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The Future of Neurology Fellowship Programs Jefferson FACTS Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) and Jefferson Health is an academic medical center whose mission is to educate today’s professional students and tomorrow’s leaders in a variety of disciplines; discover new treatments and that will define the future of clinical care and provide exceptional primary through complex quaternary care to patients in the communities we serve FELLOWSHIP throughout the Delaware Valley. We have more than 30,000 staff, and are the second Message from largest employer in Philadelphia. Opportunities the Chairman Jefferson was founded in 1824 as Jefferson Medical College (now known as Sidney Kimmel Medical College) and combined with Philadelphia University on July 1, 2017. Now a comprehensive university, Jefferson includes 10 colleges and 3 schools designed to deliver high-impact education and value for our students in , Dear fellowship candidate: science, architecture, design, fashion, textiles, health, business, engineering and more. Neuro Clinical EMG and Movement Multiple Sclerosis Neuro- It is a pleasure to provide information about various fellowship We enroll more than 7,800 full and part-time students, have an alumni base of more Fellowships Cerebrovascular Epilepsy Headache Multiple Sclerosis Critical Care Neuromuscular Disorders Basic Research programs in the Department of Neurology at Thomas Jefferson than 63,000 and are an NCAA Division II college with 17 intercollegiate athletic teams. University and Hospital. Jefferson Health includes Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Jefferson Neurology at Jefferson has a long tradition of excellence in clinical Abington, Jefferson Northeast, and Jefferson New Jersey. Nationally ranked by training and care. Additionally, we are committed to providing an U.S.News & World Report in 10 specialities and 13th best hospital in the nation Duration 1 year 2 years 1 year 1 years 1 year 1-2 years 1-2 years 2 years 2-3 years 1 year 1 year active and exciting research program in neurological diseases. for Physical Rehabilitation. Jefferson Abington, Jefferson Northeast and Thomas The faculty in the Department are engaged in cutting edge research Jefferson University Hospitals are also consistently ranked as high performing basic understanding of disease etiology and pathogenesis as well in many procedures. Number of as translational research to apply the findings in the laboratory to the Jefferson Health has more than 6,600 and practitioners, 7,400 nurses Positions 2 4 3 1 1 4 1-2 1-2 1 2 bedside. Clinical trials of new treatments for neurological diseases and 2,904 licensed beds and has more than 50 urgent care and outpatient locations Available are ongoing in all divisions of the department. Consolidation and throughout Philadelphia and suburbs across Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks coordination of our Department and research base at the new counties in Pennsylvania, and Camden and Gloucester counties in New Jersey. Jefferson Hospital for has further strengthened our Program Matthew Vibbert, Goran Rakocevic, Stephanie J. Nahas, Thomas Leist, A.M. Rostami, Karl Doghramji, Our health system has the largest faculty-based telehealth network in the region. Diana Tzeng, MD Maromi Nei, MD Jeffrey Ratliff, MD Robert Sergott, MD capacity for excellence in patient care, education and research. Director MD MD MD, MSEd MD, PhD MD, PhD MD This includes Jefferson Neuroscience Network, which has 37 regional network We provide clinical, research or combined fellowships in many partners. Jefferson Health also includes the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, one areas of neurology and neurosciences. The fellowship program of only 70 NCI-designated centers in the country, and the Vickie and Jack Farber Office: Office: Office: Office: Office: Office: Office: Office: Office: Office: can be tailored to the fellows’ specific requirements. Institute for Neuroscience, which includes the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience – 215-955-7951 215-955-4758 215-955-1222 215-955-9139 215-955-4967 215-955-2011 215-955-6871 215-955-8100 215-955-4967 215-955-4847 Contact The entire neurology faculty joins me in expressing appreciation the only hospital in the region dedicated entirely to neurology and . Information Email: Email: Email: Email: Email: Email: Email: Email: Email: Email: The Institute brings together the expertise of all our physicians, clinicians and diana.tzeng nccfellowship maromi.nei goran.rakocevic jeffrey.ratliff linda.kelly thomas.leist a.m.rostami jeffrey.ratliff karl.doghramji for your interest in our programs. Feel free to contact us with any @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu @jefferson.edu specific questions. researchers specializing in the diagnosis, treatment and research for stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, brain tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and other Sincerely, movement disorders, neuromuscular diseases, headaches, Alzheimer’s disease and spine and spinal cord injuries.

