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Neurology Grand Rounds 2023 Archive
December 31, 2023 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Format: virtual
December 7, 2023
Speaker: Ahmet Hoke, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Axonal Peripheral Neuropathies: Etiologies and Mechanisms of Axon Degeneration
Resident Case Presentation: Navangi Patel, M.D. | PGY4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Research “Need To Know” Spotlight: Barry Greenberg, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Neurology
December 14, 2023
Speaker: Romer Geocadin, M.D. | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: The Science and Management of Brain Injury after Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation in 2023
Resident Case Presentation: Anna Patnaik, MD | PGY4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Research “Need To Know” Spotlight: Lauren Morris, M.D., Epilepsy Fellow
November 2, 2023
The Nathan L. Cohen Resident Guest Lectureship
Speaker: Keith Josephs, M.D. | Professor of Neurology, Mayo
Talk Title: The Speech/Language Variant of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Resident Case Presentation: Andrea Salazar Camelo, MD | PGY3 Adult Neurology Resident
November 9, 2023
Speaker: Nathan Crone, M.D. | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: From Epilepsy to Brain-Computer Interfaces
Resident Case Presentation: Maria Molinaro, MD | PGY3 Child Neurology Resident
Research “Need To Know” Spotlight: Ruchee Patel, M.D., Neuromuscular Fellow
November 16, 2023
Speaker(s): CPC Group Presentation
Moderator : Carlos A. Pardo, M.D. | Professor of Neurology and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University
Case Presentation: Arens Taga, M.D. | Adult Chief Neurology Resident, Johns Hopkins University
Clinical Discussant: Arun Venkatesan, M.D. | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Neuropathology Discussant: Sharika Rajan, M.D. | Research and Clinical Fellow, Neuropathology and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University
Case Title: “A 63-year Old Man with Subacute Onset of Diplopia, Facial Numbness and Dysphagia”
Resident Case Presentation: Aleksandra (Sasha) Safonova, MD | PGY3 Adult Neurology Resident
Research Spotlight: N/A
November 23, 2023
No Grand Rounds / Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30, 2023
Speaker: Tamar Green,M.D., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Talk Title: Ras/MAPK Pathway Variants: A Framework for Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Resident Case Presentation: Claire Allen, MD | PGY4 Adult Neurology Resident
Research Spotlight: N/A
October 5, 2023
Speaker: David E. Newman-Toker, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor of Neurology, Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: The Path to Frontline Diagnotic Exellence for Neurologic Emergencies-Missed Stroke in Acute Dizziness as a Model System of Optimizing ED Diagnosis
Resident Case Presentation: Nicole Pulley, MD | PGY4 Adult Neurology Resident
October 12, 2023
Speaker: Jeffrey Rothstein, M.D., Ph.D. & Alyssa Coyne, Ph.D. | (Rothstein) Professor of Neurology (Coyne) Assistant Professor Of Neurology/ Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: ALS and Neurodegeneration Starts at The Nuclear Pore: Insights and Therapy for ALSand Dementia
Resident Case Presentation: Nicholas Bascou, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
October 19, 2023
Speaker: Argye Hillis, M.D. | Professor of Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Mapping the Functions of the Brain: An Enterprise Essential for Localizing the Lesion
Resident Case Presentation: David Koren, MD | PGY4 Adult Neurology Resident
October 26, 2023
Speaker: Nicole Calakos, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology,and Cell Biology, Duke University
Talk Title: Twists and Turns Along the Path ot Understanding and Treating Dystonia
Resident Case Presentation: Samuel Gamsky, MD | PGY4 Adult Neurology Resident
September 7, 2023
Speaker: Gabsang Lee, D.V.M., Ph.D. | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Drug Development and Cell Therapy
Resident Case Presentation: Ariel Winnick, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
September 14, 2023
Speaker: Valina Dawson, Ph.D. | Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Physiology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Mechanisms of New Therapeutic Opportunities in Parkinson’s Disease
Resident Case Presentation: LeeAnn Li, MD, PhD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
September 21, 2023
Speaker: Igor Koralnik, M.D. | Professor of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine
Talk Title: Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID: A Pandemic Within The Pandemic
