Welcome to the Harvard BIDMC

Boston Children’s Hospital Neurology Residency Program
in Adult Neurology

As the Chair of the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, I am delighted that you are exploring our program. I take immense pride in the training we offer, and we are deeply committed to the principle that pursuing an exceptional education in clinical neurology and neurological science should never come at the expense of your health and well-being.

Whether your goal is to lead innovative basic or clinical research, develop into an outstanding educator, or simply become a superb clinical neurologist, we are here to launch you on that path. Beyond offering a comprehensive clinical and scientific foundation, we view personalized, one-to-one mentoring as a vital core of our curriculum. You will be paired with a dedicated faculty mentor to support your clinical trajectory, and for those pursuing investigation, we will guide you in pairing with an ideal research mentor.

While each Harvard training program has its own distinct character, ours stands out for pairing rigorous, world-class clinical training with a genuinely supportive, collaborative culture alongside our faculty, residents, and fellows. Because our program centers at a single primary adult medical center, we foster a more intimate, cohesive community than is typical for programs of our scale.

I hope you gain a true sense of our community as you explore our website and engage with our team-including our exceptional program leadership, Penny Greenstein, MD (Program Director) and Aimee Boegle, MD (Associate Program Director), and our outstanding Program Manager, Janine Lipsky.

We look forward to meeting you during this upcoming interview season. Please feel free to reach out to our program leadership, residents, or faculty with any questions about the opportunities awaiting you here at BIDMC and Harvard Medical School.

I hope to welcome you to Boston next year!

Warm regards,

—Seward Rutkove, MD

Chair, Department of Neurology