A. M. Rostami, MD, PhD diverse and challenging neuromuscular diseases Epilepsy neuroradiologist. The center offers basic and such as ALS and myasthenia gravis, usually in advanced diagnostic testing and a full array of FELLOWSHIP Programs This is an ACGME approved epilepsy fellowship conventional and investigational medical and conjunction with their electrophysiological studies. program at an internationally renowned epilepsy Special emphasis is placed on developing expertise surgical treatments. center. Trainees in this fellowship complete one in electromyography and nerve conduction studies, year of epilepsy training under the ACGME Epilepsy In addition to its outpatient facilities, the epilepsy and reviewing nerve and muscle biopsies in selected Fellowship Program and one year of clinical center maintains an inpatient video-EEG monitoring Cerebrovascular Disease and There are 11 stroke and neurocritical care cases. The fellows become highly trained in the neurophysiology training under Jefferson’s unit consisting of eight beds, each in a specially Neurocritical Care physicians in the division. diagnosis and treatment of peripheral neuropathies, ACGME Fellowship outfitted private room, where approximately 400 myopathies, neuromuscular junction disorders Jefferson is a major referral center for stroke and Neurocritical Care Program, for a combined total of two years patients are admitted yearly. Patients are evaluated and motor neuron diseases. In addition to critically ill neurology and neurosurgery patients Contact: Matthew Vibbert, MD fellowship training. There is also a separate for diagnostic reasons, pre-surgical assessments, structured fellows’ curriculum that encompasses for the tri-state area. The Jefferson University Clinical Office Building pediatric epilepsy fellowship track. intracranial EEG recording, and management of the science and knowledge of the , System houses a total of 40 NICU beds, in addition 909 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 uncontrolled seizures. The surgical program is diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders at the The fellowship offers training in diagnosis, medical to a 15-bed Acute Stroke Unit. Office: 215-955-4758 | [email protected] among the largest in the US, performing 80-90 level that is significantly beyond that expected of a management, and surgical treatment of epilepsy, operations yearly. Our program has one of the largest Neurocritical Cerebrovascular Disease general neurologist and physiatrist, neuromuscular along with instruction in EEG, video-EEG Care Units in the country. The Jefferson neuro- Contact: Diana Tzeng, MD fellows are expected to teach residents and monitoring, use of intracranial electrodes, The A.I. duPont Hospital in Wilmington, DE, serves and endovascular neuroradiology program Health Professions Academic Building medical students and present lectures during intraoperative monitoring, , and as the primary training base for pediatric epilepsy treats among the highest volume of patients with 901 Walnut Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 neuromuscular teaching rounds. Interdisciplinary evoked potentials. There is a strong emphasis training under the leadership of Dr. Stephen aneurysms, brain AVMs, angioplasty, stenting Office: 215-955-7951 | [email protected] neuromuscular conferences are held weekly with on clinical research and teaching from a multi­ Falchek and Dr. Harry Chugani. Training at the occlusive carotids and intracranial disease in participation of colleagues from Neurophysiology, disciplinary faculty. This fellowship is designed for duPont site includes inpatient and outpatient the nation. In this environment, stroke and NICU Clinical Neurophysiology Neurosurgery, and individuals who wish to pursue academic careers. epilepsy evaluation and treatment including an fellows will learn to become leaders in the Rehabilitation Medicine. active epilepsy surgery program, video-EEG This is an ACGME approved one year fellowship The Jefferson Epilepsy Center is a multidisciplinary academic field of stroke and neurocritical care. monitoring, and educational conferences. The designed to provide well-rounded training for Neuromuscular Medicine Contact: Goran Rakocevic, MD, FANN quaternary care center for diagnosis and treatment Fellowship can be tailored to meet each fellow’s A.I. duPont Hospital has 2 pediatric neurosurgeons individuals interested either in clinical practice or and Electromyography Health Professions Academic Building of people with epilepsy. The center has a national goals and interests. There are two fellowships: and 4 epileptologists. There is also a PET center, an academic career. Training is provided in EEG, 901 Walnut Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 referral base. Center faculty includes 8 neurologists, one-year stroke training and two-year neurocritical The Neuromuscular/EMG fellowship at TJUH offers with state-of-the-art