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 2026-2027 academic year (July 2026 start date) will be accepted from fall 2024 through January 15, 2025. Interviews will be held in March 2025. 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. More information available at The Neurohospitalist Society - Neurohospitalist Prospective Fellows
To apply, send the following application materials to neurohospitalistfellowship@pennmedicine.upenn.edu:
- Personal Statement
- Curriculum Vitae
- Two to three letters of recommendation
Neurohospitalist Faculty
Anne Douglas, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Program Director, Neurohospitalist Fellowship
Associate Director, Neurology Clerkship
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
Chair of Neurology, Pennsylvania Hospital
Co-Chief, Neurohospitalist Division
Co-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.
Denise Xu, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency
