EMG and Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowships

The UVA Neuromuscular Disorders division trains physicians to become clinical experts in the diagnosis and management of neuromuscular diseases. We offer ACGME-accredited fellowships in Clinical Neurophysiology/EMG and Neuromuscular Medicine. After the completion of one of our fellowships, individuals will be board-eligible within their corresponding subspecialty.

Program Director: Matthew Elliott, MD
Program Coordinator: Katie Christie

UVA’s one-year Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG track) fellowship provides clinical exposure primarily in outpatient neuromuscular medicine, EMG, EEG, and nerve conduction studies with elective options in neuropathology, palliative care, rehabilitation, ultrasound, pediatrics, and chemodenervation. Fellows are also encouraged to a research project. Research is conducted in a number of areas at UVA, including the neurophysiology of neuromuscular transmission, epidemiology of neuromuscular diseases, new and innovative EMG techniques, and treatment trials in various neuromuscular diseases, such as ALS and diabetic neuropathy.

Current Fellows

Nazik Abuelgasim, MD
Residency: Virginia Tech Carilion
Medical School: University of Khartoum

Annie Yang, MD
Residency: Yale Internal Medicine
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine

*Applications for the 2025-2026 fellow positions will open in January 2024. Please apply through the AANEM website*

Program Director: Guillermo Solorzano, MD. 
Program Coordinator: Katie Christie

The Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship at the University of Virginia provides fellows with the educational experiences that will qualify them to deliver compassionate and effective care to patients with neuromuscular disorders and to perform the electrodiagnostic studies necessary to diagnose these disorders. This accredited one-year program will provide trainees specialized knowledge and skills in the clinical evaluation and management of motor neuron, nerve root, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction, and muscle disorders. The expectation is that graduates will have in-depth knowledge of the pathology, diagnoses and treatment of these disorders.

*Applications for the 2025-2026 fellow positions will open in January 2024. Please apply through the AANEM website*

Current Fellows

Marissa Blackwell, MD
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago