Tyler’s Hope Webinar Tuesday, July 7th at 4:00 pm Featuring Dr. Michael Okun and Dr. Edgar Rodriguez We are excited to share with you the dystonia research being done, clinical advancements, and the Tyler’s Hope Foundation’s current projects. To register click here!…
Congratulations to Charlotte Henke MSc, Emily Mroz MS, PhDc, Ngoc Anh Le MPHc, Hannah M Gregory DOc, Ashley Ghiaseddin MD, Nikolaus R McFarland MD, PhD, and Jacqueline Baron-Lee PhD, on the publication of “Introducing a Supportive Care Team for Advance Directive Education in a Neurological and Neurosurgical Patient Population,” in…
Xia Wang, MD, PhD Neurofibromatosis Clinic Moffitt Cancer Center 12902 USF Magnolia Drive Tampa, FL …
We are so proud of our three amazing faculty who were promoted to Associate Professor effective July 1, 2020: Diego Rincon-Limas (tenure), Miguel Chuquilin, and Christina Wilson. Dr. Diego Rincon-Limas obtained his PhD degree in Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering from the University of Nuevo Leon…
Congratulations Drs. Kulrithra Pisanuwongrak, Parunyou Jalayanont and Kenneth Heilman, on the publication of your research “Degenerative dementia with proximal radial and lower vertical spatial neglect,” in the June issue of Neurocase, The Neural Basis of Cognition. ABSTRACT A 75 year-old man had a two-year history of progressive memory loss, trouble…
During hospital visits, patients with Parkinson’s disease should inform their caretakers about their condition right away. In a new AARP article, University of Florida neurology chair Dr. Michael Okun stresses why this is so important and discusses the Parkinson’s Foundation‘s free “Aware in Care” kit,…
Overview of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Plexiform Neurofibroma Speaker: Dr. Mislen Bauer Director, Neurofibromatosis Program Clinical Genetics & Metabolism Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Miami FL Date: June 12, 2020 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT To register please click here!…
Congratulations to Jose D.Alcantara, Robert S.Eisinger, EnricoOpri, MadisonKelberman, Jackson N.Cagle, JuliethGomez, Kelly D.Foote,…
Congratulations Dr. Kenneth Heilman on the publication of “Feeling and Looking Down: Impact of Depressive Symptoms on the Allocation of Vertical Attention,” in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. Abstract Background: Emotions and moods are often expressed using verbal, vertical spatial metaphors (eg, “I’m feeling down”). The reason for using these vertical…
Care for patients with Parkinson’s disease is best delivered using a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach. The Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health has long been at the forefront of this approach, highlighted in a 2018 JAMA Neurology Viewpoint article titled, Neuroscience Service and Science Hub Model. In two new…
