SCI Fellowship

MATCH PROGRAMS
Candidates applying to spinal cord injury fellowships participate in the NRMP Match. The NRMP Match occurs in the fall of each year, and fellowship positions typically begin the following July. ACGME-approved SCI Fellowships do not participate in ERAS for the application process. Instead, there is a common application that is used for applicants. You can download this application here or by contacting any of the programs.

If you have questions about the process, you can contact Jelena Svircev MD at jsvircev@uw.edu or James Wilson DO at JamRWilson@kessler-rehab.com for further details.

Download the 2026 application here

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine fellowship is one year in length
Certification in SCI medicine is offered to diplomats of all ABMS member boards, particularly from specialties directly related to the care of persons with spinal cord injury whose diplomats wish to be certified in SCI medicine (e.g. anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, neurological surgery, orthopedic surgery, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, plastic surgery, and urology).
Exceptional applicants from non-ACGME residency programs may be approved to complete a spinal cord injury fellowship, however only applicants that have completed an approved ACGME residency are eligible for board certification in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine through the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Due to funding limitations, some programs are not able to accept applicants ineligible to sit for SCIM Boards through the ABPMR. Contact individual programs for specifics related to application eligibility.

IMPORTANT 2026 DATES

For applicants interested in fellowship positions starting July 2027, please complete the common application and submit to programs individually. The application window generally runs from April to August.

Suggested submission window for application: April 1, 2026 - August 15, 2026
Match Opens: August 5, 2026
Ranking Opens: September 2, 2026
Ranking Closes: October 7, 2026
Match Day: October 21, 2026

It is highly recommended to submit on or before August 15^th to give adequate time for programs to review your application and arrange for an interview. Interviews may be conducted from late spring through early fall depending on program preference. After the MATCH has concluded for the year, programs may have open fellowship positions that can be filled outside of the NRMP MATCH. Please contact programs directly to inquire about open fellowship positions.

SCI ACCREDITED FELLOWSHIPS

More information on Fellowships in SCI Medicine is available here.

Baylor College of Medicine Program 3454813021
Baylor College of Medicine, McNair Campus
H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Education
7200 Cambridge St, Suite 10C
Houston, TX 77030
Program Director: Felicia Skelton, MD, MS Felicia.skelton2@va.gov
Assistant Director; James Doan james.doan@va.gov
Contact Information: Phone: 713-798-3518; Fax: 713-798-7259; PMandR@bcm.edu
More information: Click here

Carolinas Medical Center Program 3453634001
1100 Blythe Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28205
Program Director: William L. Bockenek, MD William.Bockenek@advocatehealth.org
Associate PD: Michael Ortiz, MD Michael.R.Ortiz@advocatehealth.org
Contact Information:
Please send application materials to program coordinator: Sandra Watson Sandra.M.Watson@advocatehealth.org Phone 704-355-4406
More information: https://atriumhealth.org/education/graduate-medical-education/physician-fellowships/physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation/spinal-cord-injury-rehabilitation-fellowship Spinal Cord Injury | Atrium Health > NC & SC

Case Western Reserve University Program (MetroHealth) 3453813024
CWRU/MetroHealth Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
4229 Pearl Road
Cleveland OH 44109
Program Director: Christina V. Oleson MD
Program Coordinator: Sabrina Perkins; sperkins1@metrohealth.org
Contact Information: Phone: 216-957-3623; gmeSCI@metrohealth.org
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Emory University School of Medicine/Shepherd Center Program 3451234001
Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree Road, NW
Atlanta GA 30309
Program Director: Wesley Chay, MD
Associate PD: Woody Morgan, MD
Contact Information: Phone: 404-350-3074; maurice.jackson@shepherd.org
More information: Click here https://www.shepherd.org/resources-healthcare-professionals/spinal-cord-injury-fellowship

Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital 3452421002
Harvard Medical School / VA Boston Health Care System
1400 VFW Parkway
SCI Service (128)
West Roxbury MA 02132
Program Director: Sunil Sabharwal, MD
Contact Information: Phone: 857-203-6574; Fax: 857-203-5553; Sunil.Sabharwal2@va.gov
More Information: Click here https://spauldingrehab.org/education-training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program 3453512015
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Box 1240
One Gustave L Levy Place
New York NY 10029
Program Director: Dr. Thomas Bryce
Program Coordinator: Danellys Vargas
Contact Information: Phone: 212-824-8361; Fax: 212-659-9728; thomas.bryce@mountsinai.org and danellys.vargas@mountsinai.org
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Johns Hopkins University Program 3452321026
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Kennedy Krieger Institute
801 North Broadway, 4th Floor
Baltimore MD 21205
Program Director: Philippines G. Cabahug, MD
Program Coordinator: Yvonne Jackson; Phone: 443-923-9227; Fax: 443-923-9540; jacksony@kennedykrieger.org
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McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program 3451612020
The Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
355 E Erie St.
Chicago IL 60611
Program Director: Ki H. Kim, MD
Associate PD: Stephanie Hendrick, MD
Program Coordinator: Jamielee Byrne jbyrne@sralab.org
Contact Information: Phone: 312-238-2870; Fax: 312-238-1219
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Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program 3455613013
Milwaukee Zablocki VA Medical Center/ Froedtert Hospital/Children's Wisconsin
8701 W. Watertown Plank Rd. PM&R Hub
Milwaukee WI 53226
Program Director: Charlotte Ball, MD chball@mcw.edu
Program Coordinator: Haylee Hopp - hhopp@mcw.edu or fellowship_sci@mcw.edu
More Information: Click here

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – Program 3454134018
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
500 University Drive
P.O. Box 850
Hershey, PA 17033-0850
Program Director: Michael Kryger, MD, MS
Coordinator: Michelle Osterlund
Contact Information: Phone: (717) 531-0003 ext. 282045 or mosterlund@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Program 3453321003
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
183 South Orange Ave
Newark, NJ 07103
Program Director: James Wilson, DO
Associate PD: Steve Kirshblum, MD
Associate PD: Jeremiah Nieves, MD
Contact Information: Phone: 973-972-3606; Fax: 973-972-0918; jamrwilson@kessler-rehab.com or muhammde@njms.rutgers.edu
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Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University / TJUH Program 3454134019
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
25 S. 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Program Director: Kristin Gustafson, DO
Program Coordinator: Catherine Rahman, MBA
Contact Information: Phone: 215-955-8388; Fax: 215-955-5152
Kristin.Gustafson@jefferson.edu; Catherine.Rahman@jefferson.edu
More information: Click here

Stanford University Program 3450521007
Stanford University School of Medicine/VA Palo Alto Health Care System
3801 Miranda Avenue
SCI/D Service (128)
Palo Alto CA 94304
Program Director: Doug Ota, MD
Please direct program inquiries to program coordinator: Julienne Grace Sagun
Contact information: 650-493-5000 ext 63666; cell 650-793-6163, Julienne-Grace.Sagun@va.gov
Alternate contact: Jenny Kiratli, PhD; Jenny.Kiratli@va.gov
More information: https://pmr.stanford.edu/education/fellowship/spinalcordinjury.html

SUNY Upstate Medical University Program 3453534016
Syracuse VA Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210-2375
Program Director: Steven W. Brose, D.O.
Associate PD: Katie Gibbs, DO
Contact Information: Phone: (315) 464-8672 Fax: (315) 464-8674 steven.brose@va.gov kathryn.gibbs@va.gov
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University of Alabama Medical Center Program 3450134001
UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center
1717 6th Ave South
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Program Director: Cassandra Renfro, DO
Associate PD: Radhika Sharma, MD
Program Coordinator: Maria Hayes mariahayes@uabmc.edu
Contact Information: Phone: 205-996-6685 Fax: 205-976-9760

University of California (UC Irvine) Program 3450521014
University of California at Irvine
101 The City Drive South, Building 53, Room 310C
Orange, CA 92868
Program Director: Lily K Chen, DO
Associate PD: Alice Hon, MD
Coordinator: Jesus Garcia
Contact Information: Phone: 714-456-6444; Fax: 714-456-6557; jesusg5@hs.uci.edu
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please direct program inquiries or completed application materials to the program coordinator.
More Information: Click here

