Category: Faculty

Dr. Senyene Hunter, assistant professor of child neurology, was named as a UNC School of Medicine Simmons Scholar, effective July 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.

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.

NC TraCS awarded funding for a $5K-$50K grant application submitted by Rebecca Traub, MD and Xiaoyan Li, MD, PhD.

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.

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.

James Pham Ho, MD, receives $10,000 Junior Faculty Development Award

November 1, 2021 Fall often brings in a sense of the new. New school year with new students, new weather, new tree color, and new produce at the famers market. Within the Department of Neurology, we are also experiencing a lot of newness. The most profound change is the move...

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.

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.