Achievements 2022-2023

NEUROLOGY EXPERTS FOCUSED ON YOU

2022-2023 ACHIEVEMENTS FOR

Welcome Jose G. Romano, M.D.

Welcome to the Department of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. We provide the most advanced neurological care in the region and have contributed to the development of cutting-edge advances in the understanding of neurological disorders and its treatments, through our dedicated Discovery Neuroscience laboratories and our large clinical research initiatives. Additionally, our focus on professional education ranks our residency program in the top neurology training programs and one of the largest in the country.

I am honored to serve as the interim chair and continue our mission to offer excellent clinical care, comprehensive diagnostics, and novel treatments engineered through clinical and translational research. We have forged close interdisciplinary collaborations with neurosurgeons, radiologists, geneticists, and other disciplines as we continue to develop better treatments and prevention for neurological disorders through cutting edge research.

Whether you are a patient, a referring physician, a researcher, or a future resident or fellow, I would like to welcome you and thank you for your continued support.

Tribute Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., M.S.

Dr. Sacco, our highly respected and beloved chair, passed away on January 17, 2023, from a glioblastoma. His leadership helped establish the Department as a hub for research, education, neurological clinical care and brain health and his work was integral to advancements in overall brain health, stroke, and cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment, and helped advance health equity.

While he received many national and international honors (National Academy of Medicine, President of AAN, first neurologist to be President of AHA), his passion was mentorship and seeing those he influenced succeed and thrive. He touched the careers of more than 300 residents and fellows during his 15 years as Chair. While he will never be forgotten, we know he would be proud of our achievements as we continue to transform lives for many of those suffering with Stroke, Headaches, ALS, Parkinson’s, MS, Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders, Epilepsy, Brain Tumors and other neurological disorders.

Department at a Glance

n Celebrating 60 Years

Care - Research - Education

n Total Revenue: $65.4M

n Total Research Revenue: $27 .4M

n Ranked #25 (Top 2%)

US News and World Report

Neurology and Neurosurgery Programs

n Ranked #14 – $21.5M

NIH Research Revenue

n Endowment: $37.7M

n Endowed Chairs & Funds: 19

n Faculty 111 | Staff 226

n Residents: 44 | Fellows: 23

Division Chiefs

Dr. Tornes

SPINE Dr. Martinez Arizala

NEURO ONC Dr. De La Fuente

EPILEPSY Dr. Kanner

STROKE Dr. Koch

SLEEP/IOM Dr. Dib

NEURO MUSCULAR Dr. Benatar

GENERAL NEURO Dr. Brown

MOVEMENT Dr. Haq

NEURO Dr. Chileuitt

COGNITIVE Dr. Galvin

INTERVENTIONAL Dr. Yavagal

NEURO-CRITICAL Dr. O’Phelan

PEDI-NEURO Dr. Lopez Alberola

MS Dr. Nelson

HEADACHE Dr. Monteith

NEUROPSYCH Dr. Levin

RESEARCH Dr. Rundek

Center and Institutes

n Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute

n Comprehensive Center for Brain Health

n Lewy Body Dementia Center of Excellence

n University of Miami ALS Center

n Charcot Marie Tooth Center of Excellence

n National Parkinson’s Foundation Parkinson’s Disease Center of Excellence

n Huntington’s Disease Center of Excellence

n National MS Society MS Center of Excellence

n VA Epilepsy Center of Excellence

n Scheinberg Cerebrovascular Research Center and Lab

Clinical Achievements

n We operate at 8 hospital and 14 clinic sites, with 2 more scheduled to open in 2024

n Operate a Joint Commission Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center at JMH and Primary Stroke Centers at UHealth Tower and Jackson South Medical Center

n Designated a level 4 Epilepsy Center, by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers

n Designated as the South Florida Treatment Center for Spinal Muscular Atrophy by the State of Florida Department of Health

n Provided more than 58,000 outpatient visits

n Provided 22,000 inpatient encounters

Research Achievements

Lead collaborative research initiatives:

n Brain Endowment Bank (a NIH NeuroBioBank)

n NINDS StrokeNet

n The Florida Stroke Registry

n CDC Coverdell Acute Stroke Program

n NINDS NeuroNext

n Growth of the NINDS/NCATS CREATE Consortium

n Part of the 1FL Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

n Part of a RCMAR grant to study Alzheimer’s in Native Americans

n NIA sleep apnea & cognitive decline in Hispanic/Latinos

n Part of the NIA/NIH U19 University of Arizona multi-site Precision Aging Network study

Education Achievements

n Continues to be ranked as one of the top and largest Neurology education programs in the country.

n Excellent MATCH and fellowship placements for graduates.

n Offer a Resident Clinician Research Track, including the renowned, renamed Ralph L. Sacco Neurology Resident Research Day.

n One of the leading Neurology departments in embracing IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-Racism and Social Equity) creating an annual symposium, participating in the AAN Anti-Racism Education Pilot and other initiatives providing resources on cultural competencies for improved patient outcomes.

Diversity and Equity Focus

Also check out our newly updated website: neurology.med.miami.edu

DEPARTMENT

OF NEUROLOGY

FACULTY, FELLOWS AND RESIDENTS 2022

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