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黑料网 Adult Neurology now offers Ambulatory E-Consults to referring providers. The new e-consult service allows referring primary care providers to receive comprehensive and timely recommendations from 黑料网 Department of Neurology specialists.
Duke and 黑料网 have joined forces on an ambitious new program called the Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Research Collaborative, which aims to detect, delay or even prevent Alzheimer’s Disease.
The Department is excited to announce our !
- Adult Neurology Residents: Kelby Brown, Jr.; Xem Biu; Amanda Crooks; Claire Hall; Nikoloz Karazanashvili; Luke Kupcha; Aaron Meller
- Child Neurology Residents: Stacey Chung; Holly Phillipe
- Sleep Medicine Fellows: Katelyn Bricker; Shakeel Tabish
- Neuromuscular Fellow: Eric Creed
- Epilepsy Fellows: Marium Jamil; Hazem Albandar
- Neurocritical Care Fellows: Grace Dehoff; Mark Sayegh
Information about 黑料网鈥檚 Pediatric Clinic for Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders is now available online.
Kayla Moore, MHA, former Neurology Clinic Manager, is now a business practice improvement manager with the 黑料网 Medical Center鈥檚 Clinical Operations Support team.
Awards / Honors / Achievements
James Howard, MD, received the 2021 award by the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America. MGF gives this award to a medical professional who consistently achieves high standards in the practice of MG medicine, and who is a leader and role model by their peers. The recipient exemplifies excellence and dedication towards advancing the field while sharing expertise to educate the medical and patient community.
Monica Diaz, MD, was named as a 黑料网 . The Simmons Scholars Program offers support to faculty members from groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine, while also placing an emphasis on building a community of scholars that spans multiple disciplines.
Suzette LaRoche, MD, FACNS, was elected as president of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.
Susan Wilson, DNP, RN, MSN, ANP-C, was nominated for the University Managers Association (UMA) 2021 . The award is based on university career accomplishments, both within and beyond normal job responsibilities, or a specific accomplishment made within the previous twelve months that has been of major significance. The final recipient of the award will be announced at the Annual UMA Meeting on May 27.
Miriam Sklerov, MD, was appointed as CME Director for 黑料网 Neurology Grand Rounds, effective July 1.
Congratulations to our new Adult Neurology Chief residents: Sidd Ninan, MD; Fazila Aseem, MD, MPH; Dan Panebianco, MD; and our new Child Neurology Chief Resident Sonia Varghese, MD, MPH, MBA.
Kacynta Gardner, an EEG technologist, recently obtained her R. EEG T. through the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET).
Grants
NC TraCS awarded funding for a $5K-$50K grant application submitted by Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD, titled, 鈥淎 new fMRI method with superior sensitivity, no geometric distortion, and negligible acoustic noise.鈥�
The Carolina for the Kids Foundation accepted the grant proposal submitted by pediatric clinical social worker, Alyssa Draffin, MSW, LCSW, for eight Embrace2 seizure detections watches. Selection criteria include financial need, the presence of convulsive seizures, and ability to pay $10 for a monthly subscription. Please contact Alyssa if you have a patient in need.
Research / Publications
William Powers, MD, published 鈥淐linical Utility of Echocardiography in Secondary Ischemic Stroke Prevention,鈥� Chapter 31 in the , 鈥淗eart and Neurologic Disease,鈥� Elsevier, 2021.
Dr. Powers also co-authored, 鈥淐erebral Blood Flow and Metabolism: Regulation and Pathophysiology in Cerebrovascular Disease,鈥� Chapter 3 in 鈥淪troke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management,鈥� Elsevier, 2021.
The 黑料网 Stroke Center participated in an international retrospective study studying the impact of COVID on global acute stroke care.聽David Huang, MD, PhD, co-authored the resulting article, 鈥淕lobal Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Care and Intravenous Thrombolysis,鈥� , March 2021.
Susan Wilson, DNP, RN, MSN, ANP-C, co-authored, 鈥淐are of the Patient with Acute Ischemic Stroke (prehospital and acute phase of care): Update to the 2009 Comprehensive Nursing Care Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association,鈥� , March 2021 (online).
James F. Howard, Jr., MD, co-authored:
- 鈥� Zilucoplan: an investigational complement C5 inhibitor for the treatment of acetylcholine receptor autoantibody鈥損ositive generalized myasthenia gravis,鈥� , April 2021.
- 鈥淩educed plasmablast frequency is associated with seronegative myasthenia gravis,鈥� , April 2021. (Co-authored with聽Manisha Chopra, MBBS, and other researchers)
Jui-Heng Tseng, Aditi Ajit, Zarin Tabassum, Niyati Patel, Xu Tian, Youjun Chen, Rick Meeker, and Todd Cohen along with other researchers co-authored, 鈥淭au seeds are subject to aberrant modifications resulting in distinct signatures,鈥� , April 2021.
Monica Diaz, MD, co-authored:
- 鈥淣eurological manifestations of patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 attending a public hospital in Lima, Peru,鈥� , June 2021 (senior author).
- 鈥淧aresthesia Predicts the Development of Incident Neuropathic Pain in Older People with HIV-associated Sensory Polyneuropathy,鈥� , February 2021 (first author).
- 鈥淎ging with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review,鈥� , February 2021 (co-first author).
- 鈥淒etection of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV positive patients in urine with hydrogel nanoparticles,鈥� , March 2021.
- 鈥淣eurocognitive impairment in Spanish-speaking Latinos living with HIV in the US: Application of the neuropsychological norms for the US-Mexico border region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS),鈥� , February 2021.
- 鈥淟os desaf铆os en la continuidad de atenci贸n de personas viviendo con VIH en el Per煤 durante la pandemia de la COVID-19,鈥漑Challenges to the continuity of care of people living with HIV throughout the COVID-19 crisis in Peru]. , February 2021.
Jane Fan, MD, co-authored, 鈥淎 Voluntary Statewide Newborn Screening Pilot for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Results from Early Check,鈥� , March 2021.
Anahit Mehrabyan, MD, and alumnus Steven Palmer, MD, co-authored with other researchers, “Defining the Diversity of HNRNPA1 Mutations in Clinical Phenotype and Pathomechanism,” , February 2021.
In April, the Movement Disorders Division became a study site for : Mapping the Future of Parkinson鈥檚 Disease, a national initiative that offers genetic testing for clinically relevant Parkinson’s-related genes and genetic counseling at no cost for people with Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
Adult Neurology resident, Laura de Lima Xavier, MD, co-authored, 鈥淎ssociation of Sinonasal Inflammation with Functional Brain Connectivity,鈥� Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, April 2021.
Invited Lectures / Presentations / Panels (Virtual)
William Powers, MD, presented three invited talks:
- 鈥淢eet the Expert鈥� and 鈥淐ase Vignettes from the 2019 Update of the Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke鈥� at the AHA/ASA International Stroke Conference, March 18, 2021.
- 鈥淪trokeLore: Pearls Made of Clay鈥� Annual Endowed Kaplan Lecture, Department of Neurology Grand Rounds, New聽 York University School of Medicine, March 9, 2021.
James Howard, MD, presented:
Invited Lectures
- UCB Industry Forum for the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) 2021 Spring Virtual Conference, 鈥淭he balancing act in generalized myasthenia gravis management,鈥� March 4, 2021.
Presentations聽at Meetings
- 鈥淪afety of eculizumab in MG and NMOSD 鈥� analysis of the phase 3 studies REGAIN and PREVENT and their extensions.鈥澛� Eposter presented at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Virtual and Clinical Scientific Conference, March 15-18, 2021. (Co-author)
- 鈥淩eal-World Use of Eculizumab in Generalized Myasthenia Gravis in the United States: Results From a Pilot Retrospective Chart-Review Study.鈥� Eposter presented at the American Academy of Neurology 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, April 17-22, 2021. (Co-author)
- 鈥�Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Efgartigimod in Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: Analysis of the Phase 3 ADAPT Study.鈥� Paper read at the Clinical Trials Plenary Session of the American Academy of Neurology 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, April 20, 2021. (Co-authored with聽Manisha Chopra, MBBS, and other researchers)
Interview
- with Neurology Today Editor-in-Chief Joseph E. Safdieh regarding the clinical implications of the new Efgartigimod research presented at the 2021 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.
