Category: Movement Disorders

We are proud to announce that Dr. Daniel Roque has been promoted from Associate Professor to Professor in the Department of Neurology, effective February 1, 2026. Dr. Roque joined UNC Neurology in 2012 and has served as a Clinical Associate Professor since 2019. A nationally recognized movement disorders specialist, he...

The second annual Community Health Impact Awards (CHIA), held on October 23, celebrated individuals and teams across UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine who are transforming care and strengthening communities in North Carolina. Several members of the UNC Department of Neurology were recognized for their outstanding contributions: Dr....

Celebrating Excellence in Community Health The Community Health and Engagement (CHE) program has recognized outstanding contributions to healthcare access and community partnership with its 2024 awards. Among the honorees are Drs. Clio Rubinos, Thiri Lin, and Joel Callahan, who received the Community Health Impact Award in the Clinic & Practice Impact (Team) category. Joining...

Our UNC Health Pardee partners recently spotlighted the work that Drs. LaRoche, Sheikh and Callahan are coordinating between Chapel Hill and Pardee. UNC Health Pardee’s partnership with UNC Health allows Pardee to deliver specialized neurologic care while reducing travel for patients. Dr. Suzette Laroche, MD, UNC School of Medicine, works...

This past weekend (Feb. 28 – March 2, 2025) marked the annual North Carolina Neurological Society meeting at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham, NC. UNC Neurology faculty, residents, and staff attended as participants, presenters, and speakers throughout the weekend.   Neurologists and researchers from across North Carolina joined together...

Dr. Vibhor Krishna and Dr. Daniel Roque travel to New Delhi to celebrate a landmark development for neurological care in India and present at the “Transforming Neuroscience: MR-Guided HIFU – A Game Changer” Symposium.

During National APP Week (September 22-29) the UNC APP Center hosted a gathering and dinner to celebrate all of the amazing APPs employed across UNC! During this event each year they announce the nominations and winners of the APP Excellence Awards. These awards currently recognize excellence in clinical practice, teaching, leadership,...

UNC Health and Neurology mourns the loss of Carey Dean Debnam, affectionately known as Dean, a remarkable individual who left an indelible mark on our healthcare community both as a patient and through his philanthropic efforts. Dean, 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Raleigh, N.C., on Sept. 12,...

The UNC Neuromodulation Team comes together for a retreat: celebrating a successful year of providing the very best-in-care options for patients with advanced movement disorders, while planning to pave the way to contribute to local, national, and international advancements in the field.

The Department of Neurology is please to announce that the Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic received Honorable Mention at the 2024 Carolina Quality and Safety Award for “Addressing the Pillars of Palliative care: Advance care planning in movement disorders outpatient clinics”. This award program was developed to recognize quality improvement efforts...