Resident Case Presentation: Hannah Edelman, MD, PhD | PGY4 Child Neurology Resident
September 28, 2023
Speaker: Daniel Hanley | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Trial Innovation and Multi Center Randomized Trials
Resident Case Presentation: Luisa Diaz Arias, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
June 1, 2023 – Chief Talks Day I
Speaker: Siena Duarte, M.D. | PGY 3 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Exploring Novel Applications and Characteristics of Diagnostic Evoked Potentials in the Neurocritical Care Environment
Plans After Graduation: Neurocritical Care Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco
Speaker: Haiwen Chen, M.D., Ph.D. | PGY 5 Child Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Neonatal Steroid Treatment Modulates the Effects of Early Life Stress on Brain Growth and Development in Preterm Infants
Plans After Graduation: Neuroimmunology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
June 8, 2023 – Chief Talks Day II
Speaker: Manali Shah, M.D. | PGY 4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Evaluating Dietary Patterns in Multiple Sclerosis
Plans After Graduation: Clinical Neuroimmunology Fellowship | Massachusetts General Hospital
Speaker: Christopher Primiani, M.D. | PGY 4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Effects of Seizure Clustering on Onset Region in Patients with Multifocal Epilepsy and Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) Device
Plans After Graduation: Epilepsy Fellowship, Stanford Medicine
Speaker: David Hale, M.D. | PGY 4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Does Adjusting for HeadPosition Matter in Fundus Photography
Plans After Graduation: Neuro-Otology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
June 15, 2023 – Chief Talks Day III
Speaker: Jaeho Hwang, M.D. | PGY 4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: EEG Reactivity in The ICU
Plans After Graduation: Epilepsy Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
Speaker: Yekaterina Salnikova, M.D. | PGY 4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Abortives in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Plans After Graduation: Epilepsy Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Speaker: Ruchee Patel, M.D. | PGY 5 Child Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Quantifying the Relationship Between Creatine Kinase and Transaminase Levels in Patients with Muscular Dystrophy
Plans After Graduation: Neuromuscular Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
June 22, 2023 – Chief Talks Day IV
Speaker: Shenwen Huang, M.D., Ph.D. | PGY 4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Perfusion Imaging in PCA Territory Strokes
Plans After Graduation: Vascular Neurology Fellowship., Johns Hopkins University
Speaker: Christopher Latimer, M.D. | PGY 5 Child Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Quality Improvement in Neurologic Care of Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
Plans After Graduation: Faculty, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Speaker: Karla Gray-Roncal, M.D. | PGY 4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
Talk Title: Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis: A Polygenic Risk Score Approach
Plans After Graduation: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinfectious Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
May 4, 2023
Speaker: Irene Cortese, M.D. | Associate Clinical Investigator, National Institute Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NINDS
Talk Title: Revisiting Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Resident Case Presentation: Sai Sachin Divakaruni, MD, PhD | PGY3 Adult Neurology Resident
May 11, 2023
Speaker: Ming Guo, M.D. | Professor of Neurology, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles
Talk Title: Neurodegeneration, Aging and Mitochondria
Resident Case Presentation: Ian Cheong, MD, PhD | PGY3 Adult Neurology Resident
May 18, 2023
Speaker: Bradley L. Schlaggar, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Talk Title: Prioritizing Individuals and Individual Differences in the Study of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Resident Case Presentation: Jacqueline Wood, MD | PGY3 Child Neurology Resident
May 25, 2023
Speaker: Eva Ritzl, M.D. | Director, Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Talk Title: From CPT Codes to $$ – Health Policy Update 2023
Resident Case Presentation: Eilrayna Gelyana, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
April 6, 2023
Speaker: Andrew L. Mammen, M.D., Ph.D. | Senior Investigator, Muscle Disease Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
Talk Title: Myositis: What’s New?
