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Drs Vibhor Krishna & Daniel Roque Travel to India for Educational Symposium on Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound

February 25, 2025
Dr. Vibhor Krishna and Dr. Daniel Roque travel to New Delhi to celebrate a landmark development for neurological care in India and present at the “Transforming Neuroscience: MR-Guided HIFU – A Game Changer” Symposium.

Neurology Day 2025 – Call for Abstracts

February 19, 2025
Call for Abstracts Submission We welcome abstracts on all neurology-related research. Submissions should be concise and informative, limited to a single PDF page. The format is flexible, but the content must be clearly readable when printed on an A4 paper. Figures and tables are allowed as long as they fit within...

2025 – 2026 Adult Neurology Chief Resident Announcement

February 10, 2025
Congratulations to our 2025 – 2026 Chief Neurology Residents: Ray Jhun, Sean Hamill, and Tricia Factora! The new chief residents will predominantly be working towards plans for the upcoming academic year and will assume their full chief responsibilities in May 2025.

Digital Art Therapy Application Designed to Improve Mood in AYA Brain Cancer Survivors

February 7, 2025
Researchers from the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati developed an art therapy application to help improve quality of life in young adult cancer survivorship patients.

Promotion – Dr. Matthew Sharrock

February 3, 2025
Neurology is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Matthew Sharrock from Clinical Assistant Professor to Clinical Associate Professor based on excellence in clinical activity. Dr. Sharrock’s work focuses on neurocritical care, traumatic brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage, acute ischemic stroke, neurogenetic shock, and acute neuromuscular weakness. Additionally, Dr. Sharrock...

ENVISION Research Fellowship

January 14, 2025
The Eastern North Carolina and Southern Virginia RegIonal Stroke trIal cONsortium (ENVISION) is seeking applicants for a 1-year, $50,000 research fellowship. The fellowship application is open to clinical fellows or junior faculty members who are interested in stroke clinical research and has a minimum of 50% protected time for research....

December 2024 Department Newsletter

December 20, 2024
The final Neurology Department quarterly newsletter is here! Read all about division updates, faculty promotions, and staff celebrations. Happy Holidays!  

Neurology Residents Present at the 8th Annual Heart Brain Connection Conference

December 4, 2024
Drs. Tricia Factora and Amanda Crooks presented at the 8th annual Heart Brain Connection Conference on Friday November 22, 2024. The conference is hosted by the Health Care Stroke and Chest Pain Centers to connect with emergency medical personnel. Dr. Factora Dr. Factora is a 3rd year...

Dr. Soma Sengupta Selected as Mayfield Scholar by the Mayfield Education & Research Foundation

November 19, 2024
Dr. Soma Sengupta, Division Chief of Neuro-Oncology in the Department of Neurology, and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Neurosurgery, was selected by the Mayfield Foundation as the first Mayfield Scholar, enabling Dr. Sengupta to dedicate a significate portion of her practice to brain tumor research.