News & Events
Golden Brain Awards
Susan Recio, MD (PGY2 Neurology resident), Brian Coffey, MD (Neurocritical Care fellow) and Marie-Hélène Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC (attending) are this years's recipients of the Golden Brain Awards for Excellence in Medical Student Education. This award honors an outstanding educator and acknowledges the importance of teaching skills and commitment... More
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
The Department of Neurology honored this year’s graduating class of Neurology residents and fellows on Saturday, June 17. The past four years have demonstrated their resilience, progress, and great accomplishments. Their commitment to excellence has been nothing short of outstanding. We wish this year's class great success on the next... More
Dr. Katelyn Bird Named June’s Distinguished Faculty of the Month
Dr. Katelyn C. K. Bird has just been named June’s Distinguished Faculty of the Month by the BU Faculty Affairs Office. Dr. Bird obtained her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences with a Neuroscience Specialization at the University of Chicago before completing her Doctor of Medicine at Indiana University School of... More
Dr Bakhtyari Wins Award at Cobb Assembly
The Boston Society of Neurology, Neurosurgery, & Psychiatry (BSSNP) hosted its 2023 Annual Cobb Assembly on Thursday, May 11, 2023. The BSNNP was founded in 1880 and is one of the oldest medical societies in this country. It is a platform for practitioners, scholars, advocates, and enthusiasts of the clinical neurosciences... More
2023 Kase Symposium and Alumni Reunion
On April 26th, 2023 the BU Department of Neurology held its Ninth Annual Carlos S. Kase BU Neurology Research Symposium. With the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting in Boston, we had the opportunity to have the Kase Symposium coincide with the BUMC Neurology alumni reunion this year. Dr. More
Dr. Vila inducted into GHHS
Cayla Vila, MD, PGY3 Neurology resident, was inducted today into the School of Medicine’s Robert Russell, M.D. Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), a national society recognizing and supporting humanistic exemplars in medicine. She has also been awarded The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching... More
2023 NRMP Residency Match
We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully matched 7 outstanding applicants. The following PGY-1 residents will be joining us in June 2023: Helen Chung - Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Lillian Dixon - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University... More
Dr. Romero discusses MRI marker results and risk of incident dementia
Jose Rafael Romero, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, gives a terrific interview discussing MRI marker results associating enlarged perivascular spaces with dementia in the Framingham Study.
Dr. Hugo J. Aparicio received a NIH R01 award
Hugo J. Aparicio, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine and investigator in the Framingham Heart Study, and Joel Salinas, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Neurology at New York University, received a NIH R01 award to study the relationship between social networks, loneliness, and socioeconomic status with risk... More
Research and Scholarly Activity Seminar #19
Improving The Manuscript Preparation Process: Literature Searching And Finding Reporting Guidelines BMC Research and Scholarly Activity Series 2022-23 Session #2: David Flynn, MS (LIS) from BUAML talks to us about improving literature searches, using MeSH terms of existing papers of interest to search for additional papers in a systematic fashion, types... More