Category: News

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Miriam Camacho Stokes, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, as Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Neurology. Dr. Camacho Stokes is a board-certified Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner committed to clinical excellence, patient safety, and advancing healthcare education. She is passionate about teaching and...

Interested in learning more about the UNC Adult Neurology Residency Program? Join us for a Virtual Open House on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 7 p.m. ET via Zoom. Prospective applicants will have the opportunity to meet program leadership and current residents, learn more about the program, and ask questions...

The Department of Neurology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine is pleased to announce the promotion of Dena Williams, DO, from Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2026. Her promotion recognizes a record of sustained excellence in patient care, education, scholarship, service, and...

The Department of Neurology’s ALS Clinic is proud to celebrate two recent milestones. The clinic received recognition from our community partner, ALS United, for excellence in the care of people living with ALS—an honor that reflects our team’s commitment to compassionate, coordinated, multidisciplinary care. Jorge Almodovar Suarez, MD, and Chelsea...

The UNC School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development has announced the 2026–2027 cohort of the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP), a distinguished career development initiative designed to support early-career faculty. Among this year’s selected participants is Eric Creed, DO of UNC Neurology, recognized as one...

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Tamara Strohm on being named a recipient of the prestigious Innovation in Teaching Award from the UNC Academy of Educators. This award recognizes faculty members who have developed and implemented creative, effective teaching approaches that meaningfully enhance learning in medical and health sciences education....

As the end of June marks the close of another academic year, the UNC Department of Neurology reflects on a particularly successful year for Neurology Education. Highlights include the launch of the new Medical Student Clerkship and seamless leadership transitions within both the Adult and Child Neurology programs—milestones that strengthen...

We are pleased to announce that Mary Jackson, OTR/L, OTD, MS, a 2026 graduate of the T32 Program on Integrative Medicine (PIM), has been selected to receive the Eastern North Carolina and Southern Virginia RegIonal Stroke trIal cONsortium (ENVISION) Fellowship. The ENVISION Fellowship is a joint collaboration between Duke University and...

Survival after out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest is a major milestone—but for patients and families, it marks the beginning of a long and uncertain recovery journey. Questions about cognition, physical function, emotional health, and quality of life often persist for months or longer, yet clinicians have limited long‑term data to guide expectations...

Severe headache is one of the most distressing symptoms experienced by patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In the neurocritical care setting, pain control often relies on opioid medications—drugs that can cause sedation and complicate frequent neurologic examinations during a critical period of recovery. A new clinical trial underway at...