PET/MR allowing the study EMG, evoked potentials, video-EEG monitoring, Office: 215-955-9139 | [email protected] 3 neuropsychologists, 2 neurosurgeons, and 1 care training. Stroke fellows will learn inpatient a one year ACGME-approved Neuromuscular of epilepsy using FDG and various ligands. and sleep, along with an outpatient neurology and outpatient management of cerebrovascular Medicine fellowship with emphasis on diagnosing experience. Clinical experience is supplemented Contact: Maromi Nei, MD disease. NICU fellows will supervise neurology and treating a broad spectrum of neuromuscular by a didactic lecture series. Fellows have an Health Professions Academic Building residents and lead the team for daily patient care. disorders and acquiring knowledge and skills opportunity to participate in clinical research. 901 Walnut Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Advanced training content in neurological critical in performing and interpreting nerve conduction Office: 215-955-1222 | [email protected] care is based on the UCNS NCC core curriculum. Contact: Maromi Nei, MD studies and electromyography (EMG). In addition Ample opportunities are available for clinical Health Professions Academic Building to obtaining training in routine nerve conduction research study with large volume of patient data. 901 Walnut Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 studies and EMG, the fellows are also trained in Office: 215-955-1222 | [email protected] performing specialized electrophysiological studies such as quantitative motor unit analysis and Single Fiber EMG. The Neuromuscular Division provides outpatient and inpatient clinical evaluations and management of patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Research opportunities are offered to fellows, level of knowledge of headache medicine. The The Laboratory of offers Sleep Movement Disorders who will have time and a stipend for academic program will prepare the Fellows for a career in qualified candidates further opportunities in basic Philly FACTS This ACGME-accredited Fellowship program travel. Attendance at the International Parkinson clinical headache practice or academic headache and translational research in Multiple Sclerosis. The Comprehensive Parkinson’s Disease and is based within the Jefferson Sleep Disorders Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson and Society’s course in Aspen medicine. The Fellows will be exposed to outpatient Movement Disorder Center offers a two-year Contact: Thomas Leist, MD, PhD Center, the first program to be University Hospitals are located in historic downtown is highly encouraged. All three attendings are and inpatient headache patient care, as well as clinical fellowship in Movement Disorders at one Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center established in Philadelphia. Our primary goal is Philadelphia, in proximity to numerous educational, engaged in clinical research, most of which clinical headache research involving epidemiology, of the largest centers of its kind nationwide. Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience to develop independent practitioners of sleep cultural and recreational facilities, and a short walk from concerns the management of both movement neurophysiology and therapeutic studies. In The fellowship offers training in diagnosis, and 900 Walnut Street, Suite 201, Philadelphia, PA 19107 medicine. We provide a comprehensive Philadelphia’s exciting waterfront. Affordable housing and non-movement symptoms of Parkinson’s addition, a pediatric headache rotation is part management of Parkinson’s disease and other Office: 215-955-6871 | [email protected] curriculum that is suitable for physicians from appropriate to resident needs is found throughout the disease. Opportunities are fostered for trainees of the program. Headache medicine is a unique movement disorders. all host disciplines. Core faculty members include city and surrounding counties. There is easy access to to present research at national and international of neurology that requires knowledge Contact: A. M. Rostami, MD, PhD Karl Doghramji, MD (Program Director), Dimitri metropolitan New York and Washington, DC, areas. Clinical experiences include medical and surgical conferences, such as the AAN Annual Meeting or not previously taught to trainees during their Laboratory of Neuroimmunology Markov, MD, Ritu Grewal, MD and Zhanna Fast, management for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Annual Congress of the International Parkinson’s respective programs. The Fellowship Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience • Attractions include: Independence Hall, National MD. The program has 20 additional faculty essential tremor, dystonia, Huntington’s disease, and Movement Disorder Society (MDS). program consists of 12 months of training with 900 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Constitution Center, Philadelphia