Fellowship Title: | Geriatric Nephrology and Palliative Renal Medicine |
Division: | Nephrology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical and Research |
Supervisor: | Dr SV Jassal |
Duration: | 6 months (maybe extended to 12 months) |
Application Open and Close Date: | 30 September (for following January); 30 April (for following July) |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | January 1st (July 1st) |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | Trainees will gain experience in applying the findings from a comprehensive geriatric assessment to the patient with renal disease with the goal of maximizing wellbeing in the context of renal therapies and chronic disease. Although the training experiences will extend across all stages of renal disease there will be a strong emphasis on palliative dialysis, symptom management, rehabilitation with dialysis and on providing comprehensive conservative renal care. Trainees will be exposed to critical appraisal and given the opportunity for clinical research training if applicable. |
Contact Name: | Samantha Ramsammy |
Role: | Administrative assistant |
Telephone: | 416 340 3196 |
E-mail: | Samantha.rammsammy@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | 8N857 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto ON |
Fellowship Title: | Glomerular Disease |
Division: | Nephrology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | H Reich |
Duration: | 1 year |
Application Open and Close Date: | November 1 |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | The Toronto Glomerulonephritis (GN) Registry at the University Health Network (UHN) is accepting applications for a fellowship in GN. The GN fellowship opportunity offers access to a breadth of specialized quaternary care clinics for treatment of GN at multiple hospital sites, and clinical care is fully integrated with research under the auspices of the Toronto GN Registry. |
Contact Name: | Heather Reich |
Role: | Research Director, Toronto GN Registry |
Telephone: | 416-340-3439 |
E-mail: | marion.butt@uhn.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Hereditary Kidney Disease |
Division: | Nephrology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | York Pei |
Duration: | 1-3 years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Open: September 1 Close: February 1 |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1-2 |
Description: | To provide a stimulating and nurturing environment for the trainee to acquire: (ii) Expertise in clinical care of patients with other rare familial renal disorders (e.g. familial glomerulonephritis (GN) including Alport’s syndrome, familial renal tubular acidosis, cystinosis, Bartter’s and Gitelman’s syndrome). (iii) Expertise in advanced imaging technologies for diagnosis and for monitoring progression and complications in ADPKD and TSC. (iv) Clinical, genomic, and translational research opportunities in polycystic kidney disease and familial GN. |
Contact Name: | York Pei, MD |
Role: | Supervisor |
Telephone: | 416-340-4257 |
E-mail: | York.pei@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | 8N838, 585 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G2N2 |
Fellowship Title: | Home Dialysis |
Division: | Nephrology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical and Research |
Supervisor: | Joanne Bargman |
Duration: | 6-12 months |
Application Open and Close Date: | Flexible, July 1 start is preferred |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | ongoing |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1-2 |
Description: | The purpose of this fellowship is to acquire expertise in home dialysis modalities, comprising peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis. Fellows will attend clinics for both, manage drop-ins, and attend pre-dialysis clinics to learn more about education around choice of dialysis modality.
Preference will be given to Canadian applicants.
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Contact Name: | Joanne Bargman |
Role: | Director of Peritoneal Dialysis Program |
Telephone: | 416-340-4804 |
E-mail: | Joanne.bargman@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | 200 Elizabeth Street 8N-840 Toronto M5G2C4 |
Fellowship Title: | Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation |
Division: | Nephrology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Jeffrey Schiff |
Duration: | 1 year |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 3-4 |
Description: | This fellowship will allow trainees to develop competency in managing all aspects of kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation. It includes rotations on both the renal transplant and pancreas transplant inpatient services. The remaining blocks may include rotations on the Transplant Infectious Diseases service; HLA lab; outpatient clinics; renal transplant pathology; pediatric transplant nephrology; and research. There is an assigned longitudinal post-transplant clinic, as well as pre-transplant donor and recipient assessment clinics. The educational program includes renal transplant seminars, transplant journal club, Multi-Organ Transplant (MOT) rounds and MOT Fellows’ seminars. There is also a hands-on seminar in renal transplant ultrasound and biopsy performance. The fellowship is based at the Toronto General Hospital, with some clinics at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children. It is accredited by the American Society of Transplantation Transplant Nephrology Fellowship Training Accreditation Program. |
Contact Name: | Lisa Gallant-Labelle |
Role: | Administrative Assistant |
Telephone: | 416-340-3840 |
E-mail: | Lisa.gallantlabelle@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | Toronto General Hospital |
Fellowship Title: | Onconephrology |
Division: | Nephrology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Chris Chan |
Duration: | 1 year |
