Clinical Epilepsy Fellowship at UCSF
The goal of the epilepsy fellowship program at UCSF is to develop world-class epileptologists who become leaders in the field. The fellowship provides trainees ample opportunities to work with passionate and dedicated faculty while caring for the most complex patients living with epilepsy. Our graduates have made lasting contributions to the field of epilepsy through groundbreaking research, innovations in treatment including advanced epilepsy surgery and neuromodulation, education of future neurologists, and by fostering the early careers of clinical or laboratory research physician-scientists. This program is an ACGME-accredited epilepsy fellowship.
We are accepting applications for our adult and pediatric fellowships for fellowship positions. We participate in the NRMP match
Interested in applying? More information HERE: neuroeducation.ucsf.edu/epilepsy
Current Fellows
Lara Kolawole MD
Dr. Kolawole is a Neurologist and an Epilepsy Clinical Fellow in the Department of Neurology at UCSF. She is interested in neuro-ethics, health equity, neuropsychology of epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, and neuromodulation devices.
Education:
University of Ibadan, Nigeria MBBS 2016
UT Houston, Residency in Adult Neurology, 2025
Max Liu MD, PhD
Dr. Liu is a Neurologist and an Epilepsy Clinical Fellow in the Department of Neurology at UCSF. He is interested in better understanding patterns in seizures and using neuromodulatory devices to help manage epilepsy.
Education:
Cornell University, BA in Biological Sciences, 2011
University of Cambridge, MPhil in Medical Genetics, 2012
UCSF MSTP Program, 2012-2021
UCSF, Internship in Internal Medicine, 2022
UCSF, Residency in Adult Neurology, 2025
Jennifer Meylor MD
Dr. Meylor is a Pediatric Neurologist and Epilepsy Clinical Fellow in the Department of Neurology at UCSF. She is interested in the management of epileptic encephalopathies, neuromodulation, and use of wearable devices for seizure prediction and detection.
Education:
Stanford University, BS in Neurobiology, 2016
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, MD, 2020
University of Washington/Medical College of Wisconsin, Residency in Child Neurology, 2025
Ehsan Tadayon MD
Dr. Tadayon is a Neurologist and an Epilepsy Clinical Fellow in the Department of Neurology at UCSF. He is interested in improving the quality of life for patients with refractory epilepsy through clinical care and research. He is interested in studying the epileptic network by combining electrophysiology and brain imaging to develop novel circuit-based neuromodulation.
Education
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, MD
Harvard Medical School, Research fellowship
Tufts School of Medicine, Residency in Adult Neurology
Fellowship Alumni
2025
Monica Chao MD - University of California, San Francisco
Sharon Chiang MD, PhD - University of California, San Francisco
Nadine Patton MD - University of Colorado Children's Hospital
Sarah Vinette MD - Trillium Health Partners
2024
Lauren Hophing MD - University of Toronto
Adriana Koek MD - Jackson & Coker
Emily Liu MD - University of Colorado
Nausheen Mahmood MD - University of Washington
2023
Samantha Allen MD, MS - University of California, Davis
Michelle Braslavsky DO - Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA
Matthew Jensen MD - University of Utah
Robert McInnis MD - NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
2022
LeeAnn Chang MD, MS
Anthony Mefford MD - University of California, San Francisco
Clare Timbie MD, PhD - University of California, San Francisco
2021
Joline Fan MD, MS - University of California, San Francisco
Patrick Hullett MD, PhD - University of California, San Francisco
Virginia Liu MD - Children's Hospital Orange County, Orange, CA
Joseph Sanford, MD - UCSF Fresno
Roxanne Simmons MD - UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
2020
Besim Uzgil MD, PhD - Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
2019
Brandy Ma MD, MPH - Houston Methodist Hospital
Rawan Daghistani MBBS - King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jon Kleen MD, PhD - University of California, San Francisco
2018
Proleta Datta MBBS - University of Nebraska Medical Center
Samantha Coffino MD - Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
Philip Larimer MD, PhD - Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
2017
June Yoshii-Contreras MD - University of California, San Diego
Archana Pasupuleti MD - Children's National Medical Center
2016
Emily Matthews MD, PhD - Stanford Medical Center
Brian Cabaniss MD - Emory University
Wolfgang Mulhofer MD - University of Alabama, Birmingham
2015
Michael Oldham MD - Medpace, Inc.
2014
Marisa Gardner MD - UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Arti Muralidhara, MD - Jackson & Coker
Vikram Rao MD, PhD - University of California, San Francisco
2013
Nilika Singhal MD - University of California, San Francisco
Yana Kriseman MD - Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA
Sarah Shalev MD - Sutter Health
2012
Siddharth Kharkar MBBS - Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India
Jeffrey Bigelow MD - Intermountain Healthcare
2011
Manu Hegde MD PhD - University of California, San Francisco
Josiah Ambrose MD - Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA
John Betjemann MD – Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA
Kendall Nash MD - University of California, San Francisco
2010
Susannah Cornes MD - University of California, San Francisco
Arif Kabir MD - University of Maryland
2009
Jeffrey Tsai MD, PhD - University of Washington
2008
Nina Garga MD - University of California, San Francisco
Joyce Matsumoto MD - University of California, Los Angeles
Rachel Kuperman MD - Eysz, Inc