Education
2008-2009 Neurology Residency Program | Enlarge photo
Dr. Eli M. Mizrahi
Overview from the Chair
Thank you for your interest in the Neurology Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine. Our training goals at BCM parallel the exciting challenges and opportunities in the field of neurology itself. We strive to help our trainees become outstanding clinicians; understand basic, translational and clinical research; and develop excellent teaching skills. We have trained neurology residents at BCM for over 50 years with our graduates now both in academic medicine as well as private practice. Many of our recent graduates continue training as fellows in the clinical
There are several centers of excellence in our Department, each concentrating on specific clinical problems with related basic and clinical research programs. These include the Alzheimer Disease and Memory Disorders Center, the Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, the Parkinson Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, the Neuromuscular Disease Center, and the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Center. In addition, there are active programs in general neurology, stroke and vascular neurology, neuro-intensive care, clinical neurophysiology, neurogenetics, pediatric neurology, behavioral neurology and neuropsychology. Many of these programs are closely allied with basic and clinical research efforts and also offer subspecialty fellowship training after residency.
Our affiliated hospitals are St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, The Methodist Hospital, Ben Taub General Hospital, the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran's Affair Medical Center, Texas Children's Hospital and University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Our out-patient facilities are part of the Baylor Clinic, with specialty-designated neurology clinics in the Smith Tower and Neurosensory Centers. This network of affiliations and facilities provide a large, clinical enriched and diverse population with a
Innovations to our program for 2009 will be enhanced experiences in out-patient sub-specialties, greater opportunities for extended rotations in basic science laboratories, a revised book and travel allowances schedule, and our recent affiliation with M.D. Anderson. More information about these and other features of the program are in our website.
Over the past several years, our program has seen significant changes. About five years ago Baylor College of Medicine chose St. Luke's as its primary affiliate, keeping Methodist as a secondary affiliate. In addition, the College has embarked upon an ambitious plan to build and open a new Baylor Clinic and Hospital in April 2011. An important focus of this facility will be neurological care. The ties to MEDVAMC, Ben Taub and Texas Children's remain strong with outstanding faculty and programs based at each institution and fully integrated into our training program.
There has also been a change in leadership in the Department. I became chair in March 2008. I have been a member of the Department since 1982, joining the faculty after completing my fellowship in neurophysiology at BCM and eventually heading the Peter Kellaway Section of Neurology and the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. I have worked with faculty, residents, students and staff to create an open, intellectually exciting, and respectful environment for all within the Department. The department governance also includes James Killian, M.D., vice-chair for Administrative and Clinical Affairs; Jeffrey L. Noebels, M.D., Ph.D., vice-chair for Research; and Paul E. Schulz, M.D., vice-chair for Education.
We look forward to meeting you. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about
Best wishes,
Eli M. Mizrahi, M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurology
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics