting the fellowship. The structure is analogous to the Adult position: 8 months are spent at CHOC for primary emphasis on pediatric epilepsy and EEG, 2 months are spent at UCIMC on the adult epilepsy/EEG side, with clinical research opportunities available.
Both UCIMC and CHOC have active epilepsy surgery programs, with capabilities to perform Stereo-EEG monitoring using ROSA and a full range of surgical interventions, including VNS, LITT, RNS, and DBS.
The fellow will be trained in the technological aspects and interpretation of adult and pediatric EEG and outpatient and inpatient management of epilepsy, including intracranial surgical monitoring and brain mapping, training in neuromodulation, as well as functional and structural neuroimaging. The fellow will also gain expertise in the management of critical care epilepsy patients. At the conclusion of the training, the fellow will be eligible for the ABPN epilepsy board.
This fellowship will be participating through ERAS and NRMP: The Match for 2025-2026 positions.
| Requirements: | Completion of adult or child neurology residency and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) board-eligible; must also have California medical license prior to starting |
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Start Date: |
July 1 of academic year |
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Salary: |
$74,774.97 |
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Contact: |
Maija-Riika Steenari, MD (Fellowship Director) |
Epilepsy Fellowship Director
Maija-Riikka Steenari, MD
Maija-Riikka Steenari, MD is board certified in in child neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and epilepsy. She attended medical school at University of Helsinki Medical Faculty in Helsinki Finland, and completed her pediatric residency at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles California in 2010 and child neurology training at CHOC and UC Irvine in 2013, with subsequent subspecialty fellowship in pediatric epilepsy at CHOC and UC Irvine in 2014. As a pediatric neurologist and epilepsy specialist, Dr. Steenari’s clinical interests include neurometabolic disorders and genetic epilepsies, epileptic encephalopathies including infantile spasms and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, as well as intracranial monitoring and epilepsy surgery. Her research interests include understanding epileptic disorders, such as infantile spasms and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, investigating different treatment modalities in patients with refractory epilepsy including precision therapies and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
Epilepsy Fellow:
Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship
We offer two one-year fellowship programs in neuromuscular medicine that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The fellowship provides comprehensive training in neuromuscular disorders, including the diagnosis and clinical management of inherited and acquired neuromuscular disorders (general neuromuscular, neuropathy, MDA, ALS and myasthenia gravis), training in electrodiagnostic medicine (EMG, single fiber EMG, quantitative sensory testing and autonomic testing ), as well as nerve and muscle biopsy analysis.
Research opportunities are available and encouraged.
| Requirements: |
Completed neurology residency and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ABPN board eligible California Medical license. |
| Start Date: | July 1 of academic year |
| Salary: | $74,774.97 |
| Contact: |
Namita Goyal, MD (Fellowship Director) |
Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Director
Namita Goyal, MD specializes in neuromuscular medicine, holding board certifications in neurology, electrodiagnostic medicine and neuromuscular medicine. She completed her residency in neurology at the University of Chicago Medical Center, her fellowship in electromyography, clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular disease at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in 2006, and subsequently was appointed to the faculty there as a neuromuscular clinician for seven years. In 2012, she joined UC Irvine, where she is an associate professor. She also is associate director of the UC Irvine Health MDA-ALS and Neuromuscular Center and serves as the director of the Neuromuscular Diagnostic Laboratory. She is an author on several neuromuscular articles and chapters. In addition to evaluating and treating patients, she is a mentor to fellows and residents, an investigator in several clinical trials involving a spectrum of neuromuscular diseases and has won the faculty teaching award by the Neurology Department at UC Irvine for the past three years and the 2015 AB Baker Teacher Award by the American Academy of Neurology.
