Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Detail

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Fellowship Eligibility

This fellowship is intended primarily for adult (PGY5) or child neurologists (PGY6) already having graduated from an ACGME-accredited neurology or child neurology residency program and are board-eligible in Neurology. ACGME-accredited graduates in neurodevelopmental disabilities and psychiatry are eligible and will be considered. International medical school graduates should have or be eligible for a J-1 Visa, EAD, Green Card or be a US citizen. H-1 visas are not considered by the University of Louisville.

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Fellow Selection Criteria

Fellows ordinarily start on July 1 of each year and are employed through June 30 of the following year. The Neurology Department follows the UofL School of Medicine guidelines. There is no match for the CNP fellowship and applications may be made or accepted at any time. Applications are screened by the Program Director and should include USMLE or COMLEX scores, medical school transcript and Dean’s letter, residency summative evaluation and three letters of recommendation.

Desirable criteria are:

• USMLE I-III scores above 210, all passed on first attempt and USMLE II CS passed on first attempt, or similar COMLEX performance
• Superior medical school performance
• Superior performance in residency
• Letters of recommendation focused on Clinical Neurophysiology
• At least one US letter of recommendation

Candidates with superior applications are invited to interview with clinical neurophysiology faculty. No candidate is selected without an interview. Candidates are selected and ranked and in a special meeting of faculty. The highest ranked candidates are those with superior past performance and promise of future performance, whose goals and aspirations are a good fit with what our program has to offer.

The University of Louisville Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program is open to all eligible faculty, staff, residents and students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age.

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Faculty

We have several faculty members who are specially qualified in different areas of clinical neurophysiology:

• Zeng Y. Wang, MD, PhD-  Program Director, Associate Professor of Neurology, Board Certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
• Catarina DeMarchi Assuncao, MD- Instructor, Board Eligible in Neurology; Board Eligible in Clinical Neurophysiology
• Gregory N. Barnes, MD, PhD- Associate Professor of Neurology, Board Certified in Neurology with special qualifications in Child Neurology and Epilepsy
• Martin Brown, MD, MSc-  Assistant Professor of Neurology. Board Certified in Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine
• M. Steven Evans, MD, MS- Professor Emeritus (Part Time), Board Certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy
• Cemal Karakas, MD- Assistant Professor of Neurology, Epilepsy Fellowship Program Director, Board Certified in Neurology with special qualifications in Child Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy
• Adriana E. Palade, MD- Professor of Neurology, Neurology Residency Director, Board Certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy
• Amanda Rogers, MD- Assistant Professor of Neurology, Board Certified in Neurology with special qualifications in Child Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine
• Vishwanath Sagi, MD, MPH- Assistant Professor of Neurology, Board Certified in Neurology and Epilepsy
• Christopher Shafer, MD- Associate Professor of Neurology. Board Certified in Neurology and Epilepsy