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The Department of Neurology Epilepsy Fellowship Program at UAB is a two-year program, with an ACGME accredited Year 1 and an Advanced Epilepsy Year 2. We provide each trainee with the clinical experience and didactic structure to prepare for independent practice in any setting as a fully qualified epileptologist. This goal is accomplished through a combination of supervised clinical exposure in both the inpatient and outpatient settings as well as structured educational conferences throughout the training period.

The fellows gain expertise in evaluating and treating focal seizures with or without impaired awareness, bilateral tonic-clonic seizures, neurological emergencies such at status epilepticus, primary generalized epilepsies, hereditary epilepsies, medication-resistant epilepsies, and non-epileptic events.

We are the only fully-accredited Level IV adult epilepsy center in Alabama according to the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. This designation indicates the highest possible level of clinical care for people with epilepsy. We are also one of only two centers in the southeastern United States with a clinical magnetoencephalography (MEG) laboratory, and one of only 21 member sites of the American Clinical MEG Society. The Center receives referrals from throughout the state of Alabama and all neighboring states, resulting in a high patient volume for initial evaluation/diagnosis of seizures as well as for consideration of epilepsy surgery.

We have all the tools necessary for a comprehensive presurgical evaluation for drug-resistant epilepsy, including: 3/5/7T MRI, fMRI, MEG/MSI, PET, ictal/interictal SPECT/SISCOM, intracarotid sodium amobarbital procedure (Wada), neuropsychological evaluation, intracranial EEG with stereo-EEG or grid/strip electrocorticography (ECoG) with cortical mapping. UAB has state-of-the-art surgical suites with intraoperative MRI for precision laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT). Patients who are not candidates for curative surgical resection may be offered various other medication-sparing treatments including targeted radiofrequency ablation (RFA), responsive neurostimulation (RNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), or vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) devices.

Learn more about our fellowship's clinical and educational opportunities

Mission

The mission of the Epilepsy Fellowship Program at UAB is to provide comprehensive training, such that fellows will emerge as experts in the thorough evaluation and medical/surgical management of epilepsy. Fellows will learn the clinical skills necessary to provide high-quality, patient-centered care in independent practice. The fellowship will foster intellectual curiosity essential for the pursuit of knowledge through research.

Fellowship Program Directors

ashley thomas Ashley Thomas, M.D.
Epilepsy Fellowship Director
aethomas@uabmc.edu


 

quynh vo small squareQuynh Vo, M.D.
Epilepsy Fellowship Associate Director
qvo@uabmc.edu


 

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Contact Us

kimberly harris small squareKim Harris
Epilepsy Program Coordinator
P: (205) 996-2092 | kharris@uabmc.edu

 

 

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Apply

Applications to the Epilepsy Fellowship Program must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) of the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency in neurology or child neurology in the US or Canada.

All positions will be filled through the NRMP. For information about registering, please contact the National Residency Matching Program. Visit their website www.nrmp.org or contact them by phone at 866-653-6767

Applications are submitted from November through December. Interviews are held from January through March.

Interview Process

The program director and coordinator will review applications and a letter of invitation will be sent to applicants considered strong candidates for the UAB Epilepsy Fellowship Program. Applicants will self-schedule using THALAMUS, which integrates with ERAS.

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