Neuromuscular Medicine Fellows:
- Sahar Sheikhbahaei, MD (Advanced Neuromuscular Fellow)
- Khalid Alrasheed, MBBS (Advanced Neuromuscular Fellow)
- Karen Halldorsdottir, MD
- Melody Badii, MD
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
UCI Neurocritical Care Facilities
The UCI Neurocritical Care is a 12 bed dedicated neurosciences ICU within the main Douglas Hospital at UC Irvine in Orange, CA. We are the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Orange County, which serves a population of over 3 million residents, and the only Academic Medical Center in the area. We are also opening a new 8 bed ICU in 2025 in Irvine, CA as a sister hospital to expand patient care across the county.
Facilities include a dedicated neurointerventional biplane room, access to Moberg device and routinely utilize multimodality monitoring for stroke, ICH and TBI patients, including hemodex, Codman, microdialysis and licox monitoring. We have 10 EEG machines available for patients on our unit as well as one VitalEEG Headset that serves as an immediate EEG, which fellows are trained on how to use and apply if necessary. Our neurophysiology lab offers 24/7 coverage for EEG technologists to apply EEG. We also have 2 MRI scanners, 2 PET/CTs, 1 portable SPECT and 1 non-portable, 1 and 3 CT scanners. We have 18 operating rooms in total, with 3 dedicated to neurosurgical patients.
Fellow Clinical Experience
The fellowship is a 2-year UCNS accredited fellowship open to ACGME Graduates of neurology, neurological surgery, internal medicine, anesthesiology, surgery, or emergency medicine. Our program is currently undergoing the process of ACGME approval. We have 3 positions total.
Fellows will be integral to the care of the diverse population of critically ill patients served by UCI Medical Center. UCI medical center serves as the only level-1 trauma center to the area and a Comprehensive Stroke Center overall covering a population of 3.128 million residents plus millions of tourists annually
The patient population we care for includes traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, intracerebral hemorrhage, brain tumor patients with acute neurological decompensations/cerebral edema, subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, post-neuro-interventional cases, encephalitis/meningitis, malignant cerebral infraction, acute neuromuscular injury, post-craniotomy cases and neurosurgical spine cases. Fellows also assist in the Neurology-Traumatic Brain Injury (NTBIC) Consultation Service, a consultative multi-specialty collaborative service for complex TBI on the neurosurgery/surgical ICU services.
Fellows will have a critical role as team leaders and educators across multidisciplinary teams. Responsibility is under mentorship of our team through graduated autonomy, with the expectation to lead rounds by the end of fellowship.
Fellows will gain procedural experience in central venous catheterization, arterial catheterization, lumbar puncture, ultrasound technique, bronchoscopy and endotracheal intubation. Opportunities for external ventricular drain, and percutaneous tracheostomy are also available.
Notable features of our program include the diverse population of patients served and the tailored clinical-academic mentored experience for fellows, as well as robust scheduled didactics and a didactic day that is a full protected day for research and learning.
Fellow Learning Curriculum
Our fellows have numerous didactics scheduled weekly as well as protected time for asynchronous learning:
- Monday: 1-hour ultrasound lecture
- Tuesday: 1-hour critical care conference, with focus on wide range of general critical care topics
- Wednesday: 1-hour protected dedicated neurocritical care didactic with a focus on neurocritical care topics scheduled in a progressive way throughout the year and incorporating regular discussion of landmark articles related to the topic
- Thursday:1-hour pulmonary critical care lecture
- Friday: entire day off for didactics and research, including virtual attendance at neurology and neurosurgery grand rounds.
Every other month there is also a multidisciplinary neurotrauma conference, including neurocritical care, neurosurgery, SICU and trauma surgery where we discuss, and present cases and cutting-edge literature related to TBI care. Fellowship education is also supplemented with simulation center experiences.
