The Department of Neurology - 2015

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2015

Message from the Chair I am very pleased to be able to bring you up to date on Michigan Neurology. Since the last edition of this newsletter that was published in winter 2012, our department has continued to grow. We now have 61 physician faculty, 18 residents and more than 20 post-residency trainees in subspecialties ranging from stroke and sleep to sports neurology. The growth in faculty is reflected in clinical activity. Last year our faculty saw nearly 40,000 outpatient visits—almost twice the number of patient visits recorded in 2007—and activity in all of the related laboratories including EMG, EEG and the 28-bed sleep lab increased commensurately. In the research arena, our faculty has continued to be very successful, even in the face of a challenging funding environment. In the 2013-2014 academic year, Neurology faculty published 291 articles in peer-reviewed journals and secured more than $17 million in external grant

Endowed Professors

funding ($10 million NIH)—a figure that doesn’t include the recently awarded Udall (Parkinson’s) Center grant and the Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Center Without Walls grant highlighted in this issue. Having completed 10 years as chair, I am more aware than ever that a department is not a static entity, but a continuously evolving functional unit. With the formal installation of Hiroko Dodge, Ph.D. as the first Kevreson Research Professor this spring, we will have 14 endowed professorships that recognize the accomplishments of our more senior faculty, and 10 assistant professors with NIH-funded K (mentored career development) awards that recognize promise for the future leaders of the field. These 24 faculty are only part of our group of clinicians, educators and researchers. In an uncertain and rapidly changing environment, Michigan Neurology is ready to face the future with optimism!

Bottom row (left to right): Hank Paulson, Groff Professor; Eva Feldman, DeJong Professor; David Fink, Brear Professor; Ann Little, Albers Collegiate Professor. Top row (left to right): Ben Segal, Holtom-Garrett Professor; Roger Albin, Young Collegiate Professor; Bill Dauer, Levine Professor; Brian Callaghan, Dush Professor; Peter Todd, Harris Professor; Judy Heidebrink, O’Connor Professor; Kelvin Chou, Brown Professor; Ron Chervin, Aldrich Collegiate Professor


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