Faculty from the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, as well as Duke NUS Medical School in Singapore, will gather April 30 and May 1 to discuss new research and potential therapies for Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. Speakers include Dean Mary Klotman, MD, Al La Spada, MD, PhD, Laurie Sanders, PhD, Daniel Laskowitz, MD, MHS, and NUS's Su-Chun Zhang, MD. View a poster here, and email Krista.Hunt@duke.edu if you'd like to attend.

Join us in Philadelphia on May 7 at the 2019 AAN The 2019 meeting of the American Academy of Neurology will be held from May 4-10 in Philadephia. If you're attending, please join us for a Duke Neurology alumni reunion and a reception in honor of Don Sanders, MD, from 6-8 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton's Aqimero restaurant (10 Ave Of The Arts) on Tuesday May 7. Please join us for drinks, food, great conversation, and a celebration of Dr. Sanders' continuing career If you haven't already, please email Christine.Berry@duke.edu to RSVP so that we can get an accurate headcount. We look forward to seeing you there.

Burian, White join Department
The Neurology Department is please to welcome two new APPs into its ranks: Cosette Burian, PA-C, MMS (left), and Susannah White, PA-C. Burian has joined our neuromuscular division, while White  is working with the sleep/epilepsy division. Burian is coming to us from Chicago's Northwestern University; White joins us from Raleigh Neurology Associates. Please say hello to them when you get a chance.
 

Alumni Spotlight

Khalid El-Salem, MD
Nearly 20 years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Khalid El-Salem, MD still remembers the efforts Donald Sanders, MD, took to make him feel welcome and at home when he was a neuromuscular/EMG fellow at Duke during that time. Now back in his native Jordan, El-Salem, is balancing his roles as a clinical neurologist with his leadership and administrative responsibilities as vice president for the country’s leading university. El-Salem talks about his time as an EMG/neuromuscular fellow, his current work, and how patterns of neurological disease in Jordan compare to those in the United States. Read more.