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University of Pennsylvania Health System Epilepsy

Fellowship · Philadephia, PA

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Health System · Director Saurabh Sinha

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Class size
4
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-4 salary
$90k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 3 Matches.
  • Sponsors H-1B visas. Most programs sponsor only J-1 visas.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited neurology residency, or a Canadian equivalent, before the fellowship starts, and be eligible for Pennsylvania medical licensure, which includes passing USMLE Step 3 or COMLEX Level 3.

Who started, by class

Started 20261 on record of 4 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Yombe FonkeuUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System10 papers · 2 first author · 4 case reports
Started 20242 on record of 4 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Madeline StecyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai2 papers
  • Amanda SimonUniversity of Utah Health

Training

3 training sites.

Months at each site

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System10 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Philadelphia)1 mo
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship1
  • Neurophysiology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System6
  • Drexel University2
  • Carle Illinois College of Medicine1
  • Cone Health Moses Cone Hospital1
  • Lehigh Valley Health Network1
  • Loma Linda Univ Sch of Med1

Research

33% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

1 of 3, 9 papers between them

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

People

Leadership

  • Saurabh SinhaProgram Director, Epilepsy Fellowship
  • Genna WaldmanAssistant Director of the Epilepsy Fellowship Program
  • Kathryn DavisEpilepsy Division Chief

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Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

More programs at University of Pennsylvania Health System

ProgramPositions
ProgramPositions
  • Clinical NeurophysiologyPositions: 2
  • Neurocritical Care (Multidisciplinary)Positions: 10
  • NeurologyPositions: 42
  • Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology)Positions: 2
  • Vascular NeurologyPositions: 4

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 27°. About 22 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.8M people live within 20 minutes of University of Pennsylvania Health System by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month within 10 miles of University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding