Fellowship Listing

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Nephrology

Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation

Kidney Transplant - St. Michael's Hospital site specific

Fellowship Title:	Kidney Transplant - St. Michael's Hospital site specific
Division:	Nephrology
Fellowship Type:	Clinical
Supervisor:	Dr. Darren Yuen
Duration:	1-year
Application Open and Close Date:	November to December of the year prior to start date
Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1st
Number of position(s) per year:	1-2
Description:	The St. Michael’s Hospital transplant fellow will complete a 1-year fellowship designed to provide in-depth training in transplant nephrology. Fellows will gain experience in: (1) evaluation of living donors (including ABO incompatible donors and kidney paired exchange) and deceased donors (including expanded criteria donors and donation after cardiac death), (2) evaluation of potential kidney transplant recipients, (3) perioperative kidney transplant management and immunosuppression, and (4) evaluation and management of short- and long-term transplant complications. The fellowship is generally divided into thirteen 4-week blocks: 9 blocks of transplant in-patient ward service (including perioperative transplant care and management of post-transplant complications) 4 blocks reserved for research time, and exposure to renal transplant radiology (including biopsies), renal pathology, and HLA lab The fellow will also participate in pre-transplant recipient assessment, living donor assessment, post-transplant, and failing transplant clinics at St. Michael’s Hospital. They will also participate in monthly 1-hr group case discussions around pre-transplant recipient assessments, as well as a monthly 1-hr group combined radiology/transplant surgery/nephrology rounds. St. Michael’s Hospital is the second largest renal transplant program in Canada, performing over 100 kidney transplants per year. Our post-transplant clinic follows roughly 1800 prevalent kidney transplant recipients, and our pre-transplant clinics service a wide ESRD catchment area encompassing much of the province of Ontario. The Transplant Division is composed of 3 full-time transplant nephrologists, 2 nephrologists performing living donor assessments, and a nurse practitioner. The Transplant program is part of a larger 11 member Nephrology Division at St. Michael’s Hospital. Transplant patients are admitted to the Nephrology ward at St. Michael’s Hospital. The Division runs a full academic program, including Monday Case Rounds, Tuesday Nephrology Rounds, Wednesday afternoon University of Toronto City-Wide Rounds, and Thursday General Nephrology Teaching rounds.
Contact Name:	Darren Yuen
Role:	Transplant Nephrologist
Telephone:	416-864-6060 x3309
E-mail:	Darren.Yuen@utoronto.ca

Point of Care and Interventional Ultrasound Fellowship

Neurology

Advanced Treatment of Movement Disorders

Fellowship Title:	Advanced Treatment of Movement Disorders
Division:	Neurology
Fellowship Type:	Clinical
Supervisor:	Dr. Alfonso Fasano
Duration:	1-2 Years (a 6-month rotation is also part of the 2-year clinical fellowship in Movement Disorders)
Application Open and Close Date:	Usually 2 years prior to start of fellowship
Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1 (exceptions are possible)
Number of position(s) per year:	4 depending on funding
Description:	Specific targets are: To know the scientific principles of deep brain stimulation (DBS), other experimental invasive neuromodulation techniques (e.g. spinal cord stimulation), MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), pump-based treatments (subcutaneous or intestinal) and shunt surgery To know the pre-operative assessments (which tests should be done), including tap test for normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and naso-jejunal test phase for intestinal levodopa-carbidopa gel infusion (LCIG) To be able to personally perform CAPSIT and principal scales used in clinical scales, including principle of gait analysis To know how to select the ideal neurosurgical procedure (DBS, MRgFUS, gamma-knife radiosurgery or radiofrequency lesioning) To know the basic intra-operative neurophysiology and chronic brain recordings (e.g. local field potentials) To assess the patient during awake surgery (DBS and MRgFUS) To manage the immediate post-operative phase (medications, complications, botulinum toxin injection etc.) To be able to program DBS for Vim, STN and GPi patients and manage the meds requirement To be able to select and program children under consideration for DBS To be able to program experimental devices, including adaptive DBS and novel targets To be able to use neuroimaging-based and remote programming for DBS To be able to program and manage shunt surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus To manage the principal complications or side effects after surgery or induced by the stimulation, drug infusion or CSF shunting To manage the patients in long term follow-up, including telemedicine approaches
Contact Name:	Dr. Alfonso Fasano
Role:	Supervisor
E-mail:	alfonso.fasano@uhn.ca

Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship

Fellowship Title:	Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship
Division:	Neurology
Fellowship Type:	Clinical
Supervisor:	Dr. Sara Mitchell (primary); Rotating supervisors
Duration:	6 months -2 years (competency based)
Application Open and Close Date:	February 11 (applications after deadline MAY be considered)
Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
Number of position(s) per year:	1-2
Description:	Clinical Fellowship in Brain Medicine The application deadline for July 2023 start date is FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2022. The Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Toronto will be offered by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for a July 2023 start date. This innovative fellowship has been designed to address an emerging need to approach the study of the brain with an interdisciplinary lens and a collaborative approach. The Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship will provide successful trainees with an integrated, cross-disciplinary perspective to approach the clinical and research questions that are related to brain diseases. Examples of conditions that lend themselves to an approach facilitated by Brain Medicine include: traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative diseases, functional neurological disorders, developmental brain diseases (e.g., autism, attention deficit disorder), vascular brain diseases, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, and a variety of other neurologic and psychiatric conditions that are presenting with significant disturbances in affect, behaviour, and cognition. The University of Toronto offers the ideal environment for such training given the breadth of expertise represented across brain diseases. The successful fellows will have the opportunity to work alongside internationally renowned mentors and gain experience using cutting-edge clinical and research methods and technologies, including advanced neuroimaging, neuro-interventions, neuromodulation, genetics, fluid biomarkers, advanced clinical trials, and preclinical research. The Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship is a competency-based program that aims to provide its fellows with transdisciplinary competencies that complement their postgraduate specialty training; protected time will be provided for academic activities. Candidates must have completed a residency training program in neurology, psychiatry, neurosurgery, neurosurgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, geriatric medicine, family medicine or other brain related specialty. The Brain Medicine clinical fellowship will focus on the assessment and treatment of impaired affect, behaviour, and cognition (ABC) in complex brain disorders. They will also explore the impact of these disorders on functional abilities, quality of life, and interpersonal relationships. The fellow will gain clinical exposure to multiple complementary disciplines including geriatric medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, or psychiatry. The successful fellow will dedicate most of their time to clinical work (up to 80%) and the rest of their time to academic work (creative professional activity, education, research). Examples of competencies that the clinical Azrieli Brain Medicine fellow will acquire include: How to perform a neurocognitive/neurobehavioural assessment at an expert level as required for differential diagnosis and problem formulation; How to conduct and interpret a complementary and comprehensive neurological and psychiatric examination at an advanced level; How to describe the content and psychometric properties of the components of a neuropsychological assessment and integrate these data into clinical evaluations; How to interpret and utilize neuroimaging, neurophysiological, sleep, laboratory, and neuropathology studies; How to describe the neurobiology of specific brain disorders; How to apply relevant treatments such as neuropharmacology, neuromodulation (e.g., rTMS, tDCS, Focused Ultrasound, Deep Brain Stimulation), and psychosocial interventions. Selection Process The Selection Panel is led by the Director of the Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship (Dr. Sara Mitchell) and the Associate Director (Dr. Sarah Levitt) along with the brain medicine steering committee guided by the principles of excellence, equity, diversity and inclusion. Funding The successful applicants will receive a competitive remuneration package. Length of Fellowship This is a competency, rather than a time-based, fellowship. Typically the fellowship is one year in duration (6m-2 years range). Any interested applicants should send an updated CV and a one page statement indicating their interest in Brain Medicine. Also, please supply the names and contact information for three referees. The application deadline is FEBRUARY 11, 2022. Please send your application to: tdra@utoronto.ca After an initial review, you may be invited to a virtual interview. If you want more information please contact Dr. Sara Mitchell at: sara.mitchell@sunnybrook.ca or Dr. Sarah Levitt at: sarah.levitt@uhn.ca.
Contact Name:	Dr. Sara Mitchell
Role:	Director, Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship
E-mail:	tdra@utoronto.ca; sara.mitchell@sunnybrook.ca

Behavioural Neurology

City Wide Neuromuscular Fellowship

Cognitive - Behavioral Neurology

Cognitive Neurology and Movement Disorders - SHSC

Fellowship Title:	Cognitive Neurology and Movement Disorders - SHSC
Division:	Neurology
Fellowship Type:	Clinical
Supervisor:	Drs. Mario Masellis, Sandra E. Black, Sara Mitchell, and Benjamin Lam
Duration:	1 to 2 years
Anticipated Start Date(s):	July 1
Number of position(s) per year:	1-2
Description:	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, an academic teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, is offering a one to two year fellowship position in Cognitive & Movement Disorders Neurology. Sunnybrook serves a population of >1 million people in the North and East Greater Toronto area, but is also a regional centre and receives referrals for patients suffering from cognitive and movement disorders from across Ontario. Two Sunnybrook clinics provide care for referred patients: the Cognitive & Movement Disorders Clinic, and the L.C. Campbell Cognitive Neurology Clinic. The fellowship program is headed by Dr. Mario Masellis. Our team consists of 4 dedicated cognitive neurologists (Drs. Mario Masellis, Sandra E. Black, Sara Mitchell, and Benjamin Lam). Dr. Masellis also has training in movement disorders and focuses on both motor and non-motor aspects of these conditions. Drs. Masellis and Black are both internationally renowned clinicians and researchers in this clinical research discipline. Clinical Responsibilities In the first year, the fellow will attend up to 6 half-day weekly clinics in Cognitive & Movement Disorders Neurology, but including opportunities to participate in our Multidisciplinary Memory Clinic. Clinical duties will also include inpatient cognitive and movement disorders consults, and biweekly inpatient consultation and rounds. They will become astute at the diagnosis and management – both pharmacological and non-pharmacological - of the following conditions: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease with and without dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, corticobasal syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, and vascular cognitive impairment, as well as mixed dementias. They will also see and treat rarer early onset and genetic forms of these diseases as well. Research Exposure: Through participation in longitudinal studies evaluating the role of clinical patterns, genetic and neuroimaging biomarkers in predicting cognitive changes and changes in these patients, the fellow will be encouraged to work independently on all aspects of the research, but will meet with their supervisors on a regular basis to discuss progress and to obtain input and feedback. They will be encouraged to develop a feasible research project, present and write up results. Goals The primary aims of this fellowship are three-fold: To provide the fellow with hands-on clinical training and mentorship in cognitive and movement disorders neurology to acquire clinical competency in these neurology subspecialties. To provide the fellow with the knowledge and experience to develop expertise in cognitive neurology including cognitive consequences of movement disorders and stroke, and to be able to communicate effectively through educational presentations and teaching to peers, other professionals and younger trainees. To provide appropriate exposure to clinical research in cognitive and movement disorders neurology and related clinical trials to enable the fellow to understand the important role of research in inspiring future care.
Contact Name:	Dr. Mario Masellis
Role:	Supervisor
E-mail:	mario.masellis@sunnybrook.ca

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