Neurology__Fac For Dept. Spotlight 2018-10-06.pptx

Spotlight in neurology

1. Faculty Forum Departmental Spotlight Department of Neurology Wei Liu, MD, PhD

2. Description and Demographics The department serves patients across the full spectrum of Neurological diseases including: stroke, movement disorders, epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases, neuromuscular disease, multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology, clinical neurophysiology, headache, sleep disorders, and Child Neurology 31 faculty in 10 subspecialties 18 residents in Adult and Child Neurology ACGME Vascular Neurology Fellowship ACGME Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Department Chair: Kerri S. Remmel, MD, PhD Department of Neurology

3. Department Contribution to the SOM four planning pillars Education Medical students complete a required clerkship in neurology during their third year. Dr. Brittany Chapman serves as the Clerkship director. She also directs the 2 nd year CNS course. We offer both adult and Child Neurology Residency programs Neurology residents and fellows actively participate in teaching medical students via clinical rounds and conferences. The Department of Neurology is the most active department in providing CMEs on campus and off campus. Department of Neurology

4. Department Contribution to the SOM four planning pillars Research Clinical Trials: Stroke Team : StrokeNet /NIH Stroke Trials Comprehensive Stroke Center Integrated Care ($15M PCORI grant, Vanderbilt PI) Child Neurology Team : Muliple epilepsy treatment clinical trials Dr. Friedland : Laboratory research of the Microbiome in neurodegenerative diseases Dr. LaFaver : Huntington Disease and Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Trials Dr. Burton : 3 Glioblastoma Clinical Trials; 6 peer reviewed articles accepted this year Dr. Brown : ALS treatment clinical trials Dr. Evans : Laboratory research of venom peptides on voltage-gated sodium ion channels MS Team : MS treatment clinical Trials Department of Neurology

5. Department Contribution to the SOM four planning pillars Clinical Care (just a sampling) ULH: 2 clinical teams-General Neurology and Stroke ULH was the first JC certified stroke center in KY, Dr. Kerri Remmel ULH is a level IV Epilepsy Center, Division Chief, Dr. Steve Evans ULH Epilepsy Surgery, Surgical Epilepsy and EMU, Dr. Adriana Palade National Clinic of Distinction for ALS, Dr. Martin Brown National Center of Excellence for Huntington’s Disease, Dr. Kathrin LaFaver MoRe (motor retraining) program for patients with functional movement disorders Brown Cancer Center Brain Tumor Clinic, Dr. Eric Burton Norton Children’s Hospital Neurology Service, Dr. Vinay Puri Muscular Dystrophy Assocation Clinic, Dr. Zeng Wang and Dr. Vinay Puri Neurogenetics Clinic, Dr. Darren Farber Child Neurology Acupuncture Clinic, Dr. Lizzie Doll Botox Clinics for migraine, dystonia, post stroke spasticity Neurosleep in Children and Adults Department of Neurology

6. Department Contribution to the SOM four planning pillars Community Engagement Signature Partnership- Funded clinic for self management of hypertension and diabetes, PI, Kari Moore, Advance Practice Provider Taylor Regional TeleNeurology, Campbellsville, Kerri Remmel, MD, PhD Memorial Hospital, Jasper, Indiana TeleStroke Program, Dr. Jignesh Shah Buddy Program for Parkinson’s in collaboration with the SOM, Dr. Kathrin LaFaver Commission for Children Program: Child Neurology Faculty Department of Neurology