Movement Disorders Fellowship

This two-year fellowship, based at VA Puget Sound, involves training in the clinical evaluation and management of movement disorder patients in both adult and pediatric patient, such as those with Parkinson’s disease, Parkinson-plus syndromes, tremor, dystonia, ataxia, Huntington’s disease, and other movement disorders. Fellows will learn how to inject botulinum toxin for hemifacial spasm and dystonias, including blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, and limb dystonias. Training will be provided in the screening, programming, and post-operative management of patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for movement disorders. Fellows will also have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of research including clinical trials, genetic, epidemiological, neuroimaging, and histopathological studies, proteomic biomarker discovery, and investigations using model organisms.

How To Apply

Applications for trainees are now accepted through the Movement Disorders Fellowship Match. Applicants should register with SF Match Central Application Service (sfmatch.org) and send their application materials directly to SF Match. For more information regarding the match process, please visit https://sfmatch.org/specialties and select the “Movement Disorders” tab.

SF Match timeline for Movement Disorders Fellowship Program applicants:

• March – Applicant Registration Begins
• June – Interview period begins
• Mid-August – Interview period ends
• Early September – Rank list due
• September – Results posted

*Please refer to the SF Match timetable for exact dates, which vary year to year

For any inquiries, please contact Dr. Zabetian at zabetian@uw.edu

Marie Davis, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Davis is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at UW.

Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Hu is an Associate Professor of Neurology at UW.

Valerie Kelly, P.T., Ph.D.
Dr. Kelly is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at UW.

Hojoong Mike Kim, M.D.
Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Neurology Section at VA Puget Sound.

Andrew Ko, M.D.
Dr. Ko is an Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and the head of the UW Medicine Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery Program.

Anny Lin, M.D.
Dr. Lin is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and the Associate Program Director of the Neurology Residency at UW.

Vicente Martinez, Ph.D.
Dr. Martinez is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at UW.

Kimmy Su, M.D., Ph.D. 
Dr. Su is an Acting Assistant Professor and movement disorders specialist at UW.

Benjamin Grannan, M.D.
Dr. Grannan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at UW and a Neurosurgeon who specializes in epilepsy, movement disorders and neuromodulation.

Chris Tapia, MD (2023-present)

Dr. Tapia received his MD from Northwestern University and completed a residency in Adult Neurology at St. Louis University Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at St. Louis University Hospital.

Christopher Adams, M.D. (2022 – present)
Dr. Adams received his MD from Texas Tech Health Science Center El Paso Paul L Foster School of Medicine and completed a residency in Neurology at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston. His research focuses on utilizing neuron-derived blood microRNAs as biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease.

 Siegfried Hirczy, M.D. (2023-present)
Dr. Hirczy received his MD from University of Texas Southwestern and completed a residency in neurology at University of Texas Southwestern.

Ankur Nayyar, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2020-2023

Dr. Nayyar is currently a neurologist at a private practice in Mission Hills, CA.

Valerie Olson, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2020-2023

Dr. Olson will be starting at the VA Puget Sound in the near future.

Wojciech Gryc, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2019-2021
Dr. Gryc is currently a movement disorder specialist at Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington.

Sarah Atkinson, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2019-2021
Dr. Atkinson is currently a movement disorder specialist at Corvallis Clinic in Corvallis, Oregon

Raima Amin, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2019-2022
Dr. Amin is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at UW.

Kimmy Su, MD, PhD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2017-2020
Dr. Su is currently an Acting Assistant Professor and movement disorder specialist at the UW and VA Puget Sound.

Amir Besharat, DO
Movement Disorders Fellow 2018-2020
Dr. Besharat is currently a movement disorder Specialist at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA.

Kathryn Roberts, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2017-2019
Dr. Roberts is currently a movement disorder specialist at the Spokane VA.

Anny Lin, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2016-2018
Dr. Lin is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology & Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency at UW.

Casey Carter Nazor, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow, 2016-2018
Now at Neurological Associates of Washington, Bellevue, a movement disorders focused practice.

Anthony Julius, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2015-2017
Now at HCA VA Neurological Associates, Richmond, VA, as a movement disorder specialist.

Katelan Longfellow, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow, 2013-2015
Now at Franciscan Neurology Associates, St. Joseph, Tacoma, as a movement disorder specialist.

Marie Davis, MD, PhD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2012-2015
Currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology at UW and VA Puget Sound.

Sindhu Srivatsal, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2011-2013
Now at Virginia Mason Hospital & Seattle Medical Center Neuroscience Institute,
specializing in movement disorders and general neurology.

Daniel Burdick, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2010-2012
Now at Evergreen Health in Kirkland, WA, member of Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Care Center.

Brooke K. Walter, MD
Movement Disorders Fellow 2008-2010
Now at Providence Medical Center in Portland, OR, specializing in movement disorders & general neurology.