Behavioral Neurology Clinical Fellowship
Stanford Memory Disorders Center offers an United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) approved Fellowship in Behavioral Neurology. There is a companion fellowship in Neuropsychiatry.
For details, click here. Fellows will receive comprehensive training in diverse aspects of cognitive impairment and degenerative diseases including: diagnosing neurobehavioral and neuropsychiatric syndromes, learning and understanding the structural and functional anatomy associated with relevant diseases, apply and implement appropriate neurobehavioral and neuropsychiatric assessments, and offering appropriate treatments.
Common conditions seen are mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal syndrome, primary progressive aphasia, and others. Fellows will also learn about current biomarkers for diagnosis and research.
Prerequisites:
Applicants should have completed a residency in neurology, be board-eligible, and have a California state medical license by the start of the fellowship.
How To apply:
Applicants should send applications with a CV, cover letter explaining your interest in the program and career goals, and 3 letters of recommendation to email listed below.
Contact Information:
Sharon J. Sha, MD, MS
Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Behavioral Neurology Fellowship
ssha1@stanford.edu
650-725-6563
Amy A. Singh
Fellowship Coordinator
Stanford University Medical Center
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
300 Pasteur Drive, Room H3144
Stanford, CA 94305-5235
Office: 650.736.4310
Fax: 650.723.7434
amysingh@stanford.edu
Kyan Younes, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Behavioral Neurology Fellowship
kyounes1@stanford.edu
