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INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHAIRMAN
The Department of Neurology is the cornerstone of the University of Kentucky's Neuroscience Program. The Department is comprised of dynamic, highly motivated faculty dedicated to patient care, research, and education. The department has been in a growth phase since the recruitment of its current department chair, Dr. Joseph R. Berger in February 1995, and currently has 23 full time faculty with primary appointments and 15 faculty with secondary appointments.
Joseph R. Berger, M.D.
Ruth L. Works Professor of Neurology
Chairman, UK Department of Neurology
UK NEUROLOGY BOASTS 14 BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA®
This year's list of Best Doctors in America® includes 14 UK neurology physicians, more than any other hospital in Kentucky. The organization of Best Doctors® surveyed physicians nationwide and asked them, "If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer?"
The following UK neurologists were honored in this year's list of Best Doctors in America® :
Robert J. Baumann, MD
Joseph R. Berger, MD
Franca Cambi, MD, PhD
Jane W. Chan, MD
Sidney Houff, MD
Gregoty Jicha, MD, PhD
Edward J. Kasarskis, MD, PhD
Kevin R. Nelson, MD
L. Creed Pettigrew, MD
William C. Robertson, Jr. MD
John Slevin, MD
Charles Smith, MD
Tarvez Tucker, MD
RESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS
Congratulations to graduating residents! We are proud of our residents' success. We wish them the best in the future.
Dr. Brian Hard: entering private practice in Rome, Georgia
Dr. Terri Postma: will complete American Academy of Neurology Public Policy Fellowship in Washington D.C.
Dr. Bilal Choudry: Epilepsy fellowship at Harvard University
Welcome to our new residents! We have six excellent new resident physicians starting training with us this summer. Be on the lookout for these rising stars.
Dr. Robert Howard: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Dr. Fariha Zaheer: King Edward Medical College
Dr. Gregory Parks: University of Texas, Southwestern
Dr. Steve Belinga: Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Walker Sloan: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Dr. Donita Lightner (child neurology): University of Louisville School of Medicine
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