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Neurology Grand Rounds Videos

2022 Videos


Endogenous Neural Repair After Injury

03/18/2022
Binhai Zheng, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Director, Microscopy Imaging Core UC San Diego School of Medicine


Genetics and Genetic Testing for Parkinson Disease

03/11/2022
Rachel Saunders-Pullman, M.D., MPH, MS
Bachmann-Strauss Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Professor Rounds

03/04/2022
Julia Bu, M.D.
Resident Physician of Neurosciences at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

02/25/2022
Claire Davila, M.D.
Housestaff Neurologist at UC San Diego

Brain Death: Diagnosis and Controversies

02/18/2022
Jamie Labuzetta, M.D. MSc, MPhil
Assistant Professor of Neurosciences, Division of Neurocritical Care, Neurology Clerkship Director
Neurocritical Care Fellowship Co-Director , UC San Diego


The Extinction of ‘Vascular Parkinsonism’ and the Rise of Genetic Leukoencephalopathies

02/11/2022
Alberto Espay, MD, MSc
Professor, Director & Endowed Chair, James J. & Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine


Neurological Symptoms During and After COVID-19: What Can We Learn From the CSF

02/04/2022
Shelli Farhadian, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease) and Neurology at Yale School of Medicine

Brain Death: Diagnosis and Controversies

02/18/2022
Jamie Labuzetta, M.D. MSc, MPhil
Assistant Professor of Neurosciences, Division of Neurocritical Care, Neurology Clerkship Director
Neurocritical Care Fellowship Co-Director at UC San Diego

Women’s Migraine Journey

01/28/2022
Nina Riggins, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAHS
UCNS Diplomate, Director of Headache and Traumatic Brain Injury Center at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

01/21/2022
Michael Castello, M.D., PhD
Pediatric Neurologist at Rady Children's Hospital, Fellow at UC San Diego

Water Diffusion in the Brain

01/14/2022
Jonathan Bui, M.D., PhD
Neurologist at Rady Children's Hospital and Professor at UC San Diego

2021 Videos


Autoimmune Movement Disorders

11/19/2021
Joseph Jankovic, M.D.
Professor of Neurology, Distinguished Chair in Movement Disorders Director, Parkinson’s Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine

Eternal Sunshine of the Not So Spotless Mind

11/12/2021
Harshika Satarhi, M.D
Resident at UC San Diego

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Logical Drug-Device Coupling

11/05/2021
Alexander Rotenberg, M.D., PhD
Epileptologist, Director of the Neuromodulation Program, Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School

Molecular Gain of Function As A Treatment For Brain Diseases

10/29/2021
Juan Pascual, M.D., PhD
Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Physiology, and the Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development
Director of the Rare Brain Disorders Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center


Professor Rounds

10/22/2021
Christopher Goyne, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Mosaicism in Focal Epilepsy: the X-Linked PCDH19 Story

10/15/2021
Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director, Epilepsy Genetics Program, Boston Children's Hospital

Emerging Targeted Gene Therapies in ALS and New Paradigms

10/01/2021
John Ravits, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Neuroscience, Head of ALS and Translational Research at UC San Diego

Modulating Central Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Signaling for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

09/17/2021
Robert Rissman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds
08/20/2021
Hoameng Ung, M.D.
Resident at UC  San Diego

Neuropalliative Care: Making the Difficult Easier for People Living with (and Caring For) Serious Neurologic Illness

08/13/2021
Benzi Kluger, M.D. M.S. FAAN
Professor of Neurology and Medicine, Founding Director of the Palliative Care Research Center and Neuropalliative Care Service at the University of Rochester Medical Center

Circadian Misalignment in the Alzheimer’s Brain: A Multi-omics Approach to Identify Causal Networks and Targets For Intervention

08/06/2021
Paula Desplats, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurosciences and Pathology at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

07/23/2021
Andrew Kalawi, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Proteinopenia, not Proteinopathy: Soluble Amyloid-Beta Consumption in Alzheimer's Disease

07/16/2021
Alberto Espay, M.D, MSc
Professor of Neurology
Director of James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center Research Chair for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders at University of Cincinnati

Professor Rounds

06/25/2021
Harshika Satyarthi, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Tourette Disorder – A Spectrum Disorder?

