Category: News

Drs. Powers, Mann, Tennison and Greenwood will continue their work at UNC part-time.

Todd J. Cohen, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, and his research lab have recently received three separate foundation grants for a total of $460,000 over three years.

The UNC School of Medicine seeks a qualified academic leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Neurology.

  There are many people who deal with the minute-by-minute fear that they will lose control and experience an epileptic seizure, as between 2 and 3 million people in the United States have Epilepsy. Medication works for most people, while brain surgery is the answer for others, but a special brain...

American Heart Association Award Recognizes UNC Health Care’s Commitment to Quality Stroke Care CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – June 6, 2018 – UNC Health Care is pleased to announce that five of its hospitals – Nash UNC Health Care, Pardee UNC Health Care, UNC Hospitals, UNC REX Healthcare and Wayne UNC Health Care –  have received the...

Lawrence “Larry” Marks, MD, will assume the role of Interim Chair of the Department of Neurology, effective May 1, 2018.

What's new in the Department of Neurology

We are pleased to introduce our incoming adult and child neurology residents as well as our fellows in neuro-critical care, sleep, epilepsy and neuromuscular disorders. Our new team members will begin on July 1, 2018, except as noted.

William “Bill” Powers, MD, has announced that he will enter the three-year phased retirement program beginning July 1, 2018. He will step down from his position as Chair of the Department of Neurology on April 30, 2018, at the end of his five year term.

UNC Department Chair William Powers, MD, led new guideline writing group