Notably a dedicated fellow-education didactic series every week by expert invited faculty, topics span both neurocritical care topics and general ICU topics. These are customized to the needs of the fellows ; some topics recently include:
- Stroke ICU Care
- Critical Care EEG and quantitative EEG
- End of Life Care and Ethics
- Autoimmune encephalitis
- Heart Failure in the ICU
- Renal Replacement Therapy and Renal Failure
Fellowship Schedule
Fellows rotate through the anesthesia, NeuroICU, CTICU MICU, SICU in blocks of 2-4 weeks and act as primary fellow on all services. Electives are per fellow interest and have included (but not limited to) interventional pulmonology, ultrasound, critical care EEG, neurosurgery, and research. Fellows have 4 weeks of vacation per year.
On NeuroICU blocks fellows are the daytime fellow on Sunday-Thursday. Friday is an academic day dedicated to independent study and research and Saturday is the day off service. Home call is taken no more than 3 nights per week, once fellows have established sufficient competencies in neurocritical care and always with attending support. Fellows do short rotations on dedicated night float.
Fellow Projects and Research
Each fellow will be provided with support and time for academic projects and research throughout their fellowship. Fellows will have dedicated research blocks in addition to the weekly Friday research/didactic day (which is separate from their day off of all clinical and research duties on Saturday). Fellows can also participate in quality improvement (QI) and education related projects as an academic project and there are many opportunities to participate in guideline-protocol development.
We have faculty with various research interests including stem cells, TBI, ethics, education and post cardiac arrest care, as well as qEEG and imaging AI integration. Fellows are nurtured to select a research or QI project in the first 6 months of their fellowship and a specific mentor is identified during this time.
One of the main goals of our fellowship is to support the development of clinical scientists in neurocritical care. Prior fellows throughout our fellowship have all been successful at publication and/or abstract presentation at national conferences. Fellows will demonstrate scholarly activity through the following:
- Presentation of their research plan/topics for feedback at monthly division NCC meeting
- Presentation of related journal clubs 2 times throughout the fellowship
- Presentation of abstracts related to their projects at research group meetings and with individual mentors
- Presentation of final research project at annual Neurology Research Symposium
- Presentation at national conferences
Current Fellows:
Sonja Darwish, DO (Year 1)
Walter Valesky, MD (Year 2)
Our recent graduates:
Conrad Manning, DO – Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, CA
Daniel Ro, MD – California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Ryan Filmore, MD – Yale EEG fellowship after UCI; currently Stroke Medical Director at Novant Health, Charlotte, NC
Alexander Sweidan, MD – Hoag Medical Center, Newport Beach, CA
Sahar Osman, MD – Assistant Clinical Professor, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA
Clinical Faculty & Research Interests
Sara Stern-Nezer MD, MPH: Medical Education
Patrick Chen MD: Traumatic Brain Injury
Lenny Groysman MD: Stem Cell Therapy
Cyrus Dastur MD: Medical ethics
Yama Akbari MD, PhD: Neurological prognosis after cardiac arrest
Wengui Yu, Stroke
Jefferson Chen, MD: Neuromonitoring
Leadership
Contact:
Sara Stern-Nezer MD, MPH, Fellowship Program Director & Division Chief
200 S. Manchester Ave, Suite 206
Orange CA 92868 ssternne@hs.uci.edu
Patrick Chen MD, Associate Program Director
200 S. Manchester Ave, Suite 206
Orange CA 92868
Bri Reefer
200 S. Manchester Ave, Suite 206
Orange CA 92868 reeferb@hs.uci.edu
Tel: 714-456-3420
Salary: The base salary for this position is $70,800-$91,748- The posted UC salary scales [https://bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uci.edu/dist/1/1819/files/2022/08/prof-HS.pdf] set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment.