06/11/2021
Jorge Juncos, M.D.
Professor of Neurology at Emory University

Overview of Clinical UCSD Research on Parkinsonian Disorders

06/04/2021
Irene Litvan M.D.
Professor of Neurosciences, Director of the Movement Disorders Center at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

05/28/2021
Brandon Holbert M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Synaptic Injury in Alzheimer Disease: All Models Are Bad But Some Can Be Useful

05/21/2021
Edward Koo M.D.
Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego

Drug-Induced Parkinsonism: A Canary in the Coal Mine?

05/14/2021
James Morley M.D., PhD
Co-director, Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center, Crescenz (Philadelphia) VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

The Center for Compassionate Communication: Building Bridges

05/07/2021
Evonne Kaplan-Liss M.D and Valeri Lantz-Gefroh
Associate Physician Diplomate and Professor in Pediatrics and Quality Improv HC Spec at UC San Diego

Towards a More Just and Equitable Medical Education

04/23/2021
Sean Evans, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Neurosciences, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

04/16/2021
Jonathan Peters, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

The Gutmicrobe and Epilepsy: A Critical Examination of this Emerging Relationship

04/09/2021
Jong Rho, M.D.
Division Chief of Neurology at Rady Children’s Hospital and a Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine

Epilepsy Surgery: How a Clinical Program Advances Basic Neuroscience Research

04/02/2021
Jerry Shih, M.D.
Professor of Neurology and Director of the Epilepsy Center at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

03/19/2021
Linda Nguyen, M.D., PhD
Resident at UC San Diego

Brain Cancer Through the Prism of Stem Cell Biology

03/05/2021
Jeremy Rich, M.D., M.H.S., M.B.A
Professor of Neurology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Deputy Director of Research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Chair of the Pittsburgh Foundation in Personalized Cancer Therapy

Professor Rounds

02/26/2021
Robert Hess, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

02/12/2021
Stewart Factor, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Director of Movement Disorders Program at Emory University School of Medicine

Hidden Networks of Transnitrosylated Proteins Underlie Synaptic Damage in Alzheimer’s Disease

02/05/2021
Stuart Lipton M.D.
Professor and Director, Neuroscience Translational Center, Step Family Foundation Endowed Chair, Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute;
Professor (adjunct) University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Yale School of Medicine

A New Clinical Trial of AAV2-BDNF Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

01/29/2021
Mark Tuszynski, M.D., PhD
Professor of Neurosciences and Director of the Translational Neurosciences Institute at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

01/22/2021
Marie Sweat, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Revealing Secrets Hiding in Plain Sight: Advances in Multi-scale Multi-modal Imaging

01/15/2021
Mark Ellisman, PhD
Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego, Director of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR)

Brain Connectivity and Physiology in Cortical Malformations

01/08/2021
Bernard Chang, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology, Advisory Dean of the Francis Weld Peabody Society at Harvard Medical School

2020 Videos

Building New Genetically-Encoded Tools to Probe and Manipulate Neurons
12/11/2020
Nathan Shaner, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego

Convergent Neural Pathways Underlying Pharmacological and Cognitive Pain Modulation

12/04/2020
Matthew Banghart, PhD
Assistant Professor in Neurobiology at UC San Diego

Molecular and Functional Analyses of Focal Cortical Dysplasia

11/20/2020
Judy Liu, M.D., PhD
Sidney A. Fox and Dorothea Doctors Fox Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Associate Director of the Center for Translational Neuroscience
Associate Professor of Neurology and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry Warren Alpert School of Medicine, at Brown University

Prospects for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Epilepsy

11/06/2020
Alexander Rotenberg, M.D., Ph.D
Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Professor Rounds

10/23/2020
Thomas Hirschauer, M.D., Ph.D
Resident at UC San Diego

Essential Tremor. What’s in a Name?

