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The Department of Neurology has had a more than 58 year tradition of conducting state of the art research. Our faculty are engaged in a wide variety of clinical and basic research to understand, prevent and treat neurological disorders. Strong federally funded basic science research programs focus on the pathological mechanisms of neurological disease. The department was ranked 16 in NIH funding in 2020. Our clinical translational research supports new therapeutic approaches.
A list of our Research Programs is to the left. Additionally, to find out more about our Clinical Trials click the Neurology Clinical Trials tab to the left.
Miguel Perez-Pinzon, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Program
Vice Chair, Basic Science Research
Director, Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories
Department of Neurology
Email: perezpinzon@med.miami.edu
Tel: 305-243-7698
Tatjana Rundek, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Public Health Sciences
Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging
Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Executive Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Affairs in Neurology
Director, Clinical Translational Research Division in Neurology
Email: trundek@med.miami.edu
Tel: 305-243 -7847
Maria Penton
Director, Sponsored Programs
Department of Neurology
Email: mpenton@med.miami.edu
Tel: 305-243-5976