Thank you for considering our epilepsy fellowship program at University of New Mexico. Currently, we have a total of three adult/pediatric epilepsy fellow positions each year. Our one year-long program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). By the end of the program, fellows will be proficient in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy patients, including epilepsy surgery/neuromodulation devices.
We also have the opportunity of doing additional years of ACGME- accredited fellowship, when applicants chose to do epilepsy fellowship in conjunction to our ACGME-accredited neurophysiology and/or sleep fellowship program.
Dr. Iffat Ara Suchita
Contact: ifsuchita@salud.unm.edu
"As a program director, my goal is to ensure your fellowship experience to be an excellent educational opportunity in our positive collegial environment.”
Read more: What to Expect in a One-Year Epilepsy Fellowship
Alexis Gonzalez
Contact: alegonzalez@salud.unm.edu
Please meet our comprehensive epilepsy team who are taking our epilepsy patients every day and working hard to create your epilepsy fellowship journey an amazing education experience.
The UNM Comprehensive Epilepsy Program offers Level IV diagnostic and treatment for our epilepsy patients, and we perform the following procedures:
Fellows get opportunity to learn directly from our epilepsy team including current six adult epilepsy faculties, three pediatric epilepsy faculties and additional three ICU EEG faculties. Fellows core rotation includes:
Beside core EEG rotations, fellows also do their own epilepsy continuity clinic (one half day a week), and get opportunity to attend our sub-specialty epilepsy clinic including –
Learning Opportunities:
To apply to our program, we require you to:
We accept applications through ERAS.
You can also directly email Epilepsy Fellowship Director Dr. Iffat Ara Suchita at ifsuchita@salud.unm.edu and fellowship coordinator Alexis Gonzalez at alegonzalez@salud.unm.edu, for more information.
Patrick O'Connor, MD
"The Epilepsy fellowship at UNMH provided me with the opportunity to work with a variety of highly knowledgeable Epilepsy subspecialists. These individuals bring their training and years of experience from many different institutions to help provide compassionate care for the medically underserved and refractory epilepsy patients in the state of New Mexico."
"I would highly recommend that anyone with an interest in both treating medically underserved populations as well as high level epilepsy care of diverse pathologies strongly consider the UNMH epilepsy fellowship to further their training."
-Daniel Barnett, MD
"Being a fellow at UNMH, I have had the immense privilege of being able to work with complex, medically refractory epilepsy patients who have taught me how to appropriately care for this fragile population. Additionally, the diverse staff and faculty have been wonderful, as they have provided me with the necessary support to become the best epileptologist I can be."
Lauren Hatcher, MD
Education Program Manager
J.J. Maloney
maloneyj72793@salud.unm.edu
Fellowship Coordinator
Alexis Gonzalez
Alegonzalez@salud.unm.edu