Fellowship Program
University of Colorado Neuroimmunology Fellowship Program
Program Director: Robert Gross, MD
Associate Program Director: Andrew Wolf, MD
Our section's fellowship program is focused on providing trainees the clinical and research skills to become leaders in neuroimmunology. We are supported in these endeavors by our partner organization the Rocky Mountain MS Center.
We offer 1-year or 2-year post-residency fellowships focused on clinical care and research in multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory diseases. Pediatric neurologists are welcome to apply to our program, but please note that clinical training is primarily with adult patients. If interested in pediatric neuroimmunology, please see the Children's Hospital Colorado program for a pediatrics focused fellowship which also includes adult neuroimmunology training.
The Rocky Mountain MS Center at the University of Colorado Hospital is a National MS Society Center for Comprehensive Care and serves as a referral center for patients from throughout the Mountain West. We also see patients at Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, and the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center.
All fellows will be trained on the entire spectrum of neuroinflammatory disease and will be qualified to manage diseases including MS, NMOSD, MOGAD, CNS vasculitis, neurosarcoidosis, autoimmune encephalitis, among others. All fellows will rotate with our inpatient service and receive additional neuroinfectious diseases training. Please see the separate neuroinfectious disease fellowship program for additional information on that program which runs in parallel to our dedicated neuroimmunology fellowship program.
Fellows are also trained in clinical research. 1-year fellowships are clinically focused while 2-year fellowships have increased focus on clinical research projects. Previous fellows have published multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts and presented at national and international conferences. Fellows also participate in the section's diverse array of clinical trials and other studies.
We have a long history of training neuroimmunology specialists and have partnered across our institution to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary training in related fields including neuroinfectious diseases, neuro-otology, urology, neuroradiology, neuro-ophthalmology, and rehabilitation medicine. The section has an active research program encompassing clinical trials, translational biomarker and imaging studies, and basic immunology and neuroscience. The fellowship also has a comprehensive didactics program including institutional case conferences, journal club, topical lectures, and participation in national programs.
Fellows are typically funded from sources including the National MS Society, UCHealth (our affiliated hospital system), private philanthropy, and educational grants from the pharmaceutical industry.
Our current fellows are funded by the National MS Society Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care Physician Fellowship. We have also been awarded a National MS Society Institutional Clinician Training Award for academic years 2025-2028.
For more information about our fellowship program, please contact: Neurology-Fellowships@cuanschutz.edu
Curriculum
We offer 1-year or 2-year post-residency fellowships focused on multiple sclerosis and other nervous system inflammatory diseases. Fellows will also receive neuroinfectious disease training.
Over the course of the fellowship, fellows participate in patient care in multiple venues. Training occurs at the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMR), Denver Health Medical Center (DH, our county's public hospital), and Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO). At UCH, fellows see patients in clinics supervised by recognized experts in multiple sclerosis and other neuroimmunological conditions, and can also rotate with neuroinfectious diseases, urology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuroradiology, neuro-otology, and rehabilitation medicine. UCH serves as a neurology referral center for the Mountain West. UCH also has a wide variety of challenging neuroimmunological cases seen in the inpatient setting and fellows can provide valuable consultations to the inpatient neurology services. At RMR, there is a multiple sclerosis focused clinic each week and fellows gain special expertise both in taking care of veterans and with multidisciplinary care in the spinal cord injury clinic. At DH, there are two afternoon clinics per month dedicated to neuroimmunology patients and the fellow can take a key role in supervising neurology residents at this site while caring for a diverse population. For fellows with an interest in pediatrics, time can be sent on rotations at CHCO, including with the multidisciplinary multiple sclerosis clinic.
In general, it is expected that fellows spend ~65% time seeing patients and 35% time divided between clinical research, academic projects, and educational endeavors. If the fellow wants to do a second year of training, this is typically focused on clinical research. Our section has many active clinical studies and the support of the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI). Fellows interact with the physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and support staff at all locations, including fellowship-trained experts in the subspecialty areas.
