Neurology
Chair's Welcome
The Department of Neurology at Tulane University School of Medicine is passionate about preserving and improving neurological health. Our mission is to teach, to innovate, and to care. Our vision is to create joy in academic neurology.
With the Tulane Clinical Neuroscience Research Center, we are developing a robust and novel experimental therapeutics pipeline, to address a multitude of unsolved neurological problems. As an example, we are developing a Mediterranean diet driven probiotic capsule for enhancing gut brain function. The Tulane Healthy Brain Aging Initiative seeks to prevent and reduce the burden of cognitive decline and dementia, through prevention, treatment, support, and research (changing the paradigm of neurology, from palliation to prevention). We integrate neurology, neurosurgery, clinical neurosciences research, and related initiatives under the administrative umbrella of the Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences.
In closing, I hope for Tulane Neurology to be a kind and welcoming department, where diverse approaches are encouraged; a dedicated place of learning; and a safe place to deliver and receive highly satisfying care of the best quality. And should we innovate medicine in the course of that work, it would be icing on the cake!
Demetrius M. Maraganore, MD, FAAN
Chair of the Department of Neurology
Professor of Neurology
Herbert J. Harvey, Jr. Chair in Neurosciences
Co-director of the Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tulane Healthy Brain Aging Initiative
The Healthy Brain Aging Initiative at University Medical Center in New Orleans helps reduce Alzheimer’s risk and promote cognitive SuperAging into the 90s. Our neurologists create personalized plans that may include diet, cognitive therapy, and lifestyle changes to support brain health and prevent disorders. We offer expert care through three centers: Alzheimer’s/Dementia Prevention, Memory Disorders Treatment, and Movement Disorders. Take proactive steps to protect and improve your cognitive health.
The Neurology Residency Program strives to provide its trainees with the knowledge and skill sets necessary to become, not only experts in the practice of clinical neurology in both office and hospital settings, but compassionate and dedicated physicians.
The clerkship aims to develop competence in neurologic assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, appropriate use of diagnostic tests, understanding of neurobiology, and key professional qualities like empathy, honesty, and communication.
We offer a one-year ACGME-accredited Vascular Neurology Fellowship focused on developing future stroke care leaders through broad clinical exposure, research involvement, and hands-on experience with a high-volume stroke service and top tPA treatment rates in Louisiana.
