Neurohospitalist Medicine 

The Penn Neurohospitalist Fellowship program trains future leaders in academic inpatient neurology. The program immerses trainees in a diverse clinical, research, and educational environment to launch the next phase of their career. Aims include honing diagnostic reasoning related to acute diseases affecting both the peripheral and central nervous system, developing managerial skills with interdisciplinary teams, refining teaching skills, and exploring quality improvement in the inpatient service line. Fellows engage in intensive mentorship with faculty within the Neurohospitalist Division and Neurology Department more broadly for feedback on clinical work, academic interests, and career goals.

Curriculum

The curriculum is tailored to each fellow's interests with clinical and research electives, with opportunities including epilepsy, neuromuscular medicine, neuroimmunology, palliative care, or neurointerventional radiology. Universally, the year includes escalating responsibilities beginning with joining Neurohospitalist attendings on service and graduating to attending independently by the end of the year. Service time is primarily on the HUP Ward and Neurology Consult services with supplemental educational experiences with neurovascular and neurocritical care services at HUP, as well as neurohospitalist services at Penn Presbyterian Hospital and Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes. 

The year will be broken up into one and two week blocks and include roughly: 
• 4 months primary neurology inpatient service, including stroke and neurointensive care 
• 5 months consultative neurology including stroke 
• 2 months of elective 
• 1 month of vacation 

Didactics

Format will vary and include one-on-one sessions with Neurohospitalist attendings, interdisciplinary fellow education lunch lectures, division meetings, national conferences.

Application Process

Candidates must be board eligible and have a license to practice in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey by the fellowship start date. 

Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year (July 2025 start date) will be accepted from fall 2023 through January 15, 2024. Interviews will be held in March 2024. As a Neurohospitalist Society accredited fellowship, we participate in the Unified Offer Timeline which standardizes fellowship position offer extension and candidate offer acceptance dates across participating neurohospitalist fellowship programs. For fellowship positions beginning in July 2025, offers will be extended on May 6, 2024 (program to candidate). The candidate acceptance deadline will be May 10, 2024 (candidate response to program offer).

To apply, send the following application materials to neurohospitalistfellowship@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
  • Personal Statement
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two to three letters of recommendation

We have 1 position available for the 2024-2025 academic year (July 2024 start date). Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please indicate intent for a July 2024 start when sending above application materials. 

Neurohospitalist Faculty


Anne Douglas, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Program Director, Neurohospitalist Fellowship 
Associate Director, Neurology Clerkship 





Daniel Cristancho, MD, MBE
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Associate Program Director, Neurohospitalist Fellowship
Medical Director, Pennsylvania Hospital Primary Stroke Center




Raymond Price, MD, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Neurology
Co-Chief, Neurohospitalist Division
Program Director, Neurology Residency

Paul Novello, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Co-Chief, Neurohospitalist Division





Christina Blum, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Director of Stroke Services, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center




Matthew Broderick, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology

Kelley Humbert, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency






Kara Shetler, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology







Laura Stein, MD, MS, Ed.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency


Denise Xu, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency

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Contact Information

Department of Neurology
3 Gates, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Frances E. Jensen, MD, FACP
Chair of Neurology

Email PennNeuroFellowships@uphs.upenn.edu