General
- Positions available
- Possible specializations
- Clinical
- Electrodiagnostics
- Neuromuscular Pathology
- Research
- Accreditations
- ACGME: Neuromuscular Medicine
- UCNS: Neuromuscular Pathology
- Candidates must have
- Residency (3 years)
- US graduates
- Medical license
- Board eligible
- Neurology or Rehabilitation
- Non-US graduates
- Temporary Missouri License
can be obtained
Applicants: Please e-mail, or send, to us
- CV
- Letters of reference: 3
- Addresses
Alan Pestronk, MD or
Muhammad Al-Lozi, MBBS
Department of Neurology
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Ave., Box 8111
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-6981; Fax: 314-362-3752
e-mail:
Pestronk; Al-Lozi
- Interviews: January-April 2018
Fellowship Description
- Standard Rotations
- Clinical Neuromuscular Disorders
- Electrophysiology & Ultrasound
- Clinical Research + Elective time
- Elective
- Research
- Electrodiagnostic
- Laboratory
- Nerve & Muscle Pathology
- Other areas for board certification
- All include attending supervision
- Fellows participate in
- Clinical & Electrodiagnostic services
- Teaching neurology residents
- Clinical research
- Conferences
- Neuromuscular
- Neurophysiology
- Pathology
- Duration: 1 year
- See: Detailed description
Additional years often available
- Translational or Basic Research training
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Special features of our NM Fellowship
- The Best Neuromuscular Teaching
(Based on National Self-Assessment exam scores)
- Top 10%: 69% of our Neuromuscular fellows
- Top 25%: 92% of our Neuromuscular fellows
- 2015-16: All 5 NM fellows scored in top 6 in US
- Large Clinical experience
- Over 120 Neuromuscular patients seen weekly
- Outpatient and Inpatient services
- Exposure to adults and children
- Active hospital consultation service
- Neuromuscular teaching conferences: 4 weekly
- 12 Neuromuscular Attendings
- Widely varied interests
- Clinical: Muscle, Nerve, NMJ & Rehab
- Laboratory Testing
- Teaching in: Clinical, Laboratory & Research
- Mentoring: Many clinical & research options
- Electrodiagnostic service
- 7 Attendings
- Areas of NM expertise
- Muscle, NMJ, Autonomic, Nerve
- Adult & Pediatric NM disorders
- Ultrasound: Only US Muscle + Nerve service
- Over 2,500 studies per year
- Teaching conferences: 2 weekly
- 4 to 5 Fellows each year
- Learn from, & with, colleagues and attendings
- Cross-coverage
- Elective time
- Neuromuscular Laboratory Medicine
- Neuromuscular Pathology
- Neuromuscular Pathology Lab
- Muscle biopsies: 650 per year
- Nerve biopsies: 130 per year
- Directed by Neuromuscular Physicians
- Specialty testing
- Mitochondrial
- Immune disorders
- Glycogen pathway disorders
- Hereditary Myopathy proteins
- Genetics & Exome sequencing
- Teaching archive
- 13,000 biopsies for learning & research
- Weekly teaching conferences: 2
- Neuromuscular Genetics Service
- Large and growing DNA and fibroblast bank
- 8 New genetic disorders identified in past 5 years
- Neuromuscular Research
- Neuromuscular Web Site: Extensive learning base
- Elective Rotations: Allow pursuit of Special Interests
- Work environment
- Saint Louis: Family friendly, large city
- Washington University Neurology
Top-ranked, academic, large department
- Happy Fellows: Graduates who are still smiling
- Outcomes: What happens after fellowship
- Neuromuscular medical school faculty: 70%
- Practice: 30%
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