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Neurocritical Care Fellowship

Program Description

Neurocritical care physicians examining a patient.

The Department of Neurology at UNC Health offers a two-year ACGME and UCNS accredited fellowship in neurocritical care. The fellows will receive focused training in the application of diagnostic and treatment strategies for the neurologically critically ill. UNC is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Level 1 Trauma Center, Level IV Epilepsy Center, and North Carolina’s Burn Center.

During the fellowship, fellows will spend a total of 8-12 months rotating in the 22-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care unit (NSICU).

Rotations (24-month fellowship):

  • NSICU (12 months)
  • SICU (2 months)
  • MICU (2 months)
  • CICU ( 2 weeks)
  • EEG (1 month)
  • Anesthesia (1 month)
  • Board Preparation (2-4 weeks)
  • Elective Rotations: Neuro-IR, Neurosurgery, Consult Neurology, Stroke Neurology, Research, Global Health Neurology, Interventional Pulmonology, TCD, Ultrasound, Education, Quality Improvement

Rotations (12-month fellowship):

  • NSICU (8 months)
  • SICU, MICU, CICU (2-4 weeks each)
  • EEG (1 month)
  • Elective Rotations (1-2 months)

Physicians providing neurocritical care to a patient.

Fellows will participate in lectures, teaching conferences, Journal Club, Case Conference, and Grand Rounds. Fellows will oversee house staff from the Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Emergency Medicine who rotate though the NSICU. The UNC NSICU draws a diverse patient population, and fellows will have exposure to a broad variety of neurological pathology including subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, CNS infections, status epilepticus, acute stroke, neuro-oncologic emergencies and acute neuromuscular disease.

Duration of Fellowship: One or two years

Starting Date: July 1

Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Applicants must be Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Medical Specialties in one of the following, or have equivalent certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada:

  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Internal Medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • General Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Surgical)

How to Apply

Neurocritical care fellows practicing a procedure.

Interested applicants can submit applications via San Francisco Match or email us directly (if off-cycle). The following items must be submitted to schedule an interview:

  • Personal Statement
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • USMLE/COMLEX transcripts
  • Letters of reference
  • ECFMG Certificate and visa (applicable)
  • Photograph (optional, but preferred to track applicants after interviews)

Inquiries regarding application can be emailed to the Program Director, Dr. Tamara Strohm.

Current Fellows

Brett Friedler, MD
 Brett Daniel Friedler, MD 

  • Medical School – Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency – Albany Medical Center Department of Neurology
Lindsey Krawchuk, MD
Lindsey Krawchuk, MD
 Lindsey J. Krawchuk, MD 

  • Medical School – University of Wisconsin
  • Residency – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Trevi Mancilla, MD, PhD
 Trevi Mancilla

  • Medical School  – Wellesley College
  • Doctorate of Philosophy – UT San Antonio
  • Residency – Internal Medicine in Idaho Falls

UNC also sponsors a 1-year NIH StrokeNet fellowship.

Recent Alumni

Fazila Aseem, MD

Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Neurocritical Care Division at Virginia Commonwealth University

Daniel King, MD
Residency: Prince Georges Hospital Center
Current Position: Assistant Professor, George Washington university in Washington D.C.

Grace DeHoff, DO
Residency: Citrus Memorial Hospital
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Aurora St Lukes in Milwaukee

Adam Waddell, MD
Residency: Neurology, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ
Current position: Neurointensivist, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group  Hartford, CT

Uttam Verma, MBBS
Residency: Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Current position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Oklahoma

Mandy Hatfield, MD
Residency: Neurology Residency, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, West Virginia University
JW Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV

Richard Gandee, DO
Residency: Internal Medicine, Ohio Health Doctor’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Current Position: Neurointensivist, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Akron, OH

Winnie Lau, MD
Residency: Adult Neurology Residency, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, Palo Alto, CA
Current position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Nathan Davis, MD
Residency: Neurosurgery Residency, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Current position: Neurosurgeon, Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia, SC

Marin Darsie, MD
Residency: Emergency Residency, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Current position: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI