Our overall mission of The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology is to develop subspecialty programs, centers and institutes of excellence to promote innovative comprehensive clinical care programs and complementary clinical, translational and basic science research programs to promote novel therapeutic strategies and eventually true disease cures through harnessing the unique and untapped potential of endogenous neural stem cell repair mechanisms, dynamic tissue remodeling and emerging genetic and epigenetic reprogramming strategies as well as emerging pharmacogenomic tools.
We also have an essential responsibility to train the next generation of outstanding clinical neurologists, neurology subspecialty practioners, physician-scientists and basic science researchers in an atmosphere of intensive interdisciplinary cooperation between basic and clinical science departments, centers and institutes at Einstein, locally, nationally as well as internationally. A key intermediate term aim is to develop three interrelated Centers of Excellence and Innovation to help to rapidly advance our Departmental goals of clinical, scientific and educational leadership and vibrancy.
Neurology in the Media
Time interviews Sophie Balk, M.D., and T. Byram Karasu, M.D., about the physical and psychological dangers of tanning booths, particularly for children. Dr. Balk explains that indoor tanning causes damage to DNA and should be banned for children under 18. Dr. Karasu notes that while tanning addicts may feel good afterwards, they should never be tempted to share their habit with their children. Dr. Balk is professor of clinical pediatrics at Einstein and an attending pediatrician at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Karasu, professor and chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein and psychiatrist-in-chief at Montefiore Medical Center.
(Friday, May 04, 2012)
U.S. News & World Report (via HealthDay) interviews Dr. Richard Lipton on a new study linking migraine to depression in women. (Thursday, Feb 23, 2012)