Resident Case Presentation: Rebecca Khamishon, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
April 13, 2023
No Grand Rounds – Observance of Passover Holiday
April 20, 2023
Speaker: Adam Hartman, M.D. | Program Director, Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
Talk Title: The Future of Pediatric Epilepsy Therapy Development: Biomarkers, Precision Medicine and Novel Trial Designs
Resident Case Presentation: Sneha Gupta, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
April 27, 2023
No Grand Rounds – Annual AAN Conference
March 2, 2023
Speaker: Margaret M. McCarthy, Ph.D. | Professor and Chair, James and Carolyn Frenkil Dean’s Professor of Pharmacology/ Professor of Physiology and Psychiatry / University of Maryland
Talk Title: Immune Origins of Sex Differences in The Brain
Resident Case Presentation: Sonya Steele, MD | PGY4 Child Neurology Resident
March 9, 2023
Speaker: Rafael Llinas, M.D. | Professor of Neurology / Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Understanding Blood Flow: Perfusion in Stroke and Other Disorders
Resident Case Presentation: Andrea Salazar-Camelo, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
March 16, 2023
Speaker: CPC Group, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Clinico-Pathological Correlation (CPC)
Resident Case Presentation: No Case Presentation | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
March 23, 2023
Speaker: Emmanuelle Waubant, M.D., Ph.D. | Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Talk Title: Risk Factors for MS: Learning from the Young Ones
Resident Case Presentation: David Stewart, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
March 30, 2023
Speaker: Elisabeth Marsh, M.D. | Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Modulating Cognitive Networks to Improve Stroke Recovery
Resident Case Presentation: David Koren, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
February 2, 2023
Speaker: Paula M. Neira, JD, MSN, RN, CEN, FAAN | Program Director of LGBTQ Equity & Education, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Talk Title: Caring for Transgender and Gender-expansive People: Fundamentals
Resident Case Presentation: Claire Allen, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
February 9, 2023
Speaker: Carlos A. Pardo, M.D. | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Myelitis or Myelopathy? The Vascular Frontage of the Spinal Cord
Resident Case Presentation: Chelsey Reed, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
February 16, 2023
Speaker: Jennifer Orthmann-Murphy, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Neurology / University of Pennsylvania
Talk Title: Uncovering Adult-onset Genetic Leukoencephalopathies to Define the Path to Disease-modifying Treatments
Resident Case Presentation: Maria Jaramillo, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
February 23, 2023
Speaker: Christopher Early, M.B.B.Ch., Ph.D. | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Understanding the Biological Basis of Augmentation and Providing Guidelines for Management of this Condition
Resident Case Presentation: Sasha Safonova, MD | PGY2 Adult Neurology Resident
January 5, 2023
Speaker: Michael Kornberg, M.D., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Targeting Metabolism in Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmunity: From Mechanism to Clinical Translation”
Resident Case Presentation: Siena Duarte, MD | PGY4 Adult Neurology Chief Resident
January 12, 2023
Speaker: Peter Kaplan, M.B.B.S. | Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: qEEG – Quakery in The Courtroom
Resident Case Presentation: Sam Gamsky, MD | PGY3 Adult Neurology Resident
January 19, 2023
Speaker: Deanna Saylor, M.D., M.H.S. | Associate Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Global Neurology – Updates from Zambia
Resident Case Presentation: Gabriel Sneh, MD | PGY3 Adult Neurology Resident
January 26, 2023
Speaker: Elham Ghadimi, Operations Manager and Avegrace Maraña, Training Specialist JHM Language Services, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Optimizing Outcomes When Working with Language Services
Resident Case Presentation: Dawn Lammert, MD, PhD | PGY4 Child Neurology Resident
