December 2, 2022
Gillian (Jill) Watson, MHA has accepted the role of Associate Chair of Administration for the Department of Neurology, effective January 9, 2023. Jill currently serves as the Associate Chief for Administration for the divisions of Hospital Medicine and Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at UNC – Chapel Hill. She has extensive experience in diverse …
December 2, 2022
Gillian (Jill) Watson, MHA has accepted the role of Associate Chair of Administration for the Department of Neurology, effective January 9, 2023. Jill currently serves as the Associate Chief for Administration for the divisions of Hospital Medicine and Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at UNC – Chapel Hill. She has extensive experience in diverse …
December 1, 2022
Dr. Winnie Lau is a 2022 recipient of a Seed Funding Award in Neuropalliative Care from the International Neuropalliative Care Society. Dr. Lau is Assistant Professor of UNC Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care Division. She also serves as the Program Director of the UNC Adult Neurology Residency Program and Associate Program Director of the Neurocritical …
November 4, 2022
Dr. Roth earned her B.A. degree in Biology from Harvard in 1987, a Doctor of Medicine from the Harvard Medical School – Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993, and completed her residency in Neurology at the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Program in 1997. She became an Assistant Professor of Neurology in 2002 and advanced to Associate Professor in 2011. …
October 24, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Heidi L. Roth, MD on achieving 20 years of service with UNC Neurology this November! Dr. Heidi L. Roth, MD is an Associate Professor of Sleep Medicine, Memory and Cognitive Disorders, and the Program Director of Sleep Medicine Fellowship, as well as an Associate Clinical Core Leader of Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Collaborative. …
October 12, 2022
This article was originally published by The Pilot.com on October 4, 2022. The importance of heart health has long been promoted, but brain health is just as crucial for our ability to think, act and live well. Brain health is a critical piece of your overall health. Brain health is about reducing risk factors, keeping …
August 12, 2022
UNC Neurology is excited to announce Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih as its next Vice Chair for Research. Dr. Shih has over 10 years of research experience at UNC Neurology, joining the faculty in 2012 and appointed Associate Professor in 2017. Along with his position in Neurology, Dr. Shih has also served as Associate Director of …
July 23, 2022
Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continues to grow, bringing in more than $1.2 billion in funding awards during the 2022 fiscal year. This is the third year in a row that research awards have topped $1 billion, facilitating research projects and experiments for external sponsors like federal agencies, industry partners, and …
July 7, 2022
The lab of Ian Shih, PhD, received the top prize from the journal NeuroImage for brain research featuring fMRI and fast-scan cyclic voltammetry. First author was Lindsay Walton, PhD.
July 4, 2022
What’s new in the Department of Neurology
June 30, 2022
We are pleased to introduce our incoming adult and child neurology residents and fellows for FY2022.
June 27, 2022
Senyenne Hunter, MD, PhD, is one of two recipients who are the first grantees to receive the award.
June 15, 2022
William J. Powers, MD, Professor of Neurology and former department chair (April 2007 – April 2018) to retire on June 30.
May 10, 2022
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May 5, 2022
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Ian Shih, PhD, used fMRI and a genetic mouse model to study the effects of a neurotransmitter on brain network functional connectivity, a dynamic process crucial for human health and behavior.
May 5, 2022
James F. Howard, Jr, MD, in the UNC Department of Neurology is the lead primary investigator in the CHAMPION-MG trial for Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvz) as a treatment for adults with generalised myasthenia gravis who are anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive, which represents 80% of people living with the disease.
May 2, 2022
Dr. Senyene Hunter, assistant professor of child neurology, was named as a UNC School of Medicine Simmons Scholar, effective July 2022.
April 7, 2022
James F. Howard Jr., MD, professor in the UNC Department of Neurology, was principal investigator of the ADAPT+ trial for the experimental drug efgartigimod, developed by Belgian pharmaceutical company Argenx.
