Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship

Our Fellowship Program

(1-2 POSITIONS) 

This is an ACGME-approved epilepsy fellowship program at an internationally renowned epilepsy center. Trainees in the adult fellowship complete a combined total of two years fellowship training in epilepsy and neurophysiology. The separate pediatric epilepsy fellowship track consists of one year of epilepsy training primarily at the Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington. 

The Jefferson Epilepsy Center is a multidisciplinary quaternary care center and Level 4 NAEC epilepsy center for the diagnosis and treatment of people with epilepsy. The center has a national referral base. The surgical program is among the largest in the United States, performing 60-70 operations yearly. Center faculty are active in both clinical care of patients and research. The position offers strong clinical and research training to fellows seeking an academic career.

The Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, which includes an NAEC Level 4 epilepsy center in Wilmington, Del., serves as the primary training base for pediatric epilepsy training under the leadership of Stephen Falchek, MD. The hospital is a tertiary care center for pediatric neurology and epilepsy, with an extensive regional and national referral base. 

Training Overview

Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware is a Level 4 NAEC Epilepsy Center offering comprehensive epilepsy care to children with intractable epilepsy in the Tri-State Region, which serves patients in Delaware, southeast Pennsylvania and southern region of New Jersey. The center includes a 4-bed inpatient video-EEG monitoring unit and a multidisciplinary team including pediatric epileptologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, dietician, nurse practitioner and specialty nurses. Training at our epilepsy program includes up-to-date epilepsy treatment modalities, including epilepsy surgery, neurostimulation and educational conferences.