Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and of Neurology; Medical Director, Dementia and Behavioral Neurology, Neurology; Program Co-Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship, Neurology
Behavioral Neurology/Neuropsychiatry Fellowship
The Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders offers a one-year fellowship in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry. This is an accredited United Council for Neurological Subspecialty (UCNS) fellowship program. The fellow will be actively involved with the Yale New Haven Hospital Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center, as well as with the Behavioral Neurology Clinic at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven. The fellowship provides an in-depth training experience in various types of dementias, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, traumatic brain injuries, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The fellow will also have the opportunity to rotate through elective subspecialty clinics, including movement disorders, neuromuscular and ALS, and neuroimmunology clinics. There will also be opportunities to participate in multiple research projects and be mentored by senior neurology faculty researchers.
Minimum requirements include a MD from an accredited institution and completion of an ACGME-accredited residency in neurology or psychiatry.
How to Apply
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Applications must include the following:
- Current curriculum vitae (CV)
- Personal Statement
- Three (3) letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your residency program director
Please email application materials to Behavioral Neurology/Neurophysiology Fellowship Program.
Open Fellowship Position
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The 2027-2028 cycle is closed. We will begin accepting applications for the 2028-2029 cycle in September 2026. This is a one-year fellowship with no overnight call. The fellow will develop expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of cognitive, language, and behavioral disorders, including all dementias and their variants, (e.g., early-onset, primary progressive aphasias, parkinsonism), co-existing neurologic and psychiatric disorders, concussion/head injury, genetic conditions, and rapidly progressive conditions. Applicants must have completed a residency program in neurology, psychiatry or child neurology accredited by ACGME, RCPSC, or CanERA.
Applications must include the following:
- Current CV
- Personal statement of interest in behavioral neurology/neuropsychiatry
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your residency program director
Please email application materials to Behavioral Neurology/Neurophysiology Fellowship Program.
Institutional Conferences and Lectures
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Institutional
- Monthly Lectures at Yale Physicians Building
- Monthly Interesting Behavioral Neurology/Neuropsychiatry Cases
- Weekly Lectures at VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven
- Biannual Grand Round Presentations by Division Faculty Members
National
Fellows will typically attend one national conference per year, which include the following:
- American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA)
- American Neurological Association (ANA)
- American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
Syllabus
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*Syllabus based on Concise Guide to Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology, 2e.
- Neuropsychiatric Assessment
- Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemistry
- Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Syndromes
- Unexplained Neurological Symptoms
- Frontal Lobe Syndromes
- Aphasia and Related Syndromes
- Visual, Visuospatial, and Right-Brain Disorders
- Memory and Its Disorders
- Epilepsy and Limbic System Disorders
- Dementia and Delirium
- Movement Disorders
- Stroke and Brain Tumors
- White Matter Diseases and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Sequelae Including Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
- Treatments in Neuropsychiatry
Core Faculty
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Assistant Professor; Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Co-Director, Neurology; Director of the Movement and Memory Aging Clinic, Neurology
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Professor of Neurology; Secondary Appointment, Psychiatry; Track Director, Health Informatics, Executive MPH; Chief of VA Neurology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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Associate Professor of Neurology
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Assistant Professor of Neurology
Dr. Harry M. Zimmerman and Dr. Nicholas and Viola Spinelli Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience; Vice-Chair for Research, Neurology; Director, Center for Experimental Neuroimaging
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Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; Director, NeuroPET Imaging Program, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; Medical Director, Yale Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center
Associate Professor of Neurology; Division Chief, Neuropsychology
Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology and Professor of Neuroscience; Chair, Neuroscience; Director, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience; Director, Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair; Director, Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center; Director, Memory Disorders Clinic; Director, Ludwig Program for Neuroimmunity in Dementia
Associate Professor Neurology; Associate Program Director, Neurology; Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship; VA Site Director, Yale Neurology Residency Program
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