Monica Diaz, MD, presented:
- 鈥淐haracterization of cognitive impairment among Peruvians living with HIV鈥� at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) during the 鈥淭raining the Next Generation of Global Health Researchers: The NIH-Fogarty Global Health Fellows Programs鈥� scientific session; March 12, 2021.
- Stroke in the setting of COVID-19 infection among patients attending a public hospital in Lima, Peru. E-poster at American Academy of Neurology Annual 2021 Meeting, April 17-21, 2021 (co-author)
- 鈥淜nowledge and impact of COVID-19 on middle-aged and older people living with HIV in Lima, Peru.鈥� E-poster at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual 2021 Meeting, March 12-18, 2021. (co-first author)
Bradley Vaughn, MD, presented, 鈥淪leep and Epilepsy鈥� at the 2021 North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine on February 27.
Rebecca Traub, MD, will be a panelist for the Southeastern US Amyloidosis Support Groups on ATTRv and ATTRwt Amyloidosis on May 15.
Resident presentations at the 2021 virtual North Carolina Neurological Society Annual Meeting on February 27-28 included the following:
Oral Presentation:
- Siddarth Ninan, MBBS, (PGY3) presented, 鈥淎nti-CD20 immunotherapy in MS: Challenges in the age of COVID-19,鈥� under the mentorship of Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD.
Posters:
- Xiaoyang Li, MD, (PGY3) presented, 鈥淪tring of pearls in the spinal cord: a novel magnetic resonance imaging sign in spinal cord sarcoidosis,鈥� under the mentorship of Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD.
- Carolyn Tsai, MD, (PGY3) and Abigail O鈥橰eggio, MD (PGY2) presented, 鈥淭wo Cases of Cocaine Induced Bilateral Hippocampal Infarction,鈥� under the mentorship of Anahit Mehrabyan, MD, and Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD.
- Fazila Aseem, MD, MPH, (PGY3) Timothy Landis, MD, (PGY2) Israel Saramago, MD, (Neuroradiology fellow) presented, “Osmotic Demyelinating Syndrome Secondary to Glycemic Fluctuation” under the mentorship of Anahit Mehrabyan, MD.
- Timothy Landis, MD, (PGY2) presented 鈥淎n Atypical Presentation of Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-like Episodes (MELAS),鈥� under the mentorship of William Powers, MD, and William Hannah, MD (Department of Genetics).
Additional Resident Virtual Poster Presentations:
- Xiaoyang Li, MD, (PGY3) presented, 鈥淟ongitudinally extensive transverse myelitis in a pediatric patient with spinal arteriovenous malformation, at the ACTRIMS Forum, February 25-27, 2021 under the mentorship of Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD.
- Carolyn Tsai, MD, (PGY3) presented, “An Adult Case of Leptomeningeal Enhancement in H1N1 Associated Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis” at the AAN 2021 Annual Meeting, April 7-22, 2021 under the mentorship of Anahit Mehrabyan, MD.
- Dr. Tsai also presented, 鈥淏rain Responsive Stimulation for Treatment of Refractory Frontal Lobe Epilepsy鈥� at the AAN 2021 Annual Meeting under the mentorship of Hae Won Shin, MD.
Events
The Duke/黑料网 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Collaborative is hosting an online Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium: 鈥淚nfection and Inflammation: New Perspectives on Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease鈥� on Thursday, May 27, 9am 鈥� 5:30pm.
Representatives of the MS/Neuroimmunology聽 Division and the 黑料网 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation teamed up as 鈥溾�� to support Walk MS Raleigh, an interactive online experience held on April 10, 2021. Fifty team members raised $3,310, earning the 14th highest amount out of 92 total teams.
Irena Dujmovic Basuroski, MD, virtually participated and supported a MS Walk-A-Thon on March 20, 2021, organized by the Locklear family in Maxton, NC. The event raises funds and generates awareness of MS in the local community. Ms. Mary Locklear and her family have donated funds in the past to support 黑料网 educational projects for people with MS.