{"id":22557,"date":"2026-02-11T14:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=22557"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:01:46","slug":"grand-rounds-dr-charlotte-sumner","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurology\/event\/grand-rounds-dr-charlotte-sumner\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Rounds: Dr. Charlotte Sumner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNC Neurology is pleased to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org\/provider\/charlotte-jane-sumner\/2701716\">Dr. Charlotte Jane Sumner, MD<\/a> as grand rounds speaker for April 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Talk Topic: Spinal muscular atrophy: A paradigm shift for neurodegenerative disease therapeutics<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Charlotte Sumner is a Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Sumner cares for patients with genetically-mediated neuromuscular diseases. Her practice is notable for a focus on individuals with inherited neuromuscular disorders of peripheral nerves and motor neurons, including spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. She co-directs the Johns Hopkins Muscular Dystrophy Association Care Center, the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and the Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) clinics, which deliver multidisciplinary clinical care, engage in international natural history studies, and provide cutting edge therapeutics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.\u00a0 The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0\u00a0<i>AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)\u2122<\/i>. Physicians should claim only those hours of credit actually spent in the educational activity.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Planner Disclosure<\/h2>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">This activity is planned and implemented under the sole supervision of the above-named course director, in association with the Office of Continuing Professional Development (UNC CPD).\u00a0 The CPD staff, course director and co-course director have no financial relationships with commercial interests as defined by the ACCME.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Speaker Disclosure<\/h2>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The speaker\u00a0has no financial relationships with commercial interests.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"x_MsoNormal\">CME Credit<\/h2>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Grand Rounds is streamed LIVE on\u00a0WebEx.\u00a0You can now receive CME credit for joining the session online, please provide your\u00a0<strong><u>FULL NAME<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0when logging into\u00a0WebEx or credit\u00a0<strong><u>will 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