April 2, 2022
Monica Diaz, MD, MS, and Ana Felix, MBBCH, FAAN, have been elected as the 2022-2023 Vice Chairs of the American Academy of Neurology’s Global Health Section and the AB Baker Section for Neurological Education, respectively.
March 11, 2022
Robert Statts will begin his work in the interim role on March 17.
March 10, 2022
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March 1, 2022
NC TraCS awarded funding for a $5K-$50K grant application submitted by Rebecca Traub, MD and Xiaoyan Li, MD, PhD.
February 15, 2022
Dr. Robert Smith, Associate Chair for Administration, has been appointed as the Vice Dean of Gillings School of Public Health.
February 14, 2022
James F. Howard Jr., MD, professor in the UNC Department of Neurology, was lead investigator in UCB's RAISE trial to evaluate zilucoplan as a treatment for generalized myasthenia gravis in adults.
January 27, 2022
Dr. Timothy Gershon is co-corresponding author of new research that appeared in Sciences Advances, January 26, 2022.
January 11, 2022
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January 3, 2022
James F. Howard Jr., MD, professor in the UNC Department of Neurology, was principal investigator of the phase 3 trial for the experimental drug efgartigimod, developed by Belgian pharmaceutical company Argenx.
December 13, 2021
The American Academy of Neurology awarded Monica M. Diaz, MD, MS, a Clinical Research Training Scholarship in support of her research on the detection of neurodegeneration in older, cognitively impaired people with HIV.
November 30, 2021
James Pham Ho, MD, receives $10,000 Junior Faculty Development Award
November 10, 2021
The Duke/UNC ADRC is pleased to announce the release of three funding opportunities for researchers at Duke and UNC studying Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. One of the awards, the REC Scholar, is also open to candidates from UNC Pembroke, North Carolina Central University, and East Carolina University.
November 1, 2021
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September 9, 2021
Areas of focus will include identifying age-related changes that impact the development, progression and experience of Alzheimer’s and related dementias, and how factors that arise in early- and mid-life contribute to racial, ethnic and geographic disparities in dementia.
September 1, 2021
The Division of Neuromuscular Disorders has been designated as a GBS|CIDP Foundation International Center of Excellence for the diagnosis and treatment of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and other inflammatory peripheral neuropathies.
August 31, 2021
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August 4, 2021
Second-year Adult Neurology resident Dr. Laura de Lima Xavier received the award during the 2021 UNC School of Medicine’s Whitehead Lecture and Awards ceremony on August 4.
July 15, 2021
Learn about aducanumab and UNC Neurology’s position on the new drug approved by the FDA for Alzheimer’s disease.
June 29, 2021
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June 25, 2021
Jorge L. Almodóvar-Suárez, MD, associate professor of general neurology and neuromuscular disorders, is the new director of the UNC Department of Neurology’s Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinic. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Dr. Almodóvar-Suárez is graduate of the state-funded University of Puerto Rico System, and a faithful believer of education and health care for …
June 15, 2021
The UNC Department of Neurology is proud to announce that UNC neurologists Clio Rubinos, MD, MS, and Miriam Sklerov, MD, MS, have both received UNC School of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program Faculty Awards.
June 9, 2021
The Duke/UNC Alzheimer's Disease Research Collaborative is offering $50,000 Norins pilot awards to stimulate and support collaborative, innovative research on the potential role of microbes or pathogens in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The principal investigator must be a Duke University faculty member or postdoctoral fellow, but cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations is strongly encouraged.
June 9, 2021
Over 800 scientists from across the United States and overseas convened virtually for a joint Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium on May 27.
May 27, 2021
Casey Olm-Shipman, MD, MS, received the High Value Care Award from the UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators in recognition of her dedication and commitment to improving clinical care though QI research and leadership.
May 14, 2021
NC TraCS awarded funding for a $5K-$50K grant application submitted by Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD.
May 4, 2021
What’s new in the Department of Neurology
April 30, 2021
New e-consult service allows referring primary care providers to receive comprehensive and timely recommendations from UNC Department of Neurology specialists.
