University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY - Headache Medicine Fellowship
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY - Headache Medicine Fellowship
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY - Headache Medicine Fellowship
The Department of Neurology of the University of Kentucky Medical Center has a position available for a one year fellowship in Headache Medicine. Applicants for the fellowship must be Board-eligible/certified by the ABMS and be graduates of a residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). They should have a current valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US and/or be eligible for a license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Under the direction of Siddharth Kapoor, MD, who is Diplomate of the ABPN (Neurology) and UCNS (Headache Medicine), UK College of Medicine, has a comprehensive clinical headache program strongly integrating treatment of both adult and pediatric patients. The one-year Fellowship focuses on clinical care, including evaluation and treatment of outpatients in the integrated Neurology/Neurosurgery Kentucky Neuroscience Institute and inpatients in the newly opened state-of-the-art University Hospital. Extensive experience is provided in the use of Botulinum toxin, trigger point injections and infusions. Multi-disciplinary experience is gained through collaboration with and direct exposure by participation in Orofacial Pain, Interventional Pain, Neuro-Ophthalmology clinics.
Fellows are encouraged to take part in research or basic research and protected time is afforded. Under the leadership of the director and other faculty, the fellow will manage patients in the headache clinic. Fellow will also be involved in the training of residents and medical students as well as provide consultations on the in-patient service. This fellowship is currently pending accreditation by the UCNS. Upon successful completion of the program, fellow should be eligible for certification in Headache Medicine by the UCNS. For more detailed information, visit our website at http://www.mc.uky.edu/neurology/.
Applicants should send a letter of intent, CV, and three letters of recommendation to: Siddharth Kapoor, MD, Department of Neurology, L445 Kentucky Clinic, 740 South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536-0284.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY - Headache Medicine Fellowship
The headache program is directed by Mark W. Green MD. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a Diplomate in Headache Medicine through the United Council for Neurological Subspecialties. Dr. Green has practiced headache medicine for 32 years, was formerly the director of the Montefiore Headache Unit of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Director of Headache Medicine at Columbia University. Additional faculty including neurologists and anesthesiologists trained in pain management, and faculty from the departments of psychiatry, otolaryngology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, and facial pain dentistry enrich the program. The fellow will also participate in the new services available at Mt. Sinai, such as biofeedback and intravenous infusions for acute headaches.
The Mount Sinai Headache Medicine Fellowship incorporates several elements in addition to direct patient care. These responsibilities include training of the neurology residents, pain medicine fellows, and medical students. The fellow will also manage the headache clinic operated by the neurology residents, and perform inpatient, emergency room and outpatient consultations under the direction of the faculty. Our mission is to deliver state of the art, compassionate, and comprehensive specialty care.
Many research opportunities exist at Mt. Sinai. The fellow will expand the ongoing research in celiac disease and contribute to the development of new treatment protocols and participate in clinical trials. This information will be presented in conferences and in the medical literature.
Description of the fellowship training program:
This is a one year UNCS certified program in headache medicine, leading to board eligibility in Headache Medicine, with comprehensive clinical training in a broad range of headache disorders including the diversity of secondary headache syndromes, migraine and it multiple subtypes, tension-type headache, medication overuse headache and other chronic headache forms, the trigeminal autonomic cephalgias, and various facial pain syndromes.
Contact: Mark W. Green MD
212 241-7076
Mark.green@mssm.edu