News & Events
Stephanie Bissonnette Awarded a Health Equity Pilot Grant
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... More
Michael Cronin Awarded AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
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... More
Thanh Nguyen, MD elected President of SVIN
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)... More
K. H. Vincent Lau, MD Inducted Into BUMG Clinical Excellence Society
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. More
Research and Scholarly Activity Seminar #15
Live Biostatistics consultation with Janice Weinberg, ScD, Professor of Biostatistics, BU School of Public Health with Dr. Naina Limbekar, Assistant Professor of Neurology, BU School of Medicine, talking about a retrospective observational study design and statistical considerations in a study of treated and untreated obstructive sleep apnea impact on COVID-19... More
Virtual Open House
BUMC Neurology Residency program is hosting a virtual Open House on Thursday, September 23rd at 7:00PM. Please join us to learn more about the program, our faculty, residents and life in Boston. Register for the event here.
Research and Scholarly Activity Seminar #14
During this session, Dr. Christopher Shanahan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, talks about the use of clinical databases at BU and BMC and nearby centers, the clinical data infrastructure and ability to do queries to assess feasibility of projects through i2b2 and TriNetX. He also discusses the ability... More
Research and Scholarly Activity Seminar #13
Academic Career Panel with Chair Dr. David Greer, and faculty Drs. Rafael Romero, Hugo Aparicio, and Pria Anand. They discuss what they're working on now, how they got interested in it, and how their research and scholarly activity experiences during residency and fellowship played a role in shaping their career... More
Welcome New Residents and Fellows!
A big welcome to all of our new residents and fellows who started their training on July 1! We are excited that you have chosen BUMC for the continuation of your academic and professional career. We can promise you every opportunity to grow and develop in an environment rich in patient care, educational experiences, More
Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
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... More