Museum of Art, members representing multiple disciplines ataxia and other movement disorders. The bulk an optional second year focusing on research. Office: 215-955-6871 | [email protected] Franklin Institute, Philadelphia Zoo, Penn’s Landing, Contact: Jeffrey Ratliff, MD including otolaryngology, pulmonary medicine, of the fellow’s clinical experience will occur in The trainees will spend most of their time in the Rodin Museum, the Barnes Foundation museum, Health Professions Academic Building , oral and maxillofacial surgery, the outpatient neurology clinic. The Center has outpatient and inpatient headache units, but will Valley Forge National Historic Park, Theatre district, 901 Walnut Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Neuro-ophthalmology neurology, psychology, , , a mature deep brain stimulation (DBS) practice, have ample time to participate in research projects Lincoln Financial Field, Citizen’s Bank Park and the Office: 215-955-4967 | [email protected] Neuro-ophthalmologic care is provided by Wills and nutritional health. The including patients with Parkinson’s disease, dystonia of their choosing. The trainees will see patients Comcast Center. Eye Hospital, one of the top three ophthalmology diversity in faculty reflects the multidisciplinary and tic disorders. Chemodenervation is provided 4 days/week, with 2 half days/week devoted centers in the United States by U.S.News & World nature of the curriculum. Fellows experience • Shopping flourishes in Center City Philadelphia. for all movement-related indications during Headache to research. Report for the last 17 consecutive years. The patients and perform testing in a wide range of Jefferson is within walking distance to the heart of dedicated clinic sessions each week, providing The Jefferson Headache Center Fellowship Contact: Linda Kelly Neuro-Ophthalmology Service provides a one- diagnostic entities, utilize and learn the gamut the shopping district. the fellow with ample clinical experience. program is a UCNS accredited fellowship at an Jefferson Headache Center year fellowship for one fellow in one of the of therapeutic options in sleep medicine, and • Jefferson is located minutes from the Philadelphia Beyond clinical care, the fellowship’s didactic internationally recognized headache center. It 900 Walnut Street, 2nd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 busiest neuro-ophthalmology practices in the develop competency in the evaluation and International Airport, an hour from Atlantic City, NJ, curriculum includes bi-monthly Video & Journal is dedicated to giving the trainees the highest Office: 215-955-2011 | [email protected] country, working with approximately 5,000 management of inpatient and outpatient sleep 90 minutes from numerous skiing areas and within Club Rounds with the faculty. Other video rounds quality preparation so that he or she can make patient visits annually. The surgical experience disorders in all age ranges. Fellows are also a two-hour drive to New York City. sessions are also available. contributions to patient care and advance the Multiple Sclerosis includes temporal artery biopsies, a variety of actively involved in teaching and research. Those who have completed our program have obtained The Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center strabismus procedures and optic nerve sheath • Local colleges/universities: University of Pennsylvania, careers in both academic and clinical environments. utilizes an integrated approach to diagnosis decompression. The fellow is expected to be Villanova University, St. Joseph’s University, Temple involved in a series of research projects resulting University, LaSalle University, Drexel University, University and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and other Contact: Karl Doghramji, MD in publication. Resident and Medical Student of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia College neuroimmunological disorders. It serves as a Thomas Jefferson University education is included in the fellowship duties. of Osteopathic Medicine. tertiary referral and teaching center and is allied 211 S. 9th Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107 with a multispecialty team of practitioners. It has Contact: Robert C. Sergott, MD Office: 215-955-4847 | [email protected] • Sporting Events: Flyers hockey, Eagles football, special programs for clinically isolated syndromes, Wills Eye Neuro-Ophthalmology Service Phillies baseball, 76ers basketball, Union soccer transverse myelitis and spasticity management. 840 Walnut Street, Suite 930, Philadelphia, PA 19107 and Soul arena football. Fellows have an opportunity to participate in Office: 215-928-3130 | Fax: 215-592-1923 ongoing clinical and ex vivo research into the of neurological disorders, new treatment and diagnostic approaches, novel imaging modalities and outcome and genetic studies in MS. CS 19-0638

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