Message From the Program Director
The Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine is a one-year clinical fellowship that begins July 1. Applications are accepted through the San Francisco match.
Multiple sclerosis care at Baylor College of Medicine is mainly focused at three outpatient clinical sites. We have access to several large hospital facilities as well, in case of need for inpatient evaluation or treatment. Our main outpatient facility is the Maxine Mesinger Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, a multidisciplinary specialty care center, which was founded in 2003. Training also occurs at Harris Health Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, part of our public county hospital system. Finally, MS fellows participate in the Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases Clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital.
We have a large population of patients with multiple sclerosis who are followed in this clinic, with more than 4000 patient contacts per year. Most patients are from Texas or Louisiana, although patients come from other states, Latin America, and other regions as well. The full gamut of subspecialty consultants is available to us as part of our "center without walls." This includes identified specialists in neuropsychology, psychiatry, neuro-urology, neuro-ophthalmology, gastroenterology, women's care, and any other subspecialty that one could need.
Clinical Trials
Our clinical trial section has been productive over the years, having been involved with phase two or three trials for most drugs that have been studied for MS over the past few decades. We have also been involved with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the past decade, currently as part of the BEAT-MS study group, an NIH funded trial.
Clinical MS fellows working with us over the past several years have been intimately involved with our clinical trials. In addition, we encourage fellows to develop research projects using our clinical database. Such projects have resulted in numerous abstracts, posters and publications over the years.
Curriculum
The clinical fellowship is awarded to a fully trained board-eligible individual following the completion of a ACGME approved Neurology residency. The clinical fellowship is certified by the Texas Medical Board. The position is designed for individuals interested in specializing in MS and related neuroimmunological diseases within a strong academic setting and healthcare emphasis.
Multiple sclerosis and Neuroimmunology care at Baylor College of Medicine is mainly focused at three outpatient clinical sites, and includes five full time faculty. We have access to several large hospital facilities as well, in case of need for inpatient evaluation or treatment. Our main outpatient facility is the Maxine Mesinger Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center. The fellow will also participate in clinics at Harris Health and at Texas Children’s Hospital. The fellow is exposed to expert multidisciplinary care on a regular basis in our MS Center. Fellows have an opportunity to work with neurologists, as well as experts in neuroradiology, neuro-ophthalmology, physiatry, and neuro-urology.
We have a large population of patients with multiple sclerosis, and manage neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, MOG-antibody associated disease, neurosarcoidosis, autoimmune encephalitis, and other neuroimmunologic disorders.
Fellows participate in ongoing clinical trials and have protected time to develop a clinical research topic, using our large population of patients. The fellow will participate in regular conferences and lectures, increasingly assuming the role of educator. We also encourage our fellows to participate in national meetings including AAN, ACTRIMS, CMSC and MASTER MS program.
Current Fellow
Program Contact
George J. Hutton, M.D.
Medical Director, Maxine Mesinger MS Comprehensive Care Center
Professor of Neurology
Phone: 713-798-2273
Email: ghutton@bcm.edu
Diana Williams
Program Coordinator
Phone: 713-798-2273
Email: dw7@bcm.edu