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Now Accepting Applications for the 2024 AINA Lifetime Achievement Award!
Deadline: November 2, 2023
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The AINA Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a leader in neurology by her/his peers. The recipient will be a North American neurologist chosen based on her/his dedication in advancing the training of North American neurologists of Indian origin and promoting innovation and research in the field of neurology. The recipient will have supported Indian neurologists over a significant period of time in achieving meaningful progress toward expressed goals.
Abhimanyu Mahajan, MD, MHS was recognized as Emerging leader in Dystonia research by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. Our work over the last decade has been featured in a special issue of the Dystonia journal.
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August 18 to August 20, 2023
JW Marriott, Aerocity, New Delhi, India
We are pleased to announce that Dr. U Meenakshisundaram, Director & Senior Consultant Dept. of Neurology, SIMS Hospital will be joining us as a distinguished speaker at the upcoming Indian Committee of Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ICTRIMS).
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The Mizzou's School of Medicine names Pradeep Sahota Aspiring Leadership Award after AINA Member, Dr. Pradeep Sahota.
Dr. Pradeep Sahota has served as chair of the Department of Neurology for the past 25 years. He has been a guiding light for the department, medical education, research, innovation, and patient care. As chair of the Department of Neurology, Dr. Sahota was a servant leader who led by example and with kindness, concern, fairness, vision, wisdom, patience, and collegiality.
Pranav Suri, M3 receives inaugural award.
Congrats to the following AINA Members on being elected for AAN Section Chairs!
Sayonna John, MD - Chair of Critical Care and Emergency Neurology Section Rajneesh Kiran, MD - Chair of Pain Section Aarti Sarwal, MD - Vice Chair of Critical Care and Emergency Neurology Section Deepak Gulati, MD - Vice Chair of Stroke Section Sonika Agarwal, MD - Vice Chair of Child Neurology Section
Congratulations Dr. Geetanjali Rathore for being selected as one of Castle Connolly's Exceptional Women in Medicine for 2023! Castle Connolly's Exceptional Women in Medicine as a special recognition based on the outstanding accomplishments and dedication to the field of medicine, recognizing women who contribute to the advancement of healthcare through clinical care, research, community services, education and leadership.
A new global study shows that greater use of interventional procedures to remove large brain blood clots causing stroke paralysis could potentially benefit millions of patients a year, according to Dileep R. Yavagal, M.D., professor of clinical neurology and neurosurgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
The Indian Committee of Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ICTRIMS) will be happening after a gap of four years, due to COVID-19 pandemic, from 18th to 20th August 2023 at New Delhi, India under the aegis of the Autoimmune Subsection of Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN). It is being hosted collectively by ‘Sattvum Health’ and ‘People for People with MS Foundation’.
These last four years have witnessed substantial progress in the understanding of the basic and the clinical science related to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other Central Nervous System (CNS) demyelinating disorders including NMOSD/MOGAD in addition to introduction of many new and emerging drugs for these disorders based upon the novel disease-specific pathophysiological mechanisms. At the ICTRIMS Delhi 2023, we intend to share this up-to-date knowledge about the pathophysiology, biomarkers, neuroimaging, and treatment and monitoring tools for MS and other CNS demyelinating disorders. The conference is spread over two and a half days, starting 18th August 2023 morning with MS school/workshops and concluding by 20th August 2023 lunch.
European Charcot Foundation (ECF) has gladly agreed to be a scientific partner to the event.
If you are interested in participating in this meeting or collaborating with ICTIRMS please email Dr. Aarti Sarwal at asarwal@wakehealth.edu.
Eva Mistry, MBBS, MSCI, FAHA received the Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke from the International Stroke Conference. The Award is in recognition of Dr. Robert G. Siekert, founding chairman of the American Heart Association’s International Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, this award encourages new investigators to undertake or continue stroke-related research. Congratulations to Dr. Pooja Khatri for their mentorship!
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Sandra Narayanan, MD, was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) in 2022.
She joined the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in August 2022 and serves as the Director of the Neurointerventional Program & Co-Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Program for Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.