April 25, 2021
Duke and UNC have joined forces on an ambitious new program called the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Collaborative, which aims to detect, delay or even prevent Alzheimer’s Disease.
April 22, 2021
James Howard, MD, Distinguished Professor of Neuromuscular Disease, was named Medical Professional of the Year by the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.
April 19, 2021
Dr. Monica Diaz, assistant professor of neurology, was named as a UNC School of Medicine Simmons Scholar, effective July 2021.
March 30, 2021
We are pleased to introduce our incoming adult and child neurology residents and fellows for FY2021.
February 26, 2021
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January 20, 2021
Congratulations to neurologist Angela Wabulya, MBChB, for receiving the $10,000 award.
January 19, 2021
Professor William J. Powers, MD, is a professor of neurology within the Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology.
January 8, 2021
Please join us in congratulating neurologists Nina Browner, MD, and Richard Murrow, MD!
December 18, 2020
Retired pediatric nurse Betty F. Allen, RN, passed away on Thursday, December 17 from non-COVID-19 related issues. Betty grew up in Pittsboro, NC and graduated from Watt’s School of Nursing in Durham, NC in 1974. Betty served as a nurse for 46 years with a special interest in the neuroscience field. She retired from UNC …
November 30, 2020
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November 30, 2020
Alyssa Draffin, LCSW, recently went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that a 12-year-old boy with undiagnosed autism receive an evaluation that would qualify him for therapy and special services.
November 25, 2020
Serena Spudich, MD, professor of neurology and chief of Neurological Infections & Global Neurology at Yale University, is the first recipient of this award named in honor of beloved UNC neurology professor Kevin Robertson, PhD.
November 17, 2020
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery Casey Olm-Shipman, MD, MS, was selected as an AMA Health Systems Scholar, a one-year mentored program aimed at developing Health Systems Science (HSS) leaders. In support of her recent appointment as UNC’s Director of HSS for Graduate Medical Education, Dr. Olm-Shipman’s AMA project will be the development and implementation …
November 14, 2020
UNC BRIC researchers led by Weili Lin, PhD, used magnetic resonance imaging techniques to show the emergence of a functional flexible brain during early infancy.
November 10, 2020
The UNC Department of Neurology is proud to announce that child neurologists Senyene Hunter, MD, PhD, and Diana Cejas, MD, MPH, are this year’s recipients of the UNC Broyhill Research Award in Child Neurology.
November 3, 2020
The Center for Animal MRI (CAMRI) at the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), led by Ian Shih, PhD, received two National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2.6 million for a new MRI instrument and to upgrade an existing MRI system.
October 10, 2020
UNC Neurology’s Research Center of Excellence for Lewy Body Dementia participated as a study site for a phase 2 clinical trial that met its primary objective of improving cognition in LBD patients who received neflamapimod.
August 26, 2020
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August 13, 2020
Seven UNC Health hospitals have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
August 4, 2020
The Division of Neuromuscular Disorders has been designated as a Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation Charcot-Marie-Tooth Center of Excellence.
July 27, 2020
View a video of the online memorial service held on July 23, 2020, for Associate Professor Daniel I Kaufer, MD.
July 16, 2020
As part of its “Clinical Practice” series, The New England Journal of Medicine published “Acute Ischemic Stroke” by neurologist William J. Powers, MD, in its July 16, 2020 issue.
July 8, 2020
Daniel Ian Kaufer, MD, a professor in the department of neurology for 17 years, passed away on July 2 after a brief battle with cancer. Dr. Kaufer was a masterful clinician, prolific researcher, passionate advocate and beloved mentor. A memorial is set for July 23.
June 3, 2020
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May 27, 2020
Discover exciting career opportunities with UNC Neurology
May 27, 2020
James F. Howard Jr., MD, professor in the UNC Department of Neurology, was principal investigator of the phase 3 trial for the experimental drug efgartigimod, developed by Belgian pharmaceutical company Argenx.
