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2024 Carolina Care Excellence Awards!

April 1, 2024
Each year, UNC Hospitals & UNC Faculty Physicians celebrate the empathy and expertise of UNC Health physicians and advanced practice providers. Based on UNC Hospitals Press Ganey Medical Practice survey, 205 of UNC Health providers received the highest recommendations, which places them in the top quartile nationally. The honorees receive 2024...

UNC Epilepsy Center Accredited as Level IV Epilepsy Center

March 26, 2024
The UNC Epilepsy Center has received reaccreditation as a Level IV Epilepsy Center from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). This accreditation level indicates that the center offers advanced neurodiagnostic monitoring and comprehensive medical, neuropsychological, and psychosocial treatment. Level 4 centers also offer a complete evaluation for epilepsy surgery,...

Dr. Monica Diaz talks with Neurology Today

March 26, 2024
Dr. Monica Diaz spoke with Neurology Today about her work in Peru and the UNC Neurology Residency Exchange Program. Dr. Diaz coordinates exchange program in the city of Lima, Peru at the public hospital, Cayetano Heredia Hospital.   Ideally, Dr. Diaz said, “residents will learn how to truly rely on...

New Paper from Clinical Neurology focuses on Billing & the Patient Experience

March 21, 2024
A new article out of UNC Neurology focuses on Managing Patient Dissatisfaction and Billing Reconsideration Requests in Outpatient Clinics, authored in partnership by Jorge L Almodovar MD,  Heather Ritchie, MSN, RN, NE-BC and Sharmila Soares MSN, RN, CNRN,. This article will be published in the April 2024 issue of the Journal of...

Neurology teams up with Neurosurgery & BRIC for Focused Ultrasound Therapies

March 21, 2024
On the late afternoon of March, 19, 2024 faculty, staff, patients, and stakeholders from Neurology, Neurosurgery, the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), UNC Hospitals, and UNC School of Medicine gathered to celebrate the official launch of the Focused Ultrasound program at Marsico on UNC campus. Focused Ultrasound therapies involve an...

Researchers Show How Neurochemicals Affect fMRI Readings

March 19, 2024
A landmark study lead by Dr. Ian Shih, could alter how researchers interpret results from functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Matched! Adult & Child Neurology Residents

March 15, 2024
The Adult Neuro and Child Neuro residency programs are pleased to announce our newly matched residents! Thank you for all the support of our residency coordinator team, our faculty, and our top rated residents for helping recruit and match this stellar group of future residents. Residents – we extend a...

Neurology Department Newsletter – Wrapping Up 2023 & Welcoming 2024

March 12, 2024
Neurology 2023 Wrap Up Newsletter by Lindsey Womack

NeuroBytes: Task Specific Focal Dystonia – “Writer’s Camp”

March 12, 2024
UNC Neurology Faculty Dr. Nina Browner and Movement Disorder Fellow, Dr. Abigail O’Reggio assisted in developing the American Association of Neurology online course “NeuroBytes: Task Specific Focal Dystonia – “Writer’s Camp”‘ Course Description: Task specific dystonia is a commonly missed focal dystonia. This is in part due to the symptoms...

Research Shows Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks

February 29, 2024