Message from the Chairman
Welcome to the Website of the Department of Neurology at the Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick. We share in the mission
of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to strive for
excellence in medical education, research, patient care and community
service.
The Department of Neurology underwent significant expansion over
the past four years. Nationally recognized clinical faculty provide
consultative and in-patient care for patients with stroke, epilepsy,
movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS), myasthenia gravis, peripheral neuropathy, neurogenetics, neuro-ophthalmological
disorders and headache. The Department also has specialized programs
including botulinum toxin treatment for movement disorders and spasticity,
and an epilepsy monitoring and surgery program.
The Department houses two nationally recognized centers of excellence
in Parkinson’s disease and ALS. Two additional centers
were recently established: a multiple sclerosis center and a JCAHO-certified
stroke center. The Department conducts NIH and industry funded clinical
trials in movement disorders, ALS, stroke, and multiple sclerosis.
The Department’s research activities continue to expand. Physician
scientists and basic scientists on the faculty conduct NIH-funded
research in the areas of Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis
and neurogenetics. These preclinical and translational research programs
are housed in the Levine Laboratory of Neuroscience and in the newly
established Center for Neurodegenerative and Neuroimmunologic Diseases,
both on the Piscataway campus.
A freestanding residency program was recently approved by the ACGME,
although we have been a rotation site for the residency at UMDNJ-New
Jersey Medical School in Newark for over 20 years.
The Department’s educational programs are enhanced with the
recruitment of additional volunteer faculty who contribute to the
education of medical students and neurology residents.
The Department of Neurology continues to serve the community by participating
in patient education programs at the local and national levels.
I hope that you will take the time to browse through this website
to become personally acquainted with the Neurology Residency Program
at RWJMS. We are proud of our program and welcome your interest.
Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut, MD
Chairman, Department of Neurology
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