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Dr. Clio Rubinos awarded SIREN & Simmons Award

June 4, 2024
Dr. Clio Rubinos has been selected as a ºÚÁÏÍø Simmons Scholar and has been awarded the SIREN MAGNETIC Hub Junior Faculty Subaward from Duke Emergency Medicine. Both awards will support research career development for Dr. Rubinos. Since its launch in 1994, the Simmons Scholars Program has offered...

Grant Award – Dr. Qian-Zhou Yang Receives Promoting Clinical Research in Southeaster NC Award

May 29, 2024
Dr. Qian-Zhou Jojo Yang and Dr. Kiran McCloskey were recently awarded the Promoting Clinical Research in Southeastern NC award from the Research Advisory Council (RAC). Their project, Understanding pediatric epilepsy surgery disparities within the state of North Carolina, will be funded for the next year.

ºÚÁÏÍø Medical Student Graduation, Spring 2024

May 29, 2024
ºÚÁÏÍø Neurology celebrated graduation this Spring with two ºÚÁÏÍø system medical students, Dr. Maria Melendez and Dr. Aiden Walker. Both Drs. Melendez and Walker participated in Neurology’s medical student rotation program, directed by Dr. Mike Wang. Dr. Melendez described her journey to neurology as an overwhelming positive experience while stressing...

Academy of Educators Accomplishments 2024

May 22, 2024
Congratulations to Neurology faculty and trainees for their recent Academy of Educator (AOE) accomplishments 2024. We are so grateful for their enthusiasm, dedication, and talents as ºÚÁÏÍø AOE educators! TAR HEEL Graduates Dr. Priya Raju Dr. Nikash Shankar Newly Inducted AOE Members: Dr. Lindsey Krawchuk Dr. Nikash Shankar  

ºÚÁÏÍø Health Follow-Up for Neuro ICU Patients

May 22, 2024
Over the past few years, the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Neurology has developed two specialized follow-up clinics for Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit patients recovering from severe acute brain injuries: the Post Acute Symptomatic Seizure (PASS) and Neurorecovery clinics. PASS Clinic The PASS clinic, overseen by Dr. Clio Rubinos, who has dual...

Melissa Massenburg wins Nurse of the Year!

May 16, 2024
The following article was written by Sonya Lester, BSN, RN, CCRN, Patient Services Manager III, Neurosurgical ICU. Melissa Massenburg, BSN, RN, CCRN, was selected by the ºÚÁÏÍø Medical Center nursing leadership as a ºÚÁÏÍøMC Nurse of the Year. She was nominated by nursing staff colleagues to honor her for exceptional service...

Welcome Dr. Andrea Corse, Professor and Director of the ºÚÁÏÍø Myasthenia Gravis Clinical Center

April 26, 2024
The ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Neurology welcomes Andrea Corse, MD as Clinical Professor and Director of the ºÚÁÏÍø Myasthenia Gravis Clinical Center. Dr. Corse is a neuromuscular specialist with expertise in neuromuscular clinical care, neuromuscular clinical pathology and nerve and muscle biopsy, and electrodiagnostic testing. She previously spent 30 years on...

ºÚÁÏÍø Undergraduate work in Neurology

April 19, 2024
Within the department of Neurology, ºÚÁÏÍø undergraduates are offered the opportunity to join faculty research labs. One such lab is Dr. Boerwinkle’s RS-fMRI Lab which supports several undergraduate students – like Aryan Kodali. Kodali recently applied for the ºÚÁÏÍø 2024 Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship with the proposal “NeuroConnect – An...

Collaboration Between the Shih Lab and Stanford University Sheds Light on the Function of Retrosplenial Cortex in Spatial Exploration

April 18, 2024
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2315167121), Dr. Harry Chao from the Shih Lab and researchers in Stanford University have provided new insights into the brain’s default mode network (DMN), particularly focusing on the retrosplenial cortex’s role in spatial exploration. Traditionally, the DMN...

2024 Carolina Care Excellence Awards!

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