Pediatric Neurology Programs

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TheChild Neurology Residency is a five-year, ACGME-accredited program, designed to train the next generation of pediatric neurologists. Our commitment is to develop leaders who deliver exceptional, equitable, evidence-based care for the children, families, and communities they serve, practicing as great clinicians and dedicated academic members in the child neurology community.

We serve a tremendously diverse patient population, providing ample opportunities for learning the skilled management of the entire spectrum of neurological disorders and providing high-quality care to patients and their families.

The Johns Hopkins All Children's Child Neurology Residency program is committed to developing leaders who deliver exceptional, equitable, evidence-based care for the children, families, and communities they serve, practicing as great clinicians and dedicated academic members in the child neurology community. Our mission is to provide excellence in health care through treatment, education, advocacy and research, with innovative approaches that include multispecialty integration and interdisciplinary collaborations, and longitudinal experiences that emphasize advocacy and education about social determinants of health. We aim to ensure the delivery of equitable, quality services with compassion and commitment to family-centered care.

Residency program applications will be accepted and reviewed only via ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) and residents are selected through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). At this time, we are sponsoring J1 Visas.

The mission of our three-year residency program is to provide exceptional training in pediatric and adult neurology through broad exposure to general and subspecialty neurology disciplines. Residents have the opportunity to train in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, under an outstanding team of academic pediatric neurologists with specialized interests in:

We are a tertiary referral center and collaborate with the highest quality pediatric and neurological subspecialists in the care of our patients. Our vast hospital network provides residents exposure to an extraordinary cultural diversity, as well as a unique array of neurological disorders in patients who come from throughout the New York City region and from around the world.

Our training program provides opportunities for exposure to and participation in clinical, translational, or basic neuroscience research with brilliant and dedicated mentors available throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. This is in service to the mission of the health system, which is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Child neurology offers around 160 PGY-1 residency positions spread among near 80 programs with just 218 total applicants. The match rate among US MDs is 94%. The match rate among DOs is 90%. And match rate among IMGs is around 50%. 70% of matched applicants are US MDs. Child neurology residency also offers several PGY-2 and around 20 physician positions for applicants with prior graduate medical education.

The program will be a dynamic experience, challenging you through complex clinical care, learning and teaching didactics and involvement in basic science or clinical research endeavors. It includes didactics with the pediatrics residents during the first two years and with adult neurology residents the final three years.

Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Corewell Health Pediatric Neurosciences Center cares for children and adolescents experiencing symptoms related to the brain, spinal cord or peripheral nervous system, to help identify the diagnosis and create a personalized plan for treatment. Our highly specialized team of Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery providers treat a variety of neurological disorders in the inpatient and outpatient settings. We have subspecialty expertise in epilepsy, cerebral palsy, neuromuscular disorders, stroke, autoimmune neurological diseases, as well as other conditions such as brain and spinal cord tumors, movement disorders, headache and pain, congenital neurological conditions and neurocritical illness such as traumatic injury or anoxic injuries. In addition to neurology and neurosurgery, the extended team includes neurodevelopmental pediatricians, biochemical genetics, pediatric neuropsychology and neurocritical care specialists. We were the first in the state to offer pediatric neurocritical care services that includes a post-hospital follow-up clinic and stroke clinic.

We have one of the most comprehensive pediatric epilepsy programs in Michigan and are the only designated Level 4 epilepsy center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers in West Michigan. Our care for patients with complex epilepsy and seizure disorders includes an eight-bed pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit for the evaluation of uncontrolled seizures, a dietary therapy clinic, genetic epilepsy clinic and extensive inpatient and outpatient evaluation for intractable epilepsy. In addition, the Jack H. Miller Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Center opened in September 2020. Our pediatric neurosurgeons are skilled in surgical techniques that can successfully and safely eliminate or reduce seizures if medication, and/ or dietary therapies (KGD/ MAD) are unsuccessful.

Our team has a fellowship trained pediatric movement disorder specialist in Michigan. We offer clinics that specialize in several common movement disorders, including Tourette syndrome, dystonia, ataxia and cerebral palsy (spasticity). These clinics bring professionals from many areas together to work with children in a coordinated treatment program. Our neuroscience center team will first identify a diagnosis utilizing clinical assessment, brain imaging, and/or genetics as well as offer treatment options such as deep brain stimulation, intrathecal baclofen pumps, botulinum toxin injections and selective dorsal rhizotomy. For complex cases, we collaborate with surgical and non-surgical experts to develop a specialized treatment plan in our bimonthly AMPS (advanced management of pediatric spasticity) conference. The goal setting is done in collaboration with families and other allied health workers (PT, OT, etc) from around the state.

Our pediatric neuromuscular center physicians are experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of neuromuscular disorders, including muscular dystrophies, spinal muscular atrophy, and peripheral neuropathies. Extensive diagnostic testing and a team of treatment professionals combine to help children improve or maintain muscle strength and sensory function, so individuals can live as actively and independently as possible. Our clinic is aligned with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Parent Project and Cure SMA to give families a voice and ensure that we continue to offer cutting edge treatment options.

We are proud to be the first in Michigan to offer pediatric neurocritical care services. These services are provided by a specialized team led by fellowship-trained neuro pediatric intensive care and neurology physicians. Our neurocritical care team works to identify patients in the neuro pediatric intensive care unit who are at stricken with new or ongoing neurologic injury, then monitors and applies neuroprotective therapies. The goal is to improve outcomes and decrease hospital stay, as neurologic outcomes have the largest impact on quality of life in patients after leaving the pediatric intensive care unit.

Our neuropsychologists have completed extensive training and are specialized in pediatric psychology, brain-behavior relationships, specialized neuropsychological assessment, intervention techniques and the practical implications of neuropsychological conditions. They work in collaboration with subspecialists in neuroscience, cardiology and hematology/oncology, among others, to diagnose and treat conditions such as ADHD, concussion and traumatic brain injury, neurological or neurodevelopmental issues such as stroke, epilepsy, fetal alcohol syndrome, etc.

Our team of specialists includes doctors, geneticists, psychologists and others provide comprehensive care from diagnosis to medical care and surveillance, even working with schools to support students with learning disabilities. Our clinic has experts for both children and adults, allowing us to see a family together, making complete care even easier.

Tuberous sclerosis complex is a rare multisystem condition and we offer treatment through a clinic managed by our neurologists, epileptologists, neurosurgeons, cardiologists, genetic counselors, nephrologists and urologists. Together, we help children with this condition manage epilepsy, autism, and other complications.

Our team of neurologists with special training in movement disorders, neurosurgeons and neuropsychologists provide comprehensive assessments and treatments to children with complex movement disorders including spasticity and dystonia.

Our cerebral palsy clinic is the most comprehensive in Michigan and includes a unique group of specialists which include neurology, physiatry, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, orthotic, physical/occupational and speech therapists, dietician, social worker, amongst others.

We are able to perform and interpret video EEG, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, single photon emission computerized tomography, electromyography and evoked potentials. In addition, the Jack H. Miller Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Center opened its doors in September 2020.

The education of our residents is our priority. This is done through our didactic lessons, bedside teaching, independent learning and exposure to a broad range of patient pathology. Our residents work alongside fellowship-trained experts in multiple neurological subspecialties including pediatric epilepsy, pediatric movement disorders, pediatric neuroimmunology, pediatric neuromuscular disorders, stroke, neurodevelopmental disabilities and neurogenetics. Our faculty are committed to providing residents with a rich experience of training, education and research opportunities.

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