10/16/2020
Rodger Elble, M.D.
Professor of Neurology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Imaging Brain Networks in Epilepsy: Determining the Neural Bases of Cognitive and Clinical Phenotypes

10/09/2020
Carrie McDonald, Ph.D, ABPP-CN
Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at UC San Diego

Population Studies of Latino Cognitive Aging and Impairment

10/02/2020
Hector Gonzalez, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

09/25/2020
Rebeka Sipma, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Focal Task-Specific Dystonia-A Mysterious Disorder of Motor Control

09/04/2020
Steven Frucht, M.D.
Professor of the Department of Neurology, Director of the Division of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, Associate Chair for Neurology Faculty Group Practices at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Making Macrophages Eat Brain Tumors

08/28/2020
Samuel Cheshier, M.D., PhD
Associate Professor in the Dept of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Utah

Professor Rounds

08/21/2020
Michelle Tiem, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Developing Physiologically Targeted Brain Stimulation to Improve Motor Function After Stroke

08/14/2020
Dhakshin Ramanathan, M.D., PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego

Adult CNS Neurons Regress to an Embryonic State After Injury

08/07/2020
Mark Tuszynski, M.D., PhD
Professor of Neurosciences, Director of the Translational Neuroscience Institute at UC San Diego

Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical Overview and Review of Selected Areas of Inquiry

07/31/2020
Felise Zollman, M.D.
Neurologist, Author of “Manual of Traumatic Brain Injury Management”

Professor Rounds

07/24/2020
Janelle Raynowska, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Surgical Treatment for Myasthenia Gravis

07/17/2020
Mark Onaitis, M.D.
Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Surgery at UC San Diego

Professor Rounds

06/26/2020
Dolores Torres, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Pathology Based Biomarker Stratification in Lewy Body Diseases

06/19/2020
David Coughlin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego

lnteractions Between Light, Vision and Stress

06/12/2020
Andrew Huberman, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology, BioX at Stanford University School of Medicine

Professor Rounds

05/29/2020
Danielle Whalen, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Loneliness and Wisdom in the Covid-19 Era: Implications for Neuroscience

05/22/2020
Dilip Jeste, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care, Estelle and Edgar Levi Chair in Aging, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences
Director, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego

Precision Health in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Baby Steps to Breakthroughs

05/15/2020
Shafali Jeste, M.D.
Associate Professor in Psychiatry, Neurology and Pediatrics, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Director, CARING clinic, UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment

Levetiracetam For the Treatment of Neonatal Seizures: Results From the NEOLEV2 Randomized Controlled Trial

05/08/2020
Cynthia Sharpe MB, BChCB, MRCPCH
Consultant Pediatric Neurologist at Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Adjunct Professor at UC San Diego

Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease the Next Frontier

04/17/2020
Tanya Simuni, M.D.
Chief of Movement Disorders in the Department of Neurology, Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., Research Professor of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University School of Medicine

Automating Clinical Neurophysiology

04/10/2020
Brandon Westover, M.D., PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Repurposing Anticoagulants for Neuroprotectants

04/03/2020
Patrick Lyden, M.D.
Carmen and Louis Warschaw Chair in Neurology, Professor in Neurology at Cedar Sinai

Mitophagy In Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndromes — Emerging Treatment Strategies

03/06/2020
Joanna Poulton, BM, BCh, DM, FRCP
Professor of Mitochondrial Genetics at Oxford University

Epilepsy Genetics and Precision Medicine (Are We There Yet?)

02/28/2020
Ann Poduri, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Epilepsy Genetics Program at Boston Children’s Hospital

Professor Rounds

02/21/2020
Aljoharah Alakkas, M.D.
Resident at UC San Diego

Revisiting Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases for the Era of Precision Medicine

02/07/2020
Alberto Espay M.D., MSC
Professor of Neurology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Director and Endowed Chair of the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

EEG in the 21st Century: Decoding Human Cognition and Triaging Neurological Diagnoses

01/31/2020
Josef Parvizi, M.D., PhD
Professor of Neurology at Stanford University Medical Center

The Inflammasome and Autoinflammation in CNS Disease

01/24/2020
Hal Hoffman, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Chief of the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology in the Dept of Pediatrics at UC San Diego/Rady Children’s Hospital

Growth Factors in Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

01/10/2020
Mark Tuszynski M.D., PhD
Professor of Neurosciences and Director of the Translational Neurosciences Institute at UC San Diego

Controversies in Brain Multimodal Monitoring

01/3/2020
Jefferson Chen M.D., PhD
Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery, Director of Neurological Trauma, Professor of Neurosurgery at UC Irvine Medical Center