Stroke and Vascular Neurology Fellowship
We offer a one-year fellowship program in Stroke and Vascular Neurology that is accredited by the Accredidation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The training is based at UC Irvine Medical Center, the first Joint Commission-Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in Orange County, California. The fellowship provides a comprehensive training in cerebrovascular disorders with a balanced curriculum to meet both the accredidation requirements as well as the fellow's individual career interests. The hospital is equipped with advanced neuroimaging capabilities including 3-tesla MRA and 64-slice CT scanners with 24/7/365 access, as well as neurointerventional capabilities. The hospital has a dedicated Neuroscience ICU and a Neuroscience Step-Down Unit for acute stroke care, in addition to an acute inpatient rehabilitation unit. The fellow will have access to a faculty comprised of 6 fellowship-trained board-certified Vascular Neurologists, 5 board-certified Neurointensivists, 3 Neurointerventionalists, and 4 Cerebrovascular Surgeons. In addition to inpatient stroke/telestroke and neurocritical care rotations, the fellow will be able to rotate on a variety of other electives including neuroradiology, neurointerventional, and stroke rehabilitation services. Numerous other electives in other non-cerebrovascular-related neurologic subspecialties can be arranged congruent to the fellow's career interests. The fellow will also spend one half-day per week in the outpatient UCI Stroke Clinic providing outpatient continuity of care and sharpening the skills needed in the outpatient management of patients with cerebrovascular conditions. Clinical and bench research opportunities are available.
| Requirements: |
Completed Neurology residency and California Medical License |
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Start Date: |
July 1 of academic year |
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Salary: |
$74,774.97 |
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Contact: |
Mohammed Shafie, MD, PhD UC Irvine Department of Neurology |
Stroke and Vascular Fellowship Director
Mohammed Shafie, MD, PhD, recieved his medical degree from the Medical college of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University. After an internship in internal medicine at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD, as he completed his neurology residency at UCLA-Harbor, and pursued his fellowship in Vascular Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Prior to medical school, he pursued his bachelor's and master's degrees as well as his doctoral degree all in chemical engineering with a research focus in bioengineering. He holds board certifications in neurology and vascular neurology. After starting his academic career at Loma Linda University and Loma Linda Veterans Affair Medical Center, he joined UCI in 2016, where he has also served as the associate director of the UCI Comprehensive Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center.
Stroke and Vascular Fellows:
- Jonathan Chou, MD
- Xi Li, MD
Neuro-Oncology Fellowship
The Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program at University of California, Irvine provides outstanding training for candidates interested in a career in neuro-oncology. The program offers a rich curriculum that covers all areas of neuro-oncology in a multidisciplinary setting and offers very strong clinical and laboratory research opportunities.
The Neuro-Oncology Program at the University of California is the only program in the Orange County, which allows our fellows to be exposed to a wide array of primary and metastatic brain tumors and to neurological complications of cancer. The neuro-oncology group at UC Irvine Health is one of the largest in the region, with four medical neurological oncologists, four neurological surgeons and a complete team of neuro-radiologists, neuropathologists and radiation oncologists. Our faculty is involved in multiple clinical trials, as well as in basic science and translational research in neurological oncology.
The first year of training covers all areas of curriculum required for UCNS certification. The second years is optional and offers an opportunity to focus on either clinical or laboratory research. Fellows are exposed to an extensive variety of inpatient and outpatient neuro-oncology settings and will participate in formal multidisciplinary discussions at a weekly tumor board meeting.
The clinical and research activity is centered at the UC Irvine Health Medical Center. UC Irvine Medical Center has been ranked by the U.S. News & World Report for the past 16 consecutive years as one of “America’s Best Hospitals,” “High Performing Hospitals,” and “Best Regional Hospitals,” ranking #10 in California and #5 in Los Angeles metropolitan area. In addition, the UC Irvine Health program in cancer has been ranked as “high performing” by the U.S. News & World Report.
| Requirements: |
Completed neurology residency or neurological surgery residency or oncology fellowship and California medical license eligible |
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Start Date: |
July 1 of academic year |
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Contact: |
Xiao-Tang Kong, MD, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Director Neuro-Oncology Program, Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program Director UC Irvine Department of Neurology |
Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Director
Xiao-Tang Kong, MD, PhD received her MD degree from Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California (USC) in 2008. She completed her neurology residency training at University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) in 2012 and her neuro-oncology fellowship training at University of California, Los Angeles in 2013. She joined UCI neuro-oncology program in 2015 and currently she is an Associate Professor at UC Irvine. Her interest is diagnosing and treating patients with primary brain tumors, metastatic cancers to CNS, neurological complications from cancer or treatments, paraneoplastic syndrome, and rare CNS diseases. She is also conducting multiple clinical trials to treat CNS tumors. Prior to coming to US, Dr. Kong was awarded her Doctoral Degree of Pediatrics in Capital Medical University at Beijing in China and PhD degree in molecular biology of cancer at University of Tokyo in Japan.