May 22, 2020
The study (BOOST-3) is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, and compares two treatments routinely used for monitoring patients with severe TBI in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.
March 27, 2020
We are pleased to introduce our incoming adult and child neurology residents as well as our fellows specializing in sleep medicine and neuromuscular disorders. Our new team members will begin this summer.
March 2, 2020
The UNC Comprehensive Stroke Center is excited to announce its second annual Stroke Survivor & Caregiver Event! The event will be held on March 7, 2020, at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, NC. This event allows an opportunity for fellowship among stroke survivors, their caregivers and health care professionals, and also provides an opportunity …
February 3, 2020
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January 23, 2020
The NICU received an inaugural UNC Medical Center Quality & Safety Award on Jan 14
December 19, 2019
Dr. Browner is the Department of Neurology’s vice chair for education and the director of the Adult Neurology Residency Program.
October 10, 2019
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October 1, 2019
This symposium on November 1, 2019, will provide an opportunity for continuing education for EMS & critical care transport providers on emergency neurologic and cardiac care.
July 3, 2019
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June 28, 2019
The UNC Hospitals Comprehensive Stroke Center has once again received the Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association in recognition of UNC Health Care’s commitment to quality stroke care.
June 19, 2019
Kevin Robertson, PhD, a professor in the department of neurology for more than 30 years, passed away Sunday after an extended battle with cancer.
May 16, 2019
Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD, has been named Chair of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Neurology, effective Aug. 19.
April 4, 2019
What’s new in the Department of Neurology
March 18, 2019
We are pleased to introduce our incoming adult and child neurology residents as well as our fellows in neuro-critical care, sleep, epilepsy and vascular disorders. Our new team members will begin on July 1, 2019.
March 6, 2019
Todd Cohen, PhD, and Jonathan Schisler, PhD, will investigate the new ideas related to the regulation of the Tau protein, which plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease.
February 1, 2019
This formal recognition honors the Clinic’s commitment to providing exceptional, coordinated MS care.
February 1, 2019
William Snider, MD, who started the UNC Neuroscience Center in 1999 and led it for 17 years, will retire from the UNC School of Medicine February 1.
December 13, 2018
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August 8, 2018
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July 31, 2018
The Lewy Body Dementia Association, the leading advocacy group dedicated to raising awareness and advancing research about Lewy body dementia, named the UNC Memory and Cognitive Disorders program as a Research Center of Excellence.
July 31, 2018
CurePSP created this new network to help patients with atypical Parkinsonism disorders to locate the best possible care and other resources.
July 30, 2018
Drs. Powers, Mann, Tennison and Greenwood will continue their work at UNC part-time.
July 9, 2018
Todd J. Cohen, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, and his research lab have recently received three separate foundation grants for a total of $460,000 over three years.
June 20, 2018
The UNC School of Medicine seeks a qualified academic leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Neurology.
June 13, 2018
There are many people who deal with the minute-by-minute fear that they will lose control and experience an epileptic seizure, as between 2 and 3 million people in the United States have Epilepsy. Medication works for most people, while brain surgery is the answer for others, but a special brain implant may help those who …
June 12, 2018
American Heart Association Award Recognizes UNC Health Care’s Commitment to Quality Stroke Care CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – June 6, 2018 – UNC Health Care is pleased to announce that five of its hospitals – Nash UNC Health Care, Pardee UNC Health Care, UNC Hospitals, UNC REX Healthcare and Wayne UNC Health Care – have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s …
April 27, 2018
Lawrence “Larry” Marks, MD, will assume the role of Interim Chair of the Department of Neurology, effective May 1, 2018.
April 11, 2018
What's new in the Department of Neurology
March 23, 2018
We are pleased to introduce our incoming adult and child neurology residents as well as our fellows in neuro-critical care, sleep, epilepsy and neuromuscular disorders. Our new team members will begin on July 1, 2018, except as noted.
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