Message from the Chair
Yale Neurology's 2022-2023 annual report captures a remarkable year of achievements, expansions, collaborations, and - most importantly - community as we regain a sense of normalcy and relearn how to connect with one another. Lifted by a collegial spirit and strengthened by the addition of some new faces, the Department carries on its proud legacy of prestigious research, clinical, and educational programs.
We resumed our vigorous recruitment of faculty this year, and I am pleased to welcome 18 distinguished neurologists to the Department. In the last year, our 159 faculty members published more than 8,000 research papers, and have been honored with a wealth of national and international accolades for their outstanding achievements as clinicians, scientists, and educators. I am proud that Yale Neurology has once again secured a top ten ranking in total NIH funding, which reflects our notable expansion of translational research initiatives.
The addition of new clinical offerings enables us to better serve our New Haven community and the surrounding region. Our specialists now see patients in North Haven, Connecticut, and Westerly, Rhode Island, treating the full scope of neurological diseases and disorders from Alzheimer's disease and migraine to Parkinson disease and neuropathy. Our clinicians are also at the helm of the newly established Center for Brain and Mind Health (co-directors: Serena Spudich, MD, MA; Kevin Sheth, MD); the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) Center of Excellence (co-director: Sasha Zivkovic, MD, PhD); and the Stephen and Denise Adams Center for Parkinson's Disease Research (inaugural director: Clemens Scherzer, MD, MBA). Distinguished by transformative, multidisciplinary research, each of these centers is rooted in an unwavering commitment to identifying breakthrough treatments and improving patients' lives.
Given our largest group of trainees since our inception nearly 70 years ago, I am proud of the Department's legacy of educating and retaining residents and fellows with a wealth of perspectives and passions. By prioritizing virtual recruitment, robust grand rounds, and physician wellness, we continue to meet our goal in producing agile and empathic leaders in our ever-changing field.
In this report, I invite you to join our community and read about our year of innovation, exploration, and collaboration. I extend my deepest gratitude to all members of Yale Neurology as we enter another year of unparalleled growth.
Sincerely,
William S. and Lois Stiles Edgerly Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology
Chair, Department of Neurology
Neurologist-in-Chief, Yale New Haven Hospital