{"id":3062,"date":"2017-08-10T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/neurology-news-august-2017\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T13:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:27:51","slug":"neurology-news-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/neurology-news-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurology News – August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the Department<\/span><\/h2>\n
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U.S. News & World Report named UNC\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital to its list of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Children\u2019s Hospitals.” Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery<\/b> was honored as one of nine subspecialties that ranked in the top 50.<\/p>\n

The UNC Comprehensive Stroke Center again received the Gold Plus Award from the <\/i>American Heart Association\/American Stroke Association\u2019s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke<\/i> and moved up to the highest level<\/b> of target: Stroke – Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus<\/i>. In addition, the UNC Epilepsy Center re-certified as a National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) level 4, providing the highest level of comprehensive care.<\/p>\n

The UNC Medical Center now publishes patient satisfaction feedback on its Find A Doctor<\/i><\/a> <\/i>website. The Center gathers and publishes the star ratings and comments for all of its providers using patient responses from the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey. A clinician must receive at least 30 ratings before they are published. View departmental ratings here: Neurology<\/a> \/ Pediatric Neurology.<\/a><\/p>\n

New Roles
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Nina Browner, MD<\/b> was named as Neurology\u2019s Vice Chair for Education. In this newly created role, Nina will supervise all of the department’s educational efforts including medical students, residents, fellows, continuing professional medical education and outreach. She will work closely with the current directors in these areas to improve quality, insure compliance, coordinate programs, foster faculty and resident development, and consult with the School of Medicine administration.<\/p>\n

In July, the Department of Neurology re-organized its clinical trial operations. The new Neurology Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU) directed by Susan Wilson,<\/b> <\/b>RN, MSN, ANP-C and Associate Professor of Neurology, will improve efficiency and quality for both investigators and sponsors by ensuring support by highly trained research coordinators, providing oversight for compliance and carefully managing resources.<\/p>\n

Welcome to our new faculty members!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Diana<\/td>\nDiana M. Cejas, MD, MPH<\/strong> joined the Child Neurology Division as an assistant professor in late July. She also holds an appointment with the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Cejas recently completed her residency with the University of Chicago Child Neurology Residency program. She completed her pediatric residency at Tulane University, her MD at Howard University, and her MPH at George Washington University.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Michael<\/td>\nMichael Forbes, MD<\/strong> recently completed his vascular neurology fellowship as well as his adult neurology residency with UNC. His journey at UNC will continue in a new role as an assistant professor for the Comprehensive Stroke Center. Michael holds an MD from Virginia Commonwealth University and an MS in music from Indiana University.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Deborah<\/td>\nDeborah F. Gelinas, MD<\/strong> joined UNC Neurology part-time in May as an associate professor specializing in ALS. Dr. Gelinas was the Director of Clinical Neuroscience Research and the Director of the MSU\/MFB\/SMHC\/ALS Clinic at Saint Mary\u2019s Healthcare in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She also served as Associate Professor in the Department of Neuro-ophthalmology at Michigan State University. After earning her MD from New York Medical College, she completed her residency in neurology at the Letterman Army Medical Center.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\"\"<\/td>\n		Ammar Hussain, MD<\/strong> started in late July as an assistant professor in child neurology after completing an epilepsy fellowship and pediatric neurology residency at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Hussain completed his pediatric residency at Nassau University Medical Center. He received his MBBS from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Yiting<\/td>\nYiting Yang, MD<\/strong> joined the Child Neurology division in July as an assistant professor after completion of her child neurology and pediatric residencies at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. Dr. Yang received her MD at the University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Resident Update<\/span><\/h3>\n
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L to R: Drs. De Marchena, Richards and Bateman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The adult neurology resident graduation dinner was held at the Franklin Hotel on June 16. Octavio De Marchena, MD<\/strong> received the Faculty Teacher of the Year<\/i> award. Jason Richards, MD<\/strong> received the Resident Teacher of the Year<\/i> award along with the Dr. Jacobson<\/i> award for professionalism. A fond farewell to our graduating adult and child neurology residents as they transition into the next phase of their careers.<\/p>\n