Headache Medicine Fellow - Louisville, KY

*Recruiting for the 2028 academic year and after.

The Norton Neuroscience Institute Headache Centerin Louisville, Kentucky, offers a comprehensive headache medicine fellowship program that combines clinical practice, education and research opportunities. The program is accredited by theUnited Council for Neurologic Subspecialtiesand accepts one fellow per year.

The Norton Neuroscience Institute Headache Center offers patients the full range of treatment options, including medication management, pain management, cognitive behavioral therapy, injections (such as peripheral nerve blocks and Botox), outpatient infusions,clinical trialsand inpatient headache disorder management.

Fellows will receive training across adult and pediatric populations, gaining exposure to a wide spectrum of headache conditions - from common cases to rare disorders, and including complex headache disorders, migraine, facial pain disorder, primary headache, cluster headache and secondary headaches.

• The position is an employed fellowship with Norton Medical Group.
• Training takes place in both adult and pediatric settings.
• The position provides didactic interaction, support for clinical research and training in clinical management of adult and pediatric headache disorders.
• The headache fellow will gain experience with common, uncommon and rare headache conditions.
• The fellow will work with other specialists with interests in headache-related conditions, including neurosurgery and neuroradiology.
• In the hospital environment, the fellow will gain inpatient consultative service experience in evaluating and treating inpatients with headache presentations.
• The fellow will attend regularly scheduled didactic lectures.
• The fellow will be given the opportunity to participate in research projects. Even if the project is not completed during the tenure, the fellow will be able submit the abstract to national meetings and present a paper summarizing the findings.

• A personal statement that specifies interest in headache medicine
• A current CV
• Two letters of recommendation, including one from your current program director
• Completed application form

Email the completed application materials to brian.plato@nortonhealthcare.org.

Job Responsibilities: The physician is responsible for recording a detailed medical history of each patient in the electronic medical record, including, but not limited to, chief complaint, present condition, individual history, and family history. Performing appropriate physical examination of each patient. Analyzing reports and/or findings of tests and personal examinations in order to assess the medical condition of the patient, including diagnosing the patient's injury or illness and formulating a prognosis.

Required:

• Doctorate Degree
• One of: DO or MD

Desired:

• Doctor of Osteopathy OR Medical Doctor