2024 October NeuroTransmitter | On behalf of the AUPN, I wish to express my deepest concerns and sympathies to everyone who has been affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The southeastern United States has been in the direct path of very destructive storms this hurricane season. Many fellow members of AUPN and their families, friends, and neighbors have been directly impacted by these hurricanes. Please reach out to those who may have been in [Read More]

2024 September NeuroTransmitter | The consensus is that the 2024 Annual AUPN Meeting was a great success! We enjoyed many interactive educational and fun sessions. I would like to thank all our members and presenters for their hard work and participation. I am especially grateful for our important collaboration with the ANA. Those who attended the meeting can complete meeting evaluations and claim CME credits via the AUPN website, which will be active [Read More]

2024 August NeuroTransmitter | By the time that this newsletter reaches you, I am hopeful that most of you have registered for the 2024 Annual AUPN Meeting. However, latecomers are still welcome. We have been working hard to make this in-person meeting educational, interactive, and fun. I hope to see you in Orlando on September 14! [Read More]

2024 July NeuroTransmitter | July is usually a time for relaxation and vacations. However, this summer the AUPN leadership team is working hard to ensure that we represent all of you as best we can. We are especially mindful that the success of our organization depends upon your participation. Please feel free to contact us if you have suggestions to improve the AUPN. To keep you knowledgeable, important notices are highlighted below. [Read More]

2024 June NeuroTransmitter | For most of us, June is a busy time. Since it is the end of the academic year, we say goodbye to our graduating residents and fellows, but welcome our new ones. This is the bittersweet, exciting and fun part of June. However, June is also the time when departmental budgets for the new academic year must be finalized – this is definitely not the fun part!  If you need some last minute... [Read More]

2024 May NeuroTransmitter: Welcome Message from John England, MD | As I assume the Presidency of the AUPN, I wish to thank all of you for your continued support of all of our activities. I also want to thank John Greenfield, our Past-President, for his visionary and steady leadership over the past two years. Thanks to him and Katie Fernstaedt, our Executive Director, the AUPN is on solid ground. Over the next two years, I am hopeful that we will provide... [Read More]

2024 April NeuroTransmitter: Adriana Palade Named Interim Neurology Chair at University of Louisville | Adriana E. Palade, MD was appointed as Interim Chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Louisville in July 2023, succeeding Dr. Kerri Remmel. She obtained her medical degree at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” in Bucharest, Romania in 1995 and completed Neurology Residency at University Hospital in...[Read More]

2024 March NeuroTransmitter: Martin McKeown Named Head of Neurology at UBC | The University of British Columbia has named Martin McKeown as Head, Division of Neurology, for a five-year term effective June 1, 2023.  Dr. McKeown is Professor and Pacific Parkinson’s Research Institute/UBC Chair in Parkinson’s Research and was previously Director of the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre. He is also an associate member of the UBC Department of Electrical...[Read More]

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]