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2024 February NeuroTransmitter: Antonio Omuro Named Neurology Chair at Stanford | Antonio Omuro, MD has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University and the Joseph D. Grant Professor of Neurology, effective February 1, 2024. Dr. Omuro was born in Brazil and is a graduate of the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in Neurology. He has also worked...[Read More]


2024 January NeuroTransmitter: Baptist Health South Florida Joins AUPN | The newly created Department of Neurology at Baptist Health South Florida in Miami joined the AUPN as an active member in September 2023. The department is academically affiliated with Florida International University and is involved in pre-clinical medical education at FIU and in the clinical neurology clerkship, for which they are a major training site. They host a neurointerventional...[Read More]


2023 December NeuroTransmitter: Michael Dobbs Named Chair at Florida Atlantic University | Michael Dobbs had been named the Fairfax Wood Endowed Chair of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (which includes Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and basic Neuroscience) in the Schmidt College of Medicine of Florida Atlantic University. He also serves as Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, Associate Dean...[Read More]


2023 November NeuroTransmitter: Thomas Lloyd Named Chair of Neurology at Baylor | Dr. Thomas Lloyd, an expert in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular disorders such as inclusion body myositis, motor neuropathies and muscular dystrophies, has been named the Chair of the Department of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine effective November 1, 2023. Lloyd earned a BA in chemistry and biochemistry from Rice University and is a...[Read More]


2023 October NeuroTransmitter: Andrei Alexandrov named Chair at University of Arizona College of Medicine | Andrei Alexandrov, MD, has joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix as chair of the Department of Neurology. Dr. Alexandrov specializes in the development of novel reperfusion therapies for stroke. Prior to joining the college, he served as chair of the Department of Neurology and Semmes-Murphey Professor at the University...[Read More]


2023 September NeuroTransmitter: Rohit Dhall named Chair of Neurology at UAMS | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Rohit Dhall as chair of the Department of Neurology effective July 1. Dhall joined the UAMS faculty in 2016 and has served as professor, vice chair for clinical research and director of neurodegenerative disorders in the Department of Neurology since 2021. He has directed...[Read More]


2023 August NeuroTransmitter: In memoriam: Barry Arnason | Barry Arnason, MD, the founding Chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Chicago, died on July 17, 2023 at the age of 89. Born and raised in Canada, Arnason graduated from University of Manitoba Medical School before going to Massachusetts General Hospital in 1958 to complete his neurologic training and a fellowship in the laboratory of Byron Waksman. He served on the...[Read More]


2023 July NeuroTransmitter: Jose Romano Appointed Interim Chair at University of Miami | Jose Romano has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, after the untimely passing of Dr. Ralph Sacco from glioblastoma in January.  Romano is Professor of Neurology, Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Chief of the Stroke Division in the University of Miami Department of Neurology, and...[Read More]


2023 June NeuroTransmitter: Jaffar Khan Appointed Chair of Neurology at Emory | Jaffar Khan has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurology at Emory University School of Medicine, effective April 1, 2023.  He has led the department as interim chair since May 2021. Khan graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine and completed his neurology residency at the University of Iowa, followed by a one-year fellowship in clinical...[Read More]


2023 May NeuroTransmitter: Mohamed Koubeissi Named Interim Chair at George Washington | Mohamad Koubeissi, MD, MA, FAAN, FANA, FAES, has been selected to serve as Interim Chair of the George Washington University Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Koubeissi was previously the Director of the Epilepsy Mohamad Koubeissi, MD, MA, FAAN, FANA, FAES, has been selected to serve as Interim Chair of the George Washington University Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Koubeissi was previously the Director of the Epilepsy Center at the GWU School of...[Read More]


2023 April AUPN NeuroTransmitter: Michael Jaffee Named Chair at University of Florida | University of Florida neurologist Michael S. Jaffee, M.D., has been named chair of the University of Florida College of Medicine’s Department of Neurology.  Dr. Jaffee earned bachelor’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in the biological basis of behavior and in health care systems from the Wharton School. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of 1992...[Read More]


2023 March AUPN NeuroTransmitter: Amre Nouh appointed Chair at Cleveland Clinic Florida | Cleveland Clinic Florida has appointed Amre Nouh MD, MBA, FAHA, as Regional Chair of Neurology and Director of the Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Neuroscience Institute.  Dr. Nouh is an expert in cerebrovascular disease and was previously System Director of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease at Hartford HealthCare and Medical Director of the Comprehensive Stroke...[Read More]

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