Hugo J. Aparicio, MD, MPH, assistant professor of neurology, is the 2022 recipient of the Jack Spivack Neurosciences Pilot Award. Dr. Aparicio will work with investigators from the Slone Epidemiology Center’s Black Women’s Health Study and his colleagues in the Department of Neurology to understand the role of hypertension diagnosed in 10- to 30-year-olds in […]
Boston Magazine has published its list of “Top Docs,” and 111 of Boston Medical Center physicians – across a variety of fields and specialties – are included on the list. The care that they provide to our patients and our community is exceptional, and this recognition is well-deserved. Congratulations to Drs. Anna Cervantes-Arslanian, Steven Feske, David M. […]
David M. Greer, MD, MA, Professor and Chair of Neurology at Boston University Medical Center, has been awarded the 2022 A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurological Education by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). The award recognizes national accomplishment in the field of neurological education. The awardee not only demonstrates leadership and devotion to neurological […]
Congratulations to Stephanie L. Bissonnette, DO, MPH, a Movement Disorder specialist, who was awarded a Health Equity Pilot Grant (project: Developing Culturally Competent Educational Videos for Parkinson’s Disease). The Health Equity Pilot Grants are designed to address the root causes of racial health inequity as part of the newly launched Health Equity Accelerator which will […]
Michael Cronin, a 2nd year medical student at BUSM, was awarded the American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship. It is a year-long fellowship for the year of 2022 intended to fund independent academic research for students in PhD, MD, DO, DVM, PharmD, DDS, or DrPH programs. Michael was working with Dr Charlene Ong on her oculography research in developing a […]
Congratulations to Thanh Nguyen, MD, FRCP, FSVIN for not only being elected President of the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN), but also she will be the first woman to serve as President of that Society! Dr. Nguyen is the director of interventional neurology/ neuroradiology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Professor of Neurology, […]
Congratulations to K. H. Vincent Lau, MD for receiving the honor of induction into Boston University Medical Group’s Clinical Excellence Society for 2021. Dr. Lau serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurology, Associate Director of Neurology Residency Program, Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship Program Director and Outpatient Medical Director at Boston Medical Center. As a recipient of this award, […]
On Saturday, June 19th, BUMC Neurology Department proudly celebrated the graduation of another group of 7 Adult Neurology residents and 2 Pediatric Neurology Residents. In a year like no other, they rose up to meet the challenge head-on despite the unknown, they have shown tremendous resilience, dedication and empathy to their patients and each other. […]
We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully matched 7 outstanding applicants. The following PGY-2 residents will be joining us in July 2022: Arianna DeGruttola – Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Timothy Felong – Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo Haley Huggins – Tufts University […]
Antreas Charidimou, MD, PhD received the 2021 Mordecai Y.T. Globus New Investigator Award in Stroke by the American Stroke Association. This award recognizes Globus’ major contributions to research in cerebrovascular disease and his outstanding contributions to the elucidation of the role of neurotransmitters in ischemia and trauma; the interactions among multiple neurotransmitters; mechanisms of hypothermic […]