UTSW Neurology Residency

Dr. Kathy Niu (faculty) & @VikaRaglandMD's (PGY6) work highlights a critical truth: conditions like stroke, neurodegenerative disease, often extend beyond physical symptoms to include mood & cognitive changes that impact patients/families. bit.ly/4v24IiQ @UTSW_Psychiatry

New review out in Clinical Neuroimaging! 🔍 A special thank you to my mentor Dr. Parth Upadhyaya and co-authors David Brown and Rakesh Shetty Rajalbandi. Open access 👇 doi.org/10.1002/neo2.7… #POCUS #OcularUltrasound #NeurocriticalCare #FOAMed #MedEd

Two days of graduating PGY4 research 'grand rounds', fellow poster sessions, and basic science presentations from our graduate students/postdoctoral fellows. We also proudly recognized medical students whose work reflects exceptional promise in neurology. canva.link/neurology-reas…

Recap of Resident & Fellow Research Day 1! Congratulations to Dr. Garza on receiving 🏅Fellow of the Year and to Dr. Dinov on receiving the 🏅 Fred Baskin Young Investigator Awards ✨

Congrats to Dr. Venkatesh Aiyagari @Neurointensive, who received the 2026 Kapil Sethi, MD, FRCP Teaching Award by the Association of Indian Neurologists in America at the AINA Annual Meeting & Dinner on April 20th. @UTSWMedCenter @UTSWBrain #Neurosurgery

One more #AANAM highlight: Our APPs, Ann Mathew, & Mimi Wodajo presented a poster at this year’s meeting. They shared that “This experience has been both professionally rewarding and personally motivating & wouldn’t have been possible without [Paula Hardman, Lead APP] support.”

Strike a pose! Our residents had an amazingly night out at the @DallasMuseumArt with Melissa Dowling

🎉 We have a match! 🎉 The Vascular Neurology Fellowship is excited to welcome Fernando Ibanhes, M.D. & Jasmeen Johal, D.O to Dallas and thrilled to keep incoming Chief Resident Chief Resident, Kesar Dhillon, M.D. with us for one more year.

📅 Friday, May 1⌚ 11-2 Join our team for stroke trivia! Come answer questions about stroke recognition, treatment, & processes. Each tic-tac-toe wins one submission in a drawing for free lunch for your entire unit. bit.ly/3OZZnsMhttps:/… #StrokeMonth @UTSWBrain

Busy week at #AANAM: posters, presentations, directing a global health course, an epilepsy public health & epidemiology session, working on guidelines for SUDEP and breastfeeding & ASMs in PWECP, showcasing our clerkship program, and running into Sarah Bellum!

And that’s a wrap! What an amazing #AANAM in Chicago, surrounded by great company. Already counting down to D.C. in 2027! @AANmember @UTSW_NeuroRes

Taking over #AANAM!

Wonderful to have another successful @AJIAorg physician-scientist symposium @swissotel Chicago, with @jennkwanMDPhD @KateHartmann

So wonderful for @NeuroOnc to support @A_P_S_A residency luncheon @JointMeeting and career development for the field of neuro-onc and related specialties. 🧠❤️

Two clinical trials actively enrolling today @UTSWMedCenter offer renewed hope for patients facing #glioblastoma. Learn more about SONOBIRD and ReSPECT-GBM in this article featuring Dr. Toral Patel. physicianresources.utswmed.org/news/two-trial… @UTSWMedCenter @UTSWBrain #Neurosurgery

✨Come meet #TeamNeuro at the 2026 #AANAM. Stop by and say hi 🎉Alumni Reception: bit.ly/4cjWaNu 🖥️Poster sessions & talks: bit.ly/4tcMM3U @AANmember

Calling all alumni! If you’ll be at #AANAM, join us at our Alumni Reception. It’s one of our favorite events each year. Come catch up & take in the beautiful views with us at @TwentySixChi 📍2 W. Erie St. 📅 Mon., April 20, 🕛 6PM CT RSVP: laura.campbell@utsouthwestern.edu

🎈New Frontiers in Pediatric Neurology | Apr 10🎈 ft. faculty & former fellows. MEG in peds epilepsy, advances in peds stroke care, applying updated MS diagnostic criteria, precision therapies in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. bit.ly/4sJPLAV @UTSWPedsNeuro @childrens

✨ Come meet #TeamNeuro at the 2026 #AANAM. We had such a blast last year Stop by, say hi, and learn more at 🖥️ Poster sessions: bit.ly/4tcMM3U 🤝 Trainee and Faculty Networking Reception @AANmember

FREE VIRTUAL CME EVENT! @UTSW_Psychiatry is hosting a symposium on #FND. Faculty, Drs. Vernino & Hirczy, with resident, Dr. Beltrand will present: * POTS and Dysautonomia in FND * VR in the Diagnosis & Treatment of FND * Neuromodulation in FND bit.ly/417hzDt