We are excited to share news of an important milestone for the dysautonomia community!

This month, we launched the first Dysautonomia International Autonomic Disorders Fellowship, a one-year advanced clinical training program designed to prepare physicians to become expert leaders in autonomic nervous system disorders. The fellowship curriculum was designed with the needs of our patient community in mind. Upon completion of the program, fellows will be prepared to lead new dysautonomia clinics, advance research, and contribute to improving care for millions of people living with dysautonomia.

The inaugural fellowship, with funding to support one fellow per year for the next three years, will be hosted at the University of Toledo Medical Center, under the supervision of internationally renowned dysautonomia specialist Dr. Blair Grubb, Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Syncope and Autonomic Disorders Clinic at the University of Toledo. 

Autonomic disorders impact over 70 million people around the world. Yet despite the high prevalence, there remains a severe shortage of clinicians trained to diagnose and treat these conditions. Globally, there are fewer than 75 physicians board-certified in autonomic disorders, and only five medical schools offer autonomic fellowship programs. We are determined to change that!

The Dysautonomia International Autonomic Disorders Fellowship will provide comprehensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, neurocardiogenic syncope, autonomic small fiber neuropathies, pure autonomic failure, and many other autonomic disorders. The fellows will also learn about many diseases associated with dysautonomia such as Sjogren’s, Parkinson’s, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, long COVID, and mast cell activation syndrome, to name just a few.

“This fellowship fills a critical training gap,” notes Dr. Grubb. “We’re excited to partner with Dysautonomia International to mentor the next generation of physicians committed to advancing autonomic medicine.”

We are working to create autonomic fellowships at other medical schools too, which will be announced in early 2026. Our fellowships and other clinician education programs are made possible thanks to generous donors like you. If you would like to help us continue expanding clinician education, funding research, and supporting patients and families affected by dysautonomia, we invite you to make a gift today at CureDys.org.

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