Dr. Rundek is a Professor of Neurology, Executive Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Affairs and Director of Clinical Translational Research Division in the Department of Neurology of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is Scientific Director of the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Miami. She is also Director of a Master of Science degree in Clinical Translational Investigation and Director of the KL2 mentored career development research training program at the Miami Clinical Translational Science Institute.
Dr. Rundek is a vascular neurologist, clinical researcher and a leader of several NIH-funded projects and programs on determinants of stroke, age-related memory loss and cognitive decline, and brain health. Dr. Rundek completed a neurology and research fellowship at Columbia University in the City of New York. Dr. Rundek was the first Fulbright Scholar at the Neurological Institute of Columbia University, NY.
Dr. Rundek is a productive and collaborative investigator with over 500 peer reviewed publications, editorials, and book chapters. She has extensive research collaborations with multiple national and international research teams, including investigators from Columbia University on large NIH-funded population-based studies of age-related neurovascular disease (NOMAS, INVEST, CABLE, PHPT, eMERGE) and Albert Einstein in the Bronx (Einstein Aging Study) on vascular cognitive decline and dementia. She serves as a team scientist-leader of large international stroke and aging projects and consortia including NIA Precision Aging Network.
Dr. Rundek is a dedicated clinician scientist, educator, and mentor, who continues to lead local and national research, educational and mentorship programs. She serves as Training Director of two large NINDS-funded clinical trial networks, StrokeNet and NeuroNEXT, and of NIA OneFL Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (1FL ADRC). She was a recipient of an AHA Mentor award and an NIH K24 research training and career development grant.
Dr. Rundek has been an active member of a broader scientific community. She is a Section Editor of Stroke for Brain Health and serves on the Editorial Boards of several influential scientific journals including Neurology, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, and Cerebrovascular Diseases. She also serves on the NIH and other professional organization review study sections. She is a fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA). She is currently President of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Vascular Testing Board of Directors, a US organization that accredits clinical nuclear/PET, MRI, CT, ultrasound, and carotid stenting programs. She is Immediate Past President of the Neurosonology Communities of Practice of the American Institute in Ultrasound in Medicine, the largest professional medical ultrasound organization in the US. In Florida, Dr. Rundek serves on the AHA South Florida Board and is a recipient of the prestigious AHA Cor Vitae for Stroke Award, In the Company of Women- Outstanding Woman in Science and Technology Miami-Dade award, and the Women in Academic Medicine Career Achievement Award.
