Clinical Care
The faculty physicians in the Department of Neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Medical Center provide the highest quality patient care for a broad range of neurological conditions, including:
- Stroke
- Parkinson’s disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Epilepsy
- Peripheral nerve disorders
Our faculty physicians provide care for patients in our outpatient Neurology Care Center, as well as for inpatients at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Research
Many neurology faculty members have been awarded research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study stroke, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, autism, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, and other neurological disorders. Faculty-led research initiatives in the department range from efforts to understand basic disease mechanisms to clinical trials that assess the effectiveness of new medications or new disease outcome measures.
Education
All Neurology faculty teach neurology and diseases of the nervous system to medical students, residents, and clinical fellows. The Department hosts many didactic lecture programs, including Grand Rounds, Case Conference, Morning Learning, Journal Club, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, and a noontime lecture series.
Among Our Accomplishments
- Department of Neurology researchers recently found a strong association between specific genetic variations and increased risk of stroke in younger women. They hope to use this discovery to someday develop a genetic test to identify women who may be at greater risk of stroke, so at-risk women can receive more intensive screening and counseling for other stroke risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure and the use of oral contraceptives.
- Faculty from our department staff the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
- Free seminars are offered by faculty members to those considering Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) to offset the ravages of Parkinson's disease.
- Many members of our department are part of the Brain Attack Team (BAT), a highly specialized team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, nurses and other health professionals who provide the rapid evaluation and initiation of treatment for brain attack (stroke) patients, using the most advanced approaches and technologies.
- Other faculty staff the Maryland Center for Multiple Sclerosis.