University of Florida Movement Disorders Center

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Description University of Florida: This fellowship is specially designed for excellent candidates interested in Movement Disorders. Unique to this experience will be training identification and treatment of all movement disorders (parkinsonism, tremor, dytonia, tic, myoclonus, peripheral, etc), training in clinical trials, and training in stereotaxic surgery and neurophysiology for movement disorders surgery (programming and intra-operative placement). The fellowship is 1-2 years, and offers a comprehensive experience including superior teaching from a faculty with expertise in movement disorders, clinical trials, stereotaxic surgery, imaging for movement disorders surgery, and detailed microelectrode mapping techniques. The fellow will receive superior teaching and will have access to one of the largest organized clinical and video databases of movement disorders. The goal of the fellowship is to turn out truly outstanding movement disorders experts. The University of Florida Movement Disorders Center boasts a team of over 20 clinical and research faculty members. Fellows will have exposure and teaching from any and all faculty. There are individual experts in movement disorders neurology, movement disorders neurosurgery, neuropsychology, psychiatry, voice analysis, speech and swallowing, as well as gait and kinematics. Through a truly interdisciplinary approach fellows will learn the clinical and research tools necessary for a successful career. The center team meets once a week to discuss the best movement disorder cases in a video teaching format. The Brain Institute has four laboratories dedicated to movement disorders (Stem cell, Viral Vector, Cognitive, and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory). Fellows will have the option of shaping their experience toward clinical, trials, surgical, basic science or any combination. The emphasis is on training outstanding movement disorders neurologists. Those candidates interested in academic careers will be mentored and taught to write NIH style grants, and given opportunities to become successful in publishing papers in peer reviewed journals. The faculty of this program are interested in clinical teaching, as well as research. The center receives funding from the NIH, Michael J Fox Foundation, NPF, the Smallwood Foundation, and many other grant sources. The center also holds memberships with the Parkinson’s Study Group, Huntington’s Study Group, Dystonia Study Group, and DBS Study Group. UF Movement Disorders is a peer reviewed center of excellence. We pride ourselves on tailoring the experience to the fellow’s needs whether clinical or research. We believe fellows should be given the opportunity to be first author on as many papers and grants as possible during their experience. We have six trained movement disorders neurologists with expertise and specialty clinics in broad areas (Parkinson/Parkinsonism, Dystonia, DBS, Huntington’s, Ataxia, Tremor, Tourette, and other movement disorders). Interested applicants should send a CV and 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Fernandez (Fellowship Program Director; and Co-Driector of the Movement Disorders Center) or Dr. Okun (Co-Director of the fellowship and Co-Director of the Movement Disorders Center). fernandez@neurology.ufl.edu okun@neurology.ufl.edu
ACGME Approval No
Institutional GME approval Yes
Requirements Completion of Neurology Residency.
Start Date July 1
Institution Name University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute
Institution City Gainesville
Length of Fellowship 1-2 years
Application Yes
Notification By Email
Salary Commensurate with PGY Level
Contact Hubert Fernandez, M.D.
100 S Newell Dr. Room L3-101; 3rd Floor Neurology
Gainesville, FL
32611
Phone 352-273-5550
Fax 352-273-5575
E-mail fernandez@neurology.ufl.edu
Web Site http://mdc.mbi.ufl.edu

 

Those interested in a Movement Disorders Fellowship with the University of Florida may fill out the form below. Candidates must also send a letter of interest and 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Hubert Fernandez and to Dr. Michael Okun’s attention at this address:

University of Florida, Department of Neurology
100 Newell Drive, L3-100
PO Box 100236
Gainesville, FL 32610-0236

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