Fellows typically attend the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting and at least one neuroimmunology-specific national or international conference (such as ACTRIMS, ECTRIMS, or CMSC). Fellows lead case conferences and education meetings for the section and have weekly journal club shared with the fellows from the neuroinfectious disease programs. Our faculty have been involved in the ACTRIMS fellowship webinar series, NMSS ECHO MS, and the national AAN neuroinfectious diseases and Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance case conferences and fellow attendance is encouraged at these events. Training on procedures includes lumbar punctures, baclofen pump refills and programming, and Botox injections. Fellows may also participate in community outreach or educational activities sponsored by our non-profit partner the Rocky Mountain MS Center including Conversations on MS, Spring and Fall Education Summits, and topical webinars.
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
| AM | Neuroimmunology Clinic | Neuroimmunology Clinic | Neuroimmunology Clinic | Didactics | Neuroimmunology Clinic |
| PM | Neuroimmunology Clinic | Multidisciplinary Rotations or Academic Time | Academic Time | Academic Time | Neuroimmunology Clinic |
Please see information on the department's DEI program here.
Current Fellows
Elle Wade, MD is a graduate of the Tulane University School of Medicine and completed her neurology residency at the University of Colorado. She is a National MS Society fellow.
Matthew Doerfler, MD is a graduate of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and also completed his residency in child neurology at Northwestern. He is a National MS Society fellow.
Alumni
| Year | Fellow | Last Position |
| 2005 | Karen Rollins, MD | Neurologist, Kaiser Permanente, Denver, CO |
| 2008 | Kristen Graesser, MD | Medical Director, Worldwide Clinical Trials, Durham, NC |
| 2011 | Matthew West, MD | Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO |
| 2012 | Teri Schreiner, MD, MPH | Associate Professor of Neurology & Program Director, Child Neurology Residency, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO |
| 2015 | Julie Seibert, MD | Neurologist, Colorado Neurodiagnostics, Littleton, CO |
| 2017 | Siamac Esfandi, MD | Neurologist, Centura Health, Lakewood, CO |
| 2019 | Lindsay Horton, MD | Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX |
| 2019 | Krzystof Romanowski, MD | Neurologist, MS Center of Tidewater, Norfolk, VA |
| 2020 | Anna Shah, MD | Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO |
| 2021 | Baber Khan, MD | Neurologist, Riverhills Neuroscience, Cincinnati, OH |
| 2021 | Ryan Kammeyer, MD | Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO |
| 2022 | Michlene Passeri, MD | Neurologist, Doctors Hospital, Laredo, TX |
| 2023 | Andrew Wolf, MD | Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO |
| 2023 | Anthony Declusin, MD | Neurologist, UCHealth, Longmont, CO |
| 2024 | Molly Moehlman, MD | Assistant Professor of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH |
Living in Colorado
Our clinical sites are located throughout the Denver metropolitan area with the medical school and associated research facilities, the University of Colorado Hospital, the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, and Children's Hospital Colorado located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora while Denver Health Medical Center is located south of downtown Denver.
Denver is the anchor of the dynamic Front Range urban corridor which has a rapidly-growing population in excess of 4 million people. Denver has a wide-range of cultural activities, professional sports, and world-class outdoor recreation including skiing and hiking. There are >300 days of sunshine per year and the nearby Denver International Airport provides easy access to destinations throughout the globe.
Please see additional information on living in Denver as a trainee (courtesy of the CU Internal Medicine Residency Program).
Salary & Benefits
Fellows will receive a salary per the University of Colorado GME stipend scale.
Fellows will have access to health, dental, and vision insurance plans per CU Benefits.
Eligibility
1. Applicants must have graduated from a residency program in adult or pediatric neurology accredited by the ACGME or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) by the start of the fellowship.
2. Applicants must be board eligible or board certified in adult or pediatric neurology via the ABPN by the start of the fellowship.
3. Applicants must be eligible for and must obtain a full Colorado Medical License prior to the start of the fellowship. Licensing requirements can be found at the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
4. We are unable to sponsor J1 or H-1B visas.
Application
Neuroimmunology fellowship programs are participating in a match via SF Match sponsored by ACTRIMS. Please see additional information at the "Apply" link below.
PR09378
University of Colorado - Combined Clinical and Research Fellowship
Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship Adult Only
We have filled our positions for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. The application process for 2026-2027 is open.