Clinical Neurology Research Fellowship
At CU Pharmacy, our expertise is unique. The Clinical Neurology Research Fellowship is the only fellowship in the United States that specifically focuses on research and clinical practice in the field of neurology.
As part of our program, the fellow is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team in the Neurology Department at the University of Colorado Hospital’s Outpatient Clinics. The clinics offer, but are not limited to, experience in the following areas: epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, headache, trigeminal neuralgia, movement disorders, restless legs syndrome and psychiatry.
The fellow is also highly involved in research projects related to neurology. This includes planning, designing and implementing studies. Once the study is approved, the fellow will be responsible for efficiently running it. The fellow also will take the lead in data analysis and manuscript writing.
Additionally, our fellows become proficient in protocol design, good clinical practice, laboratory practices and institutional review board (IBR) certification.
- A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study Comparing the Analgesic Efficacy of Cannabis versus Oxycodone
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
PI: Emily Lindley, PhD - Efficacy and safety of cannabidiol as add-on therapy in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex who experience inadequately controlled seizures
Sponsor: Greenwich Biosciences
PI: Charuta Joshi, MBBS - A Study of Tolerability and Efficacy of Cannabidiol on Tremor In Parkinson’s Disease
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
PI: Maureen Leehey, MD
In Data Analysis - Epilepsy and its Comorbidities: Building Evidence from Clinical Outcomes and Plasma Biomarkers
Sponsor: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy And Pharmaceutical Sciences
PI: Jacquelyn Bainbridge, PharmD, FCCP, MSCS - Clinical experience of safety and efficacy of fingolimod: a retrospective study of patients with multiple sclerosis in urban medical centers
Sponsor: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy And Pharmaceutical Sciences.
PI: Matthew Makelky, PharmD
In Data Analysis - Colorado Cannabis Research Consortium (C2RC): Research Program for the Management of Chronic Spine Pain and Reduction of Prescription Opioid Use
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Medical Marijuana Research Grant
PI: Emily Lindley, Rachael Rzasa Lynn
Co-Investigator: Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, PharmD - A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Efficacy and Safety Study of Cannabidiol (CBD) for the Treatment of Irritability in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Sponsor: CDPHE PI: Nicole Tartaglia, MD.
Co-Investigator: Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, PharmD - Quantification of Endo- and Phytocannabinoids with Comparison to Pain Medication Requirements and Surgical Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for Cancer
Sponsor: American Cancer Society PI: Camille Stewart
Co-Investigator: Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, PharmD
The fellow will assist with precepting pharmacy students and residents. Additionally, fellows have the opportunity to disseminate knowledge in the didactic setting and skills-based classrooms. Included in this fellowship opportunity will be clinical patient care on the inpatient neurology floors at The University of Colorado Hospital, and the Anschutz Outpatient Clinic (epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and movement disorders). The goal of this fellowship is to train the fellow to become an independent practitioner in the clinic, classroom, and researcher.
Each fellowship is two years in length, but this can be tailored by the needs of the program and the fellow. The application cycle will begin in January of the year that the current fellow is expected to complete the fellowship.
2022 - TBA: Owen Miller
2020 - 2022: Michelle Adkins
2019 - 2020: Grace Chin
2018 - 2020: Sarah Fischer/Rajkovic
July 2017 – 2018: Matthew J. Makelky Sr., PharmD
August 2015 – July 2017: Felecia Hart, PharmD, MSCS
September 2013 – September 2015: Pei Shieen Wong, PharmD
July 2012 – July 2013: Caleb Oh, PharmD
July 2011 – July 2012: Jeffery Clark, PharmD
July 2009 – July 2011: Michael Egeberg, PharmD
July 2007 – July 2009: Sarah Johnson, PharmD
October 1999 – October 2000: Scott Pollock, PharmD, BSPharm
Past Neurology Specialty Residents (No longer a program):
June 2000 – July 2001: Janina Janes, PharmD
September 1999 – October 2000: Sunita Dergalust, PharmD, BSPharm
September 1998 – October 1999: Scott Pollock, PharmD, BSPharm
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