Penn State Hershey Neurology
Neurology Grand Rounds 2007-2008, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

TopicLecturerTitleDateRoom
Imaging of EpilepsySangam Kanekar, MD, DNBAssistant Professor &, Director MRI for Neuroradiology
Dept of Radiology, Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center
Penn State College of Medicine
8/3/07C5620
Movement DisorderThyagarajan Subramanian, MDProfessor of Neurology, PSU8/10/07C5620
 TBA 8/17/07C5620
Clinical Case ConferenceNicole Purcell, MDPG3 Neurology Resident  8/24/07C5620
 No Grand Rounds 8/31/07C5620
Strategic Immunotherapy for MS

Elliot Frohman, M.D., Ph.D.

Irene Wadel and Robert I. Atha, Jr., Distinguished Chair in Neurology, in Honor of Elliot Frohman, M.D., Ph.D.
Kenney Marie Dixon-Pickens Distinguished Professorship in Multiple Sclerosis Research
9/7/07C5620
Migraine and Deep Brain LesionsDr. Marcelo BigalAssistant Professor of Neurology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
9/14/07C5620
Genetic & NeurologyRoger L. Ladda, M.D.Professor of Pediatrics, PSU9/21/07C5620
Stroke in the Cancer Patient: A Case of Nonbacterial Thrombotic EndocarditisDr. Jay DavePG3 Neurology Resident9/28/07C5620
Update on Parkinson's Disease and related disordersDr. Mark HallettChief, Human Motor Control Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD10/5/07C5620
NeuroradiologyMichael I. Rothman, MDPresident, Zoom Imaging10/12/07C5620
 No Grand Rounds 10/19/07C5620
 No Grand Rounds 10/26/07C5620
Alzheimer's Disease: Research Advances and the Quest for New TherapiesSteven T. DeKosky, MD, FAANProfessor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
11/2/07C5620
How Do We Know When Epilepsy Surgery Will Work?Dr. Matthew EccherAssistant Professor of Neurology , PSU11/9/07C5620
Opioid Induced Hyper AlgesiaDr. David GiampetroPenn State Department of Anesthesiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Pain Center11/16/07C5620
 No Grand Rounds 11/23/07C5620
Mechanism of Age-Dependent Injury and Novel Treatment Strategies in Neurometabolic DiseaseDr. William ZinnantiPenn State Medical Student11/30/07C5620
Using MRI to Examine Recovery from NeurotraumaFrank G. Hillary, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Psychology
Penn State University 
12/7/07C5620
Post Stroke Walking RecoveryPamela Woods Duncan, PhDProfessor and Bette Busch Maniscalco Research Fellow, Doctor of Physical Therapy Division12/14/07C5620
Incorporating Technology Into LearningRussell C. Scaduto Jr., Ph.D.IT Director of Education Technology
Director of Multimedia Solutions
Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Penn State University
12/21/07C5620
 No Grand Rounds 12/28/07C5620
Professionalism in MedicineMichael Green MD, MS, FACPAssociate Professor
Departments of Humanities and Medicine
Penn State College of Medicine
1/04/08C5620
The Role of Motor Lateralization in Determining Ipsilesional Motor Deficits in StrokeRobert L. Sainburg, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Neurology1/11/08C5620
A Blinding Gaze and Optic Neuritis in EvolutionWilliam Cantore, M.D.Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, PSU1/18/08C5620
Functional Brain Imaging in Healthy Cognitive Development and in Cognitive DisordersPaul Eslinger, Ph. D.Professor of Neurology, PSU1/25/08C5620
Engineering Approaches to Rehabilitation of Stroke and other Brain
Disorders
George F. Wittenberg, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Neurology
University of Maryland
2/01/08C5620
Transcranial Sonography in the Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement DisordersDr. Daniela BergHertie Institute for Brain Research, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany2/08/08C5620
The Lonely Neurologist Travels in IraqDr. Kevin ScottAssistant Professor of Neurology, PSU2/15/08C5620
 No Grand Rounds 2/22/08C5620
Neuronal Cell Membrane Antigens and Paraneoplastic EncephalitisJosep Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor, Division of Neuro-oncology
The Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences
University of Pennsylvania
2/29/08C1847A-1847B
NPH (normal pressure hydrocephalus)Dr. David GillAssistant Professor of Neurology, PSU
 
3/07/08C5620
How Stem Cells Build the Brain and Why It MattersDr. Ron McKayChief of the NINDS Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, Bethesda, MD3/14/08LR A
Neuroradiology in Higher DimensionDan Nguyen, MDChief of Neuroradiology, PSU3/21/082702A/B
Beyond the Antibody Panel: A Review of Current Knowledge of the Pathogenesis of Guillain-Barre SyndromeDr. Jenice RobinsonAssistant Professor of Neurology, PSU3/28/082702A/B
PsychiatrySoroush S. Shamimi-Noori, M.D.Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Penn State
4/04/082702A/B
Early Intervention in Patients with Suspected Multiple SclerosisDr. Guy J. BuckleAssistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA4/11/082702A/B
Management of High-Grade Gliomas

Jonas Sheehan, MD

Penn State Neurosurgery

4/18/082702A/B
New Advancements in the Treatment of Multiple SclerosisDr. Gary ThomasAssistant Professor of Neurology, PSU4/25/082702A/B
Hospital Management of Refractory HeadacheDr. William YoungAssistant Professor of Neurology
Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Medical College
5/2/082702A/B
Cerebrovascular Disease  (9:00 am)Dr. James TooleProfessor of Neurology, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC5/9/082702A/B
History of Neurology in America (1:00 pm)Dr. James TooleProfessor of Neurology, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC5/9/082702A/B
Multimodal Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Brain Abscess

Kishori Somyreddy, MD

PG3, Neurology Resident

5/16/082702A/B
 No Grand Rounds 5/23/082702A/B
Pathology of perinatal cerebral hypoxic-ischemic injuryJavad Towfighi, M.D.Professor, Department of Pathology
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Center
5/30/082702A/B
Huntington's DiseaseDr. Francis WalkerProfessor, Director, Movement Disorders Clinic, Winston-Salem, NC6/6/082702A/B
Multiple SclerosisDr. Tony TurelProfessor of Neurology, PSU6/13/082702A/B
Split Cord Malformations: A Unifying Embryogenetic Theory and Clinical OutcomesDr. Mark DiasProfessor, Department of Neurosurgery, Vice Chair of Clinical Neurosurgery, Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, PSU6/20/082702A/B
CancelledDr. Pavaree LaiaddeePG3 Neurology Resident6/27/082702A/B


Room 2702A/B Directions

  • Enter East Campus (Building A - at west entrance)
  • Take stairs/elevator to 2nd floor
  • Pass elevators – 2702A/B will be on your left