James F. Howard, Jr., MD, is the recipient of the AANEM’s 2015 Distinguished Physician Award, which recognizes a member for their superior achievements as a clinician, educator, and association volunteer.
UNC Health Care’s first system-wide stroke consortium meeting will be held on Friday, August 26th, 10am-2pm.
UNC Hospitals received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite.
UNC’s stroke coordinator, Nicole Burnett, RN BSN, CNRN, SCRN received the Excellence in Neuroscience Nursing Education award.
UNC Stroke fellow, Dr. Theresa Sevilis, authored a study that recently appeared in Neurology Today.
David Huang, MD, PhD, director, UNC Hospitals Comprehensive Stroke Center, has received the SHAPE Award from the North Carolina Stroke Association.
In February, UNC neurologist Hae Won Shin, MD, and neurosurgeon Eldad Hadar, MD, were the first in the state to implant the NeuroPace RNS System following the medical device’s recent FDA approval. In clinical trials, the NeuroPace system greatly reduced the number of seizures experienced by patients with severe epilepsy.
Susan Wilson, NP, is committed to spreading the latest stroke knowledge and resources to health care workers across the country. This dedication has earned her a 2014 Raise Award from the National Stroke Association.
Todd Cohen, PhD The Alzheimer’s Association is pleased to announce that Todd Cohen, PhD, a researcher from UNC, is the recipient of a $99,722 New Investigator Research Grant. The grant will be used to fund Dr. Cohen’s lab at UNC, which will study tau acetylation (development of tau tangles, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s) and … Read more
