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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 ºÚÁÏÍø 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
ºÚÁÏÍø 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 ºÚÁÏÍø Heart Brain Connection Conference

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

Dr. Senyene Hunter Co-Chairs the ECHO Project

November 13, 2024
Dr. Senyene Hunter has been appointed as co-chair for The (Not So Rare) Epilepsies Series: Brining Genetic Diagnosis with Complex Care – 2025.  The ECHO seeks to enhance the knowledge, skills and confidence of health care practitioners treating these patients nationwide. The program launches January 22nd and is recruiting adult...

Low-Frequency Focused Ultrasound Donation Allows ºÚÁÏÍø to Enroll Brain Tumor Patients in a New Clinical Trial

November 13, 2024
Thanks to a generous philanthropic gift from Nancy and Tom Chewning, ºÚÁÏÍø Health is now among the select few health systems in the United States to have a full spectrum of focused ultrasound equipment for image-guided brain surgery.