The Johns Hopkins Movement Disorders Fellowship

Group picture of fellows celebrating together

The Johns Hopkins Movement Disorders fellowship aims to train exceptionally qualified individuals in the diagnosis and management of a wide variety of movement disorders, as well as provides scholarly training in conducting movement disorders research.

On this page: Rotations | Directors | Specialty Centers | Faculty | Fellows | Alumni

Program Overview

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  • Duration: 2-3 years
  • Program start: July
  • Eligibility: by the start of the fellowship training, candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency program in neurology and are board-certified or board-eligible.
  • How to apply: Applications are accepted through the SF Match portal. Please submit your CV, medical school transcripts and three letters of recommendation (letter from residency director or departmental chairman strongly recommended).

Program Directors

The Division Director and Director of the Fellowship Training Program review applications and invite selected candidates for an interview. For more information, please contact:

Alexander Pantelyat, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Meyer 6-181C
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD  21287
410-502-3290 (tel)
410-502-6737 (fax)
[email protected]

Jee Bang, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Meyer 6-181E
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD  21287
410-502-4125 (tel)
410-502-6737 (fax)?
[email protected]
 

Rotations and Responsibilities

Movement disorders doctors talking to fellows in a hospital office

The fellowship curriculum involves structured rotations through subspecialty clinics. The program’s close relationship with other departments ensures exposure to pediatric neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuropsychiatry, cognitive neurology, adult hydrocephalus and telemedicine.

  • The first year of fellowship is clinically intensive, intended to give junior fellows a well-rounded experience in the evaluation and management of movement disorders and build a robust clinical understanding of various phenomenologies and disease processes. Clinic time is split among attending clinics, neuromodulation, chemodenervation, ataxia and fellows' continuity clinics.
  • In the second year, fellows are encouraged to tailor their clinical experience based on post-fellowship career goals while building on their first year foundation. The inpatient movement disorders consult coverage is divided among the first- and second-year fellows.

View a sample schedule for first- and second-year fellows.

Subspecialty Clinics and Centers

Our diverse faculty includes experts from several divisions and departments, who are dedicated to teaching fellows and ensuring a well-rounded clinical experience with common and rare movement disorders. Our multidisciplinary care, involving the allied health team and experts in genetics, neuromodulation and chemodenervation provides a comprehensive approach to complex movement disorders and encourages team building, which is critical for modern clinical practice.?

Core Fellowship Faculty

Other Faculty Educators

Current Fellows

Stephen Berger, MD | Class of 2024

Medical School: New York University (2018)
Residency: New York University (2018-2022)
Photo of Dr. Stephen Berger

Joseph Seemiller, MD | Class of 2024

Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth University (2018)
Residency: Geisinger Health System (2018-2022)
Photo of Dr. Joseph Seemiller

Lauryn Currens, MD | Class of 2025

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine (2019)
Residency: University of Massachusetts (2023)
Photo of Dr. Lauryn Currens

Fellowship Alumni

Nigel Harrison, MD | 2023
Current Position: Intermountain Healthcare 

Ashley Paul, MD | 2022
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

Maitreyi Murthy, MBBS | 2021
Current Position: Staff, PeaceHealth, Vancouver, WA

Jumana Alshaikh, MBBS |2021
Current Position: Faculty, University of Utah

Gerson Suarez-Cedeno, MD | 2020
Current Position: Unknown

Bonnie Kaas, MD | 2019
Current Position: Staff, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

Suraj Rajan, MD | 2019
Current Position: Staff, OhioHealth Physicians Group

Ankur Butala, MD | 2018
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

Emile Moukheiber. MD | 2018
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

Martin Kronenbuerger, MD | 2017
Current Position: Unknown

Laura Tochen, MD | 2016
Current Position: Staff, Children's National Hospital

Chizoba Umeh, MD | 2013
Current Position: Faculty, Tufts University

Liana Rosenthal, MD | 2012
Current Position: Faculty, Johns Hopkins University

Shawn Smyth, MD | 2011
Current Position: Private Practice

Rainer von Coelln, MD | 2010
Current Position: Faculty, University of Maryland

Joseph Savitt, MD, PhD | 2003
Current Position: Faculty, University of Maryland

Michael Cooper, MD | 1999
Current Position: Faculty, Vanderbilt University

Allen Mandir, MD, PhD | 1998
Current Position: Faculty, Georgetown University

Ted M. Dawson, MD, PhD | 1992
Current Position: Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD | 1990
Current Position: Professor, University of Minnesota

Steven Reich, MD | 1988
Current Position: Professor, University of Maryland