The 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings of the world’s best global universities and programs have been released. BU Neurosciences was ranked #45 in the world, and #23 in the U.S. Congratulations!
Ann McKee, MD, Chief of Neuropathology for VA Boston Healthcare System and Director of the BU CTE Center, has been named a 2019 Service to America Medalist and received the Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Medal from the Partnership for Public Service. Named after the Partnership for Public Service’s late founder who was inspired by […]
Dr. Thanh Nguyen has been promoted to Professor at Boston University School of Medicine. A graduate of McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Canada, Dr. Nguyen completed her neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Following her fellowship in vascular neurology and neurocritical care at MGH, she completed a fellowship in […]
Dr. Shuhan Zhu has been selected for membership to the BUMG Clinical Excellence Society in the “Excellence in Care” category. This award recognizes members who have demonstrated clinical excellence and who are exceptional role models for core BUMG values in their clinical work. The BUMG Clinical Excellence Society was formed to recognize the highest level of […]
Cathi A. Thomas MS, RN, CNRN, Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology and Program Director of the Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorder Center received the Mary Ann Garrigan Award from the Theta at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. The Award recognizes a Nurse for Leadership, Scholarly Contributions, and Nursing Practice. Dr. Susan LaRocco, Dean of […]
Boston Medical Center (BMC) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. BMC earned the […]
Dr. Ann McKee is one of four BU faculty named a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, the University’s highest faculty honor. Dr. McKee does groundbreaking research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and repeated head trauma in soldiers and athletes. The William Fairfield Warren Professorships, named in honor of BU’s first president, were established in 2008 to recognize […]
Dr. Benjamin Drapcho and Dr Deandrea King were inducted into the Robert R. Russell, MD ’46 Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) on April 29, 2019. The mission of the GHHS is to recognize individuals who are exemplars of humanistic patient care and who can serve as role models, mentors, and leaders in medicine. […]
Robert Stern, PhD, is the recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Neuroscientist Award. Dr. Stern, an internationally recognized clinical neuroscience researcher, is professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology. Also he is director of the Clinical Core of the NIH-funded BU Alzheimer’s Disease Center and co-founder and director of Clinical Research for the BU CTE […]