Education Events

Neurology Grand Rounds Series are usually held twice per month, Fridays at 12:15 pm for one hour from September through May. Most Grand Rounds are presented in a hybrid format (Bascom Palmer Auditorium and via Zoom). 

As this information can change at a moment’s notice, we recommend that you contact our Program Manager, Terry Crugnale at tcrugnale@med.miami.edu to be added to our grand rounds email distribution list and you will receive notifications with our most current information.

We have a wonderful schedule of internal faculty speakers and guest speakers who are experts in their fields. Our current schedule for January through May 2023 is outlined below:

January 13, 2023: Movement Disorders

Henry Moore, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Director of Movement Disorders at Palm Beach County
Director of Neurology Clinic at UHealth at Boca Raton
Director, Huntington Disease Society of America, Ctr. of Excellence
Medical Director, APDA Information and Referral Coordination Ctr.
Division of Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders
University of Miami

January 20, 2023: Global Neurology

Deanna Saylor, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Global Neurology Education
National Director, Neurology Specialist Training Program-
Zambian Ministry of Health Site Director
Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins University

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Nicole Baldwin, M.D.
PGY4 Neurology Chief Resident
University of Miami

February 3, 2023: Stroke

Jeyaraj Durai Pandian, M.D., D.M., FRACP, FRCP, FESO, FWSO, FNAMS
Principal (Dean) and Professor of Neurology
Christian Medical College Ludhiana, India
Vice President, World Stroke Organization
Immediate Past President, Indian Stroke Association

February 10, 2023: Neuromuscular

Stanley H. Appel, M.D.
Edwards Distinguished Endowed Chair for ALS
Director, Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics
Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology
Houston Methodist Hospital

February 24, 2023: Neuromuscular

Martin Turner, M.A., MBBS, Ph.D., FRCP
Professor of Clinical Neurology & Neuroscience
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
John Radcliffe Hospital
University of Oxford

March 10, 2023: Headache/Women’s Neurology and Brain Health Lecture Series

Gretchen E. Tietjen, M.D.
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
Inaugural Chair of Neurology 1/2000-7/2019
Director, UT Headache Treatment & Research Program 1996-2020
Director, UT Stroke Program 1997-201
University of Toledo

March 31, 2023: Sleep Medicine/Resident Research Day

Charlene Gamaldo, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center
Johns Hopkins University

April 14, 2023: Stroke

Kunjan Dave, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Co-Director of CVDRL
Basic Science Division
University of Miami

May 5, 2023: Pediatric Neurology

Roberto Lopez-Alberola, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology & Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric Neurology Division
University of Miami

May 19, 2023: IDEAS Symposium

Speaker to be determined.

Friday, March 11, 2022 – 12:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Join us as we showcase our innovation in research. During this day we will hosta grand rounds and speaker presentations filled with interesting Neurological facts.

This year's Grand Rounds Session will feature Steven Galetta, M.D. He is currently the Philip K. Moskowitz, MD, Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, and Chair of the Department of Neurology at the NYU Langone Health.

His talk will be on: "Is It Optic Neuritis, Or Not?”

This year's Resident Presentations will feature 5 presentations covering neurology and be judged by Drs. Gordon Perue, Ralph Sacco, Tatjana Rundek, and guest Dr. Steven Galetta.

The Gordon-Peru, DeSousa Family and Scheinberg Awards will be given to 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd place presentations.

*In-person participation will depend upon University social-distancing requirements at the time of the event.

**Zoom participation will also be available at the link below.

https://miami.zoom.us/j/94992821574?pwd=T05ySDA5U2ZjY1FiYVNJZ3pZZTA2dz09