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´óÏó´«Ã½ Medical Student Aisha Mahmood Receives American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Research Award

May 2, 2025
Aisha Mahmood, a dedicated medical student at the University of North Carolina with a keen interest in neurology and global health equity, has been awarded the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Medical Student Research Award. This honor recognizes her significant research proposal aimed at improving stroke care in underserved regions...

Anita Frohlich: Inaugural Recipient of the Dr. Susan Wilson Award

April 25, 2025
Anita Frohlich has been honored as the first recipient of the Dr. Susan Wilson Award. This distinguished award will support her educational journey as she works towards her Master of Social Work (MSW) at the University of North Carolina School of Social Work. The award will help cover the tuition...

Paper Alert: Implementation of 2HELPS2B Seizure Risk Score

April 9, 2025
A new article out of Neurology® Clinical Practice investigates using the 2HELP2B seizure risk score to guide the duration of continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring for critically ill patients. Continuous EEG monitoring is a non-invasive medical test that measures and records the electrical activity of your brain. While cEEG is standard practice...

Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih Inducted into the 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

April 1, 2025
  WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Yen-Yu I. Shih, Ph.D., Professor of Department of Neurology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest...

´óÏó´«Ã½ Neurology Impresses at the 2025 NCNS Conference

March 4, 2025
This past weekend (Feb. 28 – March 2, 2025) marked the annual North Carolina Neurological Society meeting at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham, NC. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Neurology faculty, residents, and staff attended as participants, presenters, and speakers throughout the weekend.   Neurologists and researchers from across North Carolina joined together...

Digital Art Therapy Application Designed to Improve Mood in AYA Brain Cancer Survivors

February 7, 2025
Researchers from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati developed an art therapy application to help improve quality of life in young adult cancer survivorship patients.

Dr. Soma Sengupta Selected as Mayfield Scholar by the Mayfield Education & Research Foundation

November 19, 2024
Dr. Soma Sengupta, Division Chief of Neuro-Oncology in the Department of Neurology, and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Neurosurgery, was selected by the Mayfield Foundation as the first Mayfield Scholar, enabling Dr. Sengupta to dedicate a significate portion of her practice to brain tumor research.

Promotion – Dr. Clio Rubinos

October 23, 2024
´óÏó´«Ã½ Neurology is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Clio Rubinos from Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor based on excellence in clinical activity. Dr. Rubinos is a member of the Neurocritical Care & Epilepsy Divisions and Director of the Post-acute Symptomatic (PASS) clinic as well as the...