Rotations are set up using the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) through the AAMC website.
Information about our program can be found by searching for “Duke Pediatric Neurology” or by following this link.
Contact and location
Shital Patel, MD is the faculty contact while on pediatric neurology elective. For more information about the rotation, please contact her directly at shital.h.patel@duke.edu.
Rotation details
The elective curriculum is flexible depending on the student’s interest. Typically, students spend two weeks outpatient and two weeks inpatient.
Outpatient rotation (2 weeks)
Clinics are M-F, generally starting at 8:00 am and ending around 5:00 pm. We have three different locations for clinic:
- McGovern Davison Children's Health Center
- Lenox Baker Children’s Hospital
- Duke Children's Neurology Creekstone
The outpatient experience involves rotating through various general and subspecialty clinics. If you prefer to spend more time in a particular clinic based on your clinical interest, this can be accommodated. The following are the list of faculty and their clinical specialties:
- Joan Jasien, MD: Neurodevelopmental
- Sujay Kansagra, MD: Sleep
- Daniel Kenney-Jung, MD: Epilepsy
- Ave Maria Lachiewicz, MD: Developmental pediatrics
- Monica Lemmon, MD: Neonatal, vascular
- Mohamad Mikati, MD: Epilepsy
- Shital Patel, MD: Epilepsy
- Carolyn Pizoli, MD, PhD: Neonatal, vascular, concussion
- Kevin Rathke, MD: Epilepsy
- Jeffrey Russ, MD: Neonatal Neurology
- Edward Smith, MD: Neuromuscular
- Purnima Valdez, MD: Developmental pediatrics
- Klaus-Georg Werner MD, PhD: Headache
- Muhammad Zafar, MBBS: Epilepsy
Inpatient rotation (2 weeks)
There are three inpatient services:
- Epilepsy monitoring unit (aka EMU)
- ED/floor consults
- ICU consults
Fourth year medical students have typically found it best to spend one week in the ICU and one week on the ED/floor consult team.
Conference schedule
Monday, 8:00 - 8:30 am
Journal Club. Located down the hall from PNE office, T-0908. Residents and attendings take turns picking out an article and leading a discussion.
Tuesday, 8:00 – 9:00 am
Pediatrics Grand Rounds. Located in DN 2002; coffee/tea available.
Wednesday, 8:00 - 9:00 am
Neuro Grand Rounds. Located in DN 2003.
Thursday, 8:00 - 8:30 am
Morning Report. Located across the hall from PNE office, T-0912. A resident presents a case, the others ask questions and develop a differential. The presenter gives a 5-10 minute talk on the topic of the case.
Thursday, 8:30 - 9:30 am
Pediatric Neuroradiology Conference. Located in DN 1526 – hard to find so go with a buddy the first time!
Friday, 8:00 – 9:00 am
Epilepsy Surgery Conference. Located in 8W66.
Friday, 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Pediatric Neurology noon conference. Located in Duke North 2253.
Resources
- GeneReviews
For common neurologic disorders with a genetic etiology, simply Google the disorder + “genereviews” to find a nice overview of the topic. - Pediatric Peripheral Brain
Will be provided electronically prior to your rotation. - Pediatric Neurology: A Signs and Symptoms Approach by Fenichel
Don’t buy it, a copy is available in the pediatric resident workroom and can be viewed online through UMC library. - University of Utah, Neonatal Neurology Exam Videos