Rush University Medical Center

The Headache Medicine Fellowship is an extensive, specialized training to manage patients with various headaches. Fellows will gain expertise in diagnosing and managing patients with all types of headache disorders, specifically migraine, and other primary headache disorders. They will identify secondary headache disorders and collaborate with specialists. Rush has partnered with Diamond Headache Clinic, a renowned headache center with unique resources to utilize the most current treatment modalities and multidisciplinary approaches to outpatient and inpatient management while incorporating alternative approaches in patient care. Elective rotations are available in sleep medicine, pain clinic, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. This is a one-year, UCNS-accredited program, and graduating fellows will be eligible to sit for the UCNS Headache Medicine Certification.

Program accepts applications with J1 visas: Yes

Program accepts non-ACGME residency training program applicants: No

Program accepts non-neurology residency trained applicants: Yes

Fellowship Class of 2024-2025 
Fellowship Position 1: Pei-Ning Hsu, MD 

Fellowship Class of 2025-2026 
Fellowship Position 1: Filled 

Fellowship Class of 2026-2027 
Fellowship Position 1: Open

For more information, contact the Program Director by filling out the form below.

Program Director: Dr. Malathi Rao

Program Coordinator: Lina Lopez