Upon completion of the program, fellows can choose to take an additional one-year epilepsy fellowship.
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About the Program
The Duke Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited program that offers advanced training in clinical neurophysiology.
Trainees will get experience in the management of adults and children with epilepsy, video EEG monitoring in all age groups, ICU EEG monitoring, routine EEG, EP, and neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring (NIOM).
The Duke Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship is based at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). Rotations in adult and pediatric epilepsy clinics and video EEG monitoring, ICU EEG, EEG, and EP/NIOM laboratories provide comprehensive central clinical neurophysiology education.
Both one- and two-year fellowships are available. The second consists of an ACGME-accredited Epilepsy Fellowship. The two-year fellowship is recommended for trainees pursuing an academic career and/or a strong interest in the surgical management of refractory epilepsy.
Prerequisites: Completion of an approved neurology residency in neurology or pediatric neurology.
Salary Level: PGY-5
Our Fellows
Training in EMG and neuromuscular medicine will be limited to didactic lectures. Individuals interested in primarily EMG/neuromuscular medicine training should apply to the Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Program.
The Duke Comprehensive Epilepsy Center has a 15-bed video-EEG monitoring facility. Approximately 50 surgeries are performed every year, including approximately 25 intracranial EEG monitoring cases. Most of the neurologic ICU beds are hardwired for EEG machines, and between five and ten continuous EEG monitoring studies are performed each day.
The EEG labs also performs ambulatory EEG monitoring, high-density EEG, and electrical source imaging.
The NIOM laboratory performs approximately 500 cases at DUMC and a similar number at Duke Raleigh Hospital and Durham Regional Hospital.
Basic science research in epileptogenesis, pharmacology, and genetics is being done by several faculty. Translational research areas include projects related to electrical source imaging, advanced analysis of intracranial EEG signals and multimodal monitoring. Others are involved with clinical research, including multicenter pharmaceutical and surgical trials.
- Adult Epilepsy and ICU EEG Service
- Pediatric Epilepsy and ICU EEG Service
- EEG/EP Service
- Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring Service
- Sleep Service
- Research
To apply, please use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We participate in the December application cycle. Therefore, applications open in November 2023 for the 2025-2026 fellowship year. We interview during January – March.
Applicants should review the employment requirements for all Duke graduate medical education trainees at this page. Applicants who do not qualify for employment cannot be ranked.
For further information please contact:
Program Coordinator
Christine Berry
Christine.Berry@duke.edu
919-613-0314
Program Director
Aatif M. Husain, MD
aatif.hussain@duke.edu
Program Director
Aatif Husain, MD
Aatif.Husain@duke.edu
Associate Program Director
Prachi Parikh, MD
Prachi.Parikh@duke.edu
Program Coordinator
Christine Berry
Christine.Berry@duke.edu
919-684-3532
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