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Neurology Faculty Earn National Awards

Neurology Faculty Earn National Awards

Madison, Wisconsin - Four members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s neurology faculty