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Powers to Retire from UNC after 15 years of Service

June 15, 2022
William J. Powers, MD, Professor of Neurology and former department chair (April 2007 – April 2018) to retire on June 30.

Rubinos and Sklerov Receive Physician Scientist Training Program Awards

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.

Olm-Shipman Receives High Value Care Award

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.

Powers Receives AAN’s 2021 A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award

January 19, 2021
Professor William J. Powers, MD, is a professor of neurology within the Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology.

Olm-Shipman selected as AMA Health Systems Scholar

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...

UNC Health Hospitals Receive Quality Achievement Awards for Stroke Care

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.

Powers article featured in the New England Journal of Medicine

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.

UNC Medical Center to conduct study on severe traumatic brain injury

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.

2020 Stroke Survivor & Caregiver Event

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,...

Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit honored with award

January 23, 2020
The NICU received an inaugural UNC Medical Center Quality & Safety Award on Jan 14