The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Neurology Division offers 8 total positions for its ACGME-approved Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship programs. These positions include 6 adult and 2 pediatric fellows in either 1 or 2-year positions. The mission of Vanderbilt’s Epilepsy fellowship program is to train future epileptologists to treat patients with all forms of epilepsy across the lifespan. We do this through high volume exposure to epilepsy in diverse environments:

• Outpatient EEG
• Outpatient epilepsy management through continuity clinic
• Critical care EEG
• Epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU): 8-bed adult EMU and 6-bed pediatric EMU
• Pre-surgical epilepsy work-up
  • Invasive EEG monitoring (stereoEEG and GRID)
  • Intraoperative electrocorticography
  • Functional mapping
  • 3T MRI (7T MRI for research protocols) with dedicated adult and pediatric neuroradiologists
  • Functional MRI
  • SPECT
  • PET
  • Wada
  • Neuropsychological testing
  • Neuropathology
• Surgical epilepsy treatments: resective surgery, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), radiofrequency ablation, vagal nerve stimulation (VNS), responsive neurostimulation (RNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS)

Strong integration of:

• Robust adult and pediatric curricula
• Supplemental education in other neurophysiology modalities:
  • Intraoperative monitoring (IOM)
  • Autonomic testing
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Polysomnography (PSG)

Opportunities for scholarly activities in varied domains: research, clinical trials, quality improvement, education, advocacy

At the end of fellowship, graduates are prepared for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Subspecialty Certification in Epilepsy. We are proud of our current 100% Epilepsy board pass rate. Graduates are well-equipped to practice in academic institutions of various sizes across the country, private healthcare systems, and outpatient private practices.

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Tracks and Sample Schedules

Sample fellow rotation schedules in various tracks are illustrated below. Fellows on all tracks will participate in a continuity clinic (1 half-day per week on average) throughout their 1-2 years of fellowship. The one-year track follows a typical schedule and focus, with the option to specialize in either adult or pediatric epilepsy. The 2-year Advanced Epilepsy track offers additional research opportunities, more surgical cases, more autonomy in continuity clinic, and leadership and teaching opportunities. Advanced Epilepsy complete their first year through Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship and their second year is Epilepsy.