Author Archives: Lindsey Womack

Jill Watson, MHA, has been named Associate Chair of Administration for the Department of Medicine, effective November 3, 2025. The Department of Neurology celebrates her leadership and contributions as she transitions into this new role. The Department of Neurology congratulates Jill Watson, MHA, on her appointment as the next Associate...

Chapel Hill, NC — September 30, 2025 — We are proud to announce that Dr. Clio Rubinos has been awarded the prestigious Annual Zeto Clinical Trial Sponsorship Program for her pioneering research project focused on the use of continuous EEG in Zambia. Dr. Rubinos will lead the PRECISE-Z Study (Pilot...

CHAPEL HILL, NC — Two years after Dr. David Y. Hwang and Dr. Alexander Presciutti received a Neurocritical Care Foundation grant to develop an emotional support intervention for caregivers of patients surviving ICU admission for coma, the results are in—and they’re promising. The multisite pilot study of the Coma Family Program...

The UNC Department of Neurology is proud to recognize the exceptional contributions of our Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) through the 2025 APP Excellence Awards. We extend our warmest congratulations to Miriam Camacho Stokes, recipient of the 2025 APP Excellence in Teaching Award, for her outstanding...

UNC Department of Neurology is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Jojo Yang from Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology to Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology based on excellence in clinical activity, as well as commitment to providing outstanding patient care and strengthening programs within the Department of Neurology. Dr....

UNC Department of Neurology is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Tamara Strohm from Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor based on her clinical activity and meaningful contributions to advancing patient care and strengthening clinical programs. Dr. Strohm received her Bachelor’s degree in Science from Baylor University in...

UNC Department of Neurology is please to announce the promotion of Dr. Rebecca Traub from Clinical Associate Professor to Clinical Professor based on excellence in clinical activity. Dr. Traub completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 2002. Following her BA, Dr. Traub earned a Doctor of Medicine...

We are proud to share that Dr. Deanna Saylor served on the expert panel that developed the newly revised 2024 McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis, published this week. These updated criteria reflect significant advances in our understanding of MS and incorporate emerging biomarkers to improve diagnostic accuracy across the...

We are pleased to share that Dr. Senyene E. Hunter has been selected to receive the Early-Stage Investigator Travel Scholarship from the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation (PERF). This award will support Dr. Hunter’s attendance at the 2025 American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, where she has been invited...

Welcome back to the full swing of the academic year! We’re excited to kick things off by recognizing Dr. Faris Almubaslat as our first Diagnostician of the Month. Dr. Almubaslat is honored for not one, but two exceptional neurologic diagnoses, made possible through his outstanding neurological examination skills. In the first case, his detection...