Our one-year fellowship includes didactic sessions covering all topics delineated in the AAN Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Core Curriculum as well as a review of immunology.

The Duke Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Fellowship focuses on patient care in our multidisciplinary Multiple Sclerosis Clinic but the fellows also attend several other clinics including rheumatology, ophthamology, physical and occupational therapy, neurorehabilitation, neurosurgery, and urogynecology. These clinical experiences prepare the fellow to optimize care of MS patients in a multidisciplinary team.

Our clinic and inpatient practices focus on multiple sclerosis and other CNS inflammatory conditions including NMOSD, autoimmune encephalitis, neurosarcoidosis, and CNS manifestations of systemic disorders. The focus of the fellowship is clinical care. However our fellows participate in DREAMS – “Duke Research in Autoimmunity and MS,” a coalition of MS researchers at Duke – and research opportunities abound. 

The Duke Department of Neurology recognizes that a community where people of all backgrounds are respected and included – including its clinicians, researchers, trainees, leadership, and staff – is a necessary part of its mission of world-class patient care, education, and research. Read more about our efforts across the Department.

Thank you for your interest in our fellowship program. The Duke Neurology Department accepts one Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology fellow per year. Candidates must be board certified/board eligible to be considered.

Duke is now participating in the SF Match. Interviews will occur in January and February 2026.

Apply now for July 1, 2027 fellowship start:

• View the SF Match Timeline
• Submit application materials through the SF Match Central Application Service (CAS)

Christopher Eckstein, MD
Director, Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology Fellowship Program

Alyssa Vallieres
Program Coordinator