Neuro-Oncology Fellow:
- Jerica Lomax, DO
Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship
The UCI Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship provides broad clinical and research exposure with a goal of training Neurologists to become independent experts in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with demyelinating disorders. Clinical training takes place in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society designated Comprehensive Care Clinic at UCI as well as at UC Irvine Medical Center.
Fellows are expected to participate in research, either clinical or basic science, during a 1 year fellowship. For Fellows interested in an academic career, an additional 1-2 years of in-depth research training is offered in basic and translational neuroimmunology research.
| Requirements: | Completed neurology residency and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology ABPN board eligible California medical license |
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Start Date: |
July 1 of academic year |
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Contact: |
Michael Sy MD, PhD, Professor, Neurology; Director, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Designated Comprehensive Care Clinic; Phone: 949-824-9775; Fax: 949-824-9847; email: msy@uci.edu |
Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Director
Michael Sy
Multiple Sclerosis Fellows:
- Janetta Arellano, MD
UCI Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Fellowship
Program Description
The Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Program at University of California Irvine is the only program academic program in Orange County, California, serving a population of 3 million people and referrals from outside the county. This comprehensive program includes early diagnosis, and management of frequent and rare movement disorders. Our team include six adult Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders fellowship trained neurology faculties, two neurosurgeons, a social worker, a nurse practitioner, three neuropsychologists, and two physical therapists with specific training and focus in Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders. Our program is a Parkinson’s Study Group Site and a Huntington’s Disease Society of America Center of Excellence. Clinical exposure in the program is vast, over the last year seeing 20000 patients affected with Parkinson’s disease, 800 patients affected by tremor, 400 patients affected by dystonia, and many more. Our faculty include Dr Sanaz Attaripour MD, Dr Brin Mitchell MD, Dr Claire Henchcliffe MD DPhil, Dr Anna Morenkova MD PhD, Dr Phielipp Nicolas MD, and Dr Swope MD. Neurosurgery faculty include Dr Frank Hsu MD PhD, and Dr Michelle Paff MD PhD. Our School of Medicine is also affiliated to Children’s Hospital of Orange County where the pediatric movement disorders division lead by Dr Terry Sanger offers clinical exposure to pediatric movement disorders.
The Parkinson's and movement disorders fellowship at UCI is a two year fellowship, with emphasis both in clinical and research activities. Opportunities for training include participation in clinical diagnosis and management of different movement disorders, botulinum toxin clinic, Deep Brain Stimulation Programming and intra-OR exposure, as well as Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory. Pediatric movement disorders clinics will be available according to fellow’s interest. Research opportunities include participation in biomarkers and deep phenotyping projects, as well as cell and gene therapies projects, and exposure to pharmacological clinical trials.
During the first year the fellow is expected to become more familiar with the clinical aspects of the subspecialty, with a 70% time devoted to clinical exposure, and 30% devoted to continuing or develop a new research project. On the second year the fellow will devote 60% of his time to clinical duties and 40% to a research project. Fellows will participate in international conferences, specifically the International and Movement Disorders Congress, AAN Congress and will be encouraged to participate in the ASPEN course, as well as to present their work in these fora. They will also be considered for participation in the Parkinson’s Study Group meetings.
Goals of Fellowship and curriculum
- Gain exposure to phenomenology of diverse movement disorders including expert clinical examination and when appropriate neurophysiology testing of the following:
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Hypokinesias:
-parkinsonisms including primary neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Systems Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration), and secondary parkinsonisms (vascular, immune medicated/paraneoplastic, neoplastic)
-catatonia.
