Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship

About the Program

The goal of this fellowship is to train physicians with a M.D. or D.O. degree, who have completed an ACGME-accredited adult or pediatric neurology residency, to become competent in the subspecialty of neuromuscular medicine. The fellow is expected to become proficient in the diagnosis and management of neuromuscular disorders and the techniques of nerve conduction studies (NCS) and electromyography (EMG). 

After the one-year fellowship, the neurologist will have obtained:

  • Skills in interviewing and examining patients with neuromuscular diseases
  • Knowledge of differential diagnosis for the various clinical presentations of neuromuscular problems
  • Knowledge and application of appropriate utilization of the investigations for diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders, including laboratory, pathologic, radiologic, and electrodiagnostic/neurophysiologic testing
  • Ability to perform NCS and EMG independently; skilled in advanced techniques (repetitive nerve stimulation, single fiber EMG)
  • Exposure to muscle and nerve pathology interpretation
  • Knowledge and skills to manage inpatients and outpatients with neuromuscular diseases

For fellows who are interested, there is potential for a one-year research fellowship following completion of the ACGME-accredited fellowship.

How to Apply

Applications may be submitted through the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) portal.

Our program is committed to abiding to the following fellowship process:

Interview offers will not be made before March 1 of the year prior to the fellowship start date. Fellowship positions will not be offered before June 1 of the year prior to the fellowship start date. Violations of this will result in removal of our institution from the AANEM Neuromuscular Fellowship Portal.  For more information and to apply to our program, please visit the AANEM portal.

Our People

Current Fellow

Katie Lutz, MD

Home Country: United States
Medical School: University of Iowa
Residency: University of Iowa Pediatric Neurology
Why Iowa: As a medical student, I completed a year long Wellstone fellowship at Iowa under Dr. Kathy Mathews and Dr. Steve Moore. I enjoyed my time working with children and families with neuromuscular disease, which at that time had very limited treatments. I went on to complete pediatric neurology residency and work on faculty at Iowa during which time there has been exciting emerging therapies available. On faculty, I was providing treatment for spinal muscular atrophy through lumbar puncture, and decided I would like to pursue specialization to be able to care for these patients. I was lucky to be able to join at Iowa, where there are 2 pediatric neuromuscular faculty and lots of opportunity to help with clinical trials.