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Houston, Texas

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2008 Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds

Monday, Dec. 15 at 12 Noon
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Stelios Manolis Smirnakis, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Systems-Level Neural Repair: The Case of Vision

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Dec. 1 at 12 Noon
Dr. J. Clay Goodman

J. Clay Goodman, M.D. FAAN

Associate Dean for Medical Education
Walter Henrick Moursund Endowed Chair in Pathology
Professor of Pathology (Neuropathology) and Neurology
Neuropathology Program Director
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Clinical Microdialysis: Neurochemical Window into the Brain

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Nov. 24 at 12 Noon
Dr. Frances E. Jensen

Frances E. Jensen, M.D.

Professor of Neurology
Director of Epilepsy Research
Department of Neurology
Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Peter Kellaway, Ph.D.
Endowed Lectureship in Epilepsy

Title: Mechanisms of Epileptogenesis: Understanding the Epilepsy Spectrum Disorder

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Nov. 17 at 12 Noon
Dr. George J. Hutton

George J. Hutton, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Monoclonal Antibody Therapies and Neurologic Disorders

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Nov. 10 at 12 Noon
Dr. Susan Rountree

Susan Rountree, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Nov. 3 at 12 Noon
Dr. David E. Friedman

David E. Friedman, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Managing Patients with Epilepsy: More than Just Seizure Control?

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Oct. 27 at 12 Noon
Dr. Alberto Albanese

Alberto Albanese, M.D.

Professor of Neurology
National Neurological Institute "Carlo Besta"
Milan, Italy

Title: Deep Brain Stimulation or Drug Infusion in Advanced Parkinson's Disease?

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Oct. 20 at 12 Noon
Dr. Yadollah Harati

Yadollah Harati, M.D.

Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Limb-Girdle Weakness: Simple and Not So Simple

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Oct. 13 at 12 Noon
Dr. Frederick E. Munschauer

Frederick E. Munschauer, M.D.

Smith Professor and Chair, Neurology
Chair, Jacobs Neurological Institute
University of New York at Buffalo

Title: MRI: A Surrogate Measure of Pathology and Activity

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Oct. 6 at 12 Noon
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William G. Ondo, M.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Sleep/Wake Disorders in Parkinson's Disease

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Sept. 29 at 12 Noon
Dr. Thomas A. Kent

Thomas A Kent, M.D.

Professor of Neurology
Chief of Neurology, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Aphasia and Its Recovery Following Stroke

Location: Mary Gibbs Jones 2nd Floor Assembly Hall

Monday, Sept. 8 at 12 Noon
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Zoltan Mari, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Title: Event-Related Desynchronization (ERD) in Functional Myoclonus (FM)

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Aug. 25 at 12 Noon
Dr. Paul E. Schulz

Paul E. Schulz, M.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: The Evaluation and Treatment of Dementia Symptoms: Insights from the VA Dementia Interest Group

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Aug. 18 at 12 Noon
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Dennis R. Mosier, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Case Studies in Neuromuscular Medicine

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Aug. 11 at 12 Noon
Dr. Kinga Szigeti

Kinga Szigeti, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Genetics of Dementia

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, Aug. 4 at 12 Noon
Dr. Weidong Le

Weidong Le, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Etiopathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease: A New Beginning?

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, July 28 at 12 Noon
Dr. Jose I. Suarez

Jose I. Suarez, M.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Neurocritical Care: Past, Present, and Future

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, July 21 at 12 Noon
Dr. Paolo Moretti

Paolo Moretti, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Dysregulation and Therapeutic Modification of the Epigenome in Brain Disorders

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, July 14 at 12 Noon
Dr. Eugene C. Lai

Eugene C. Lai, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Title: Perspectives on Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, July 7 at 12 Noon
Dr. L. Forbes Barnwell

L. Forbes Barnwell, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Getting to the Heart of SUDEP

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, June 23 at 12 Noon
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Roderic H. Fabian, M.D.

Associate Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Cerebral Vascular Endothelium in Hypoxic-Hyperoxic Injury

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, June 16 at 12 Noon
Dr. Ryan McDonald

Ryan McDonald, M.D.

Neurology Residency Program
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Frontotemporal Dementia: Genetic and Medical Associations

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, June 9 at 12 Noon
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Mark Wu, M.D., Ph.D.

Instructor, Department of Neurology
University of Pennsylvania

Title: Sleepless in Philly: Genetic Analysis of Sleep in Drosophila

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, June 2 at 12 Noon
Dr. Joseph S. Kass

Joseph S. Kass, M.D., J.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Medical Ethics
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: The Neuroethics of Frontal Lobe Dysfunction: Implications for Medical Decision Making Capacity and Criminal Behavior

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, May 19 at 12 Noon
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Christopher King, M.D.

Neurology Residency Program
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: A Review of Tuberculous Meningitis in an Urban County Hospital

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, May 12 at 12 Noon
Dr. Elissa Wible

Elissa Wible, M.D.

Neurology Residency Program
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Cold-Hearted: Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, May 5 at 12 Noon
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Adam Blanchette, M.D.

Neurology Residency Program
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: When Good Epilepsy Patients Go Bad: A Look at Seizure Relapse Rates in Well-Controlled Epilepsy Patients

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Monday, April 28 at 12 Noon
Dr. Pankaj Satija

Pankaj Satija, M.D.

Neurology Residency Program
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty: Minimally Invasive Techniques for the Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Friday, March 28 at 8 a.m.
Dr. Michael V. Abene

Michael V. Abene, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Evaluation of the Insomnias and Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

Location: M. D. Anderson – Onstead Auditorium

Friday, March 14 at 8 a.m.
Dr. James M. Killian

James M. Killian, M.D.

Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Chronic Immune Demyelinating Polyneuropathies: Approach to Diagnosis

Location: M. D. Anderson – Onstead Auditorium

Friday, March 7 at 8 a.m.
Dr. Tianhong Pan

Tianhong Pan, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Autophagy: A Novel Therapeutic Target for Parkinson's Disease

Location: M. D. Anderson – Onstead Auditorium

Friday, Feb. 15 at 8 a.m.
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Ian Goldsmith, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurophysiology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Mechanisms of Pharmacoresistance in Epilepsy

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Friday, Feb. 8 at 8 a.m.
Dr. Ming Guo

Ming Guo, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology
Brain Research Institute
UCLA School of Medicine

Title: Studying Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Drosophila as a Model

Location: M. D. Anderson – Onstead Auditorium

Friday, Feb. 1 at 8 a.m.
Dr. Baruch A. Brody

Baruch A. Brody, Ph.D.

Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics
Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Intellectual Property and Pharmaceuticals

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Friday, Jan. 25 at 8 a.m.
Dr. Jeffrey L. Noebels

Jeffrey L. Noebels, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Translational Discoveries in Diagnosing, Treating, and Predicting Epilepsy

Location: M. D. Anderson – Onstead Auditorium

Friday, Jan. 18 at 8 a.m.
Dr. Alica Goldman

Alica Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurophysiology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Neurocardiology: Classical Concept with a Genetic Twist

Location: Blue Bird Auditorium, NB-137

Friday, Jan. 11 at 8 a.m.
Dr. Nicolas M. Nammour

Nicolas M. Nammour, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Headache Disorders

Location: M. D. Anderson – Onstead Auditorium