-stiff person syndrome. -
Hyperkinesias:
-tremor
-dystonia
-chorea, athetosis, ballism
-myoclonus
-myokimia
-startle syndromes
-ataxias and gait disorders
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- Acquire experience in management of diverse movement disorders including:
- Physical, occupational and speech therapy
- Pharmacological treatment of Movement Disorders
- Botulinum toxin in the management of Movement disorders, including EMG guidance.
- Levodopa pump indications and management
- Deep Brain Stimulation indications and management in Movement Disorders.
- Gain expertise in clinical research and or basic research in the field according to fellows’ interest and educational background.
- Involved in teaching of other medical professionals.
- Participating in community outreach including our support group, and yearly symposium.
Proposed Fellowship Schedule 1st year
Clinics:
3.5 to 4 days of clinical exposure, including general movement disorders, botulinum toxin clinic, DBS programming, and neurophysiological assessment of movement disorders cases.
Clinics they would be participating in:
- 1 monthly session with Dr. Brin
- 1 monthly session with Dr Henchliffe.
- 1 weekly session with Dr Attaripour.
- 2 weekly sessions with Dr Morenkova.
- 2 weekly sessions with Dr Phielipp.
- 2 weekly sessions with Dr Swope.
- Operating room observership will be available for Deep Brain Stimulation cases.
- Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinics, neurophysiology of movement will be available according to interest.
Research and academic activities:
- 1 to 1.5 day for research development and other academic activities.
- Proposed Research Milestones:
- 1st quarter: background work to develop a research protocol.
- 2nd quarter: IRB submission as needed
- 3rd and 4th quarters: conducting protocol.
Proposed Academic Activities:
- Weekly Neurology Grand Rounds
- Monthly Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Journal Club
- Monthly Movement Disorders Video Rounds
- Weekly Fellowships Consortium Lectures
Proposed Fellowship Schedule 2nd year
Clinics:
3 to 3.5 days of clinical exposure, including general movement disorders, botulinum toxin clinic, DBS programming, and neurophysiological assessment of movement disorders cases.
Clinics they would be participating in:
- 1 monthly session with Dr. Brin.
- 1 monthly session with Dr Henchliffe.
- 1 weekly session with Dr Attaripour.
- 1 weekly session with Dr Morenkova.
- 1 weekly sessions with Dr Swope.
- 2 weekly sessions with Dr Phielipp.
- Operating room observership will be available for Deep Brain Stimulation cases.
- Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinics and neurophysiology of movement will be available according to interest.
Research and academic activities:
- 1.5 to 2 days for research development and other academic activities.
- Proposed Research Milestones:
- 1st quarter: conducting protocol.
- 2nd quarter: data analysis.
- 3rd and 4th quarters: working in publication.
Proposed Academic Activities:
- Weekly Neurology Grand Rounds
- Monthly Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Journal Club
- Monthly Movement Disorders Video Rounds
- Weekly Fellowships Consortium Lectures
Community Engagement:
- Participation in quarterly support group meetings.
- Participation in annual Parkinson’s disease symposium.
For 1st and 2nd year fellows:
1 month vacation
Academic Meetings Fellows will be encouraged to attend:
- International or Pan-American section Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Congress.
- AAN
- ASPEN course
- International or Pan-American section Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Congress.
- Parkinson’s Study Group meetings.
- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research training courses
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Start Date: |
First working day of July |
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Divisional Meetings |
Twice per month fellows will have a combination of case conference, journal club, research/data updates |
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Recommended Reading |
1. Either: Principles and Practice of Movement Disorders or Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders |
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Contact: |
Nicolas M Phielipp, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology, School of Medicine (Fellowship Director) UC Irvine Department of Neurology |
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Application Process |
Through the San Francisco Match (https://sfmatch.org/). |
Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Fellowship Director
Nicolas M Phielipp, PhD