Application Open and Close Date: | January 4 to Feb 28 |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | Since January 2015, the Divisions of Nephrology and Hematology/Oncology at the University Health Network have collaborated to form an Onco-Nephrology clinical program. The present clinical fellowship program aims to extend the clinical training of recently graduated nephrology trainees to:
Areas of specific focus will include one or more of apheresis, bone marrow transplantation, myeloma, amyloidosis and clinical epidemiology and translational Research. Salary will be $76,210 CAN per annum and $8,790 for attending conferences and meetings. Successful candidates will be fluent in English, have completed clinical training in Nephrology, and be eligible for an educational license as an internal medicine specialist in the province of Ontario (minimum of 4 years of residency training following medical school). |
Contact Name: | Chris Chan |
Role: | Divisional Director - UHN - Nephrology |
Telephone: | 416 340 3073 |
E-mail: | christopher.chan@uhn.ca |
Mailing Address: | 200 Elizabeth Street, 8N room 846, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4 |
Fellowship Title: | Point of Care and Interventional Ultrasound Fellowship |
Division: | Nephrology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Alireza Zahirieh |
Duration: | 1 year |
Application Open and Close Date: | October 1, 2022 – December 1, 2022 |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1, 2023 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1 |
Description: | This fellowship program offers the fellow an opportunity to develop expertise in the use of point of care ultrasonography in clinical practice. Participation in scholarly activity and medical education throughout the fellowship is strongly recommended and will be fully supported. The fellowship will be based out of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with opportunities to work at other University of Toronto affiliated hospitals. |
Contact Name: | Mary Coates |
Role: | Nephrology Division Manager, Sunnybrook Health Sci. Centre |
Telephone: | 416.480.6100 ext. 3863 |
E-mail: | mary.coates@sunnybrook.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Adult Genetic Epilepsy Fellowship |
Division: | Neurology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical and research |
Supervisor: | Dr. Danielle Andrade |
Duration: | 1-2 Years |
Application Open and Close Date: | 1 Year prior to start of fellowship |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 1-2 depending on funding |
Description: | The Adult Genetic Epilepsy (AGE) Fellowship Program at Toronto Western Hospital is a well-established program that offers extensive training in all aspects of genetically-determined epilepsies, both common and rare forms. Our AGE Fellowship program is part of one of the largest and most comprehensive Epilepsy Programs in North America, level 4 epilepsy center, with an excellent team of epileptologists, clinical neurophysiologists, genetic counselors, geneticists, neuropsychiatrists, neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, neurosurgeons, social workers, nurses and dietitians. Fellows will attend the Adult Genetic Epilepsy clinics where they will see a variety of genetic epilepsy cases, including some of the most pharmacoresistant. During this fellowship, fellows will develop expertise in recognition of clinical manifestations as well as indication and interpretation of genetic testing. Our cutting-edge management (both acute and long-term) of genetic epilepsies in adults will give fellows the opportunity to master precision medicine treatments as well as take part in new precision medicine trials. In addition, our multidisciplinary Adult Genetic Epilepsy clinics will give the fellows the opportunity to learn about movement disorders, cognition and other comorbidities seen in adults with genetic epilepsy. The Adult Genetic Epilepsy Program has an important research component and fellows are encouraged to participate in clinical or pre-clinical research. They will have access to the large database and DNA bank of patients with genetic epilepsies and they will be mentored throughout the research. They will also have protected research time. Requirements: Completion of an accredited residency in Neurology. Completion of a general epilepsy fellowship is encouraged but not required. |
Contact Name: | Dr. Danielle Andrade |
Role: | Fellowship Coordinator |
E-mail: | Danielle.andrade@uhn.ca |
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:
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.
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Contact Name: | Dr. Sara Mitchell |
Role: | Director, Azrieli Brain Medicine Fellowship |
E-mail: | tdra@utoronto.ca; sara.mitchell@sunnybrook.ca |
Fellowship Title: | Behavioural Neurology |
Division: | Neurology |
Fellowship Type: | Clinical |
Supervisor: | Dr. Morris Freedman Dr. Howard Chertkow |
Duration: | 1-2 Years |
Application Open and Close Date: | Applications considered on an ongoing basis. |
Anticipated Start Date(s): | July 1 January 1 |
Number of position(s) per year: | 4 |
Description: | The Behavioural Neurology Fellowship Program at Baycrest and the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto, offers clinical and research training in the behavioural neurology of neurodegenerative disease, with a focus on dementia. Clinical experiences will include care of outpatients in the ambulatory Sam and Ida Ross Memory Clinic and in-patients on the Behavioural Neurology Unit, where specialized skills will be gained in the assessment and management of cognitive, language, and behavioural disorders due to neurodegenerative disease. Highlights
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Contact Name: | Shelly Pisarenko |
Role: | Administrative Support Secretary, Neurology |
Telephone: | 416-785-2500, ext. 6477 |
E-mail: | SPisarenko@baycrest.org |