University of Colorado School of Medicine Program 3450734001
Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship Program
CNS Medical Group, PC at Craig Hosptial
3425 S Clarkson St
Englewood CO 80113
Program Director: William M Scelza, MD
Associate PD: Margaret Jones, MD
Contact Information: Phone: 303-789-8220; Fax: 303-789-8470; wscelza@craighospital.org
Program Coordinator: Jeni Exley. Contact: jexley@craighospital.org
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University of Louisville School of Medicine Program 3452034001
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Frazier Rehab Institute
220 Abraham Flexner Way, Room 1531
Louisville, KY 40202
Program Director: Camilo Castillo, MD
Associate PD: Dhruvil Brahmbhatt, MD
Fellowship Coordinator: Patti J. Hayden, C-TAGME
Contact Information: Phone: 502-588-4707; Fax: 502-407-3253; patti.hayden@louisville.edu
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University of Miami / Jackson Health System 3451121018
University of Miami School of Medicine
PO Box 016960 (C-206)
Miami FL 33101
Program Director: Jose Ramon Vives Alvarado, MD jrv79@med.miami.edu
Contact Information: Phone: 305-575-7000, ext 6450; Fax: 305-575-3161, Coretha Davis, Cdavis@med.miami.edu
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University of Michigan Program 3452532023
University of Michigan SCIM
325 E Eisenhower
Suite 200
Ann Arbor MI 48108-5744
Program Director: Cory Wernimont, MD coryw@med.umich.edu
Program Coordinator: Jamie Saiberlich; Contact Information: Phone: 734-615-7622; saiberli@med.umich.edu
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University of South Florida Morsani (James A Haley Veterans Hospital) Program 3451121016
University of South Florida
13000 Bruce B Downs Boulevard
RMS 117
Tampa FL 33612
Program Director: Kevin T White, MD
Contact Information: Shereena Farrington Phone: 813-974-4142; sfarring@health.usf.edu
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School Program 3454821009
1331 Moursund Ave, Suite H-114
Houston TX 77030
Program Director: Isaac Hernandez-Jimenez, MD
Associate PD: Matthew Davis, MD
Program Coordinator: Kathy Brown
Contact Information: Phone: 713-797-7429; Fax: 713-500-0590; kathy.brown@uth.tmc.edu
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University of Utah Program – 3454934001
85 N. Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Program Director: C. Kevin Park, MD
Coordinator: Charis Wren
Contact Information: Phone 801-587-5458; Fax 801-587-5482; charis.wren@hsc.utah.edu
Application materials can be submitted to SCIFellowship@hsc.utah.edu
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University of Washington Program 3455421006
University of Washington School of Medicine
Department of Veteran Affairs- Puget Sound Health Care System
1660 South Columbian Way- SCI128
Seattle WA 98108
Program Director: Jelena N Svircev, MD
Contact Information: Phone: 206-277-4381; Fax: 206-764-2799; jsvircev@uw.edu
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UPMC Medical Education Program 3454113017
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
3471 Fifth Ave, Kaufmann Medical Building, Suite 910
Pittsburgh PA 15213
Program Director: Amanda L Harrington, MD; harringtonal@upmc.edu
Program Coordinator: Stacey Snead-Peterson
Contact Information: Phone: 412-996-9710; Fax: 412-232-7535; sneadpetersons@upmc.edu
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Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Program 3455121004
Central Virginia VA Medical Center
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard
Richmond VA 23249
Program Director: Sean McAvoy, MD. Phone: 804-675-5000 ext 6227
Associate PD: Lance L Goetz, MD. Phone: 804-675-5455 or 804-675-5000 ext 2475; Fax: 804-675-5223; Lance.Goetz@va.gov
Primary Contact: SCIM Fellowship Coordinator: Sharon Mann, Senior Education Administrator, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU Health. Phone: 804-828-8693, vcu.pmr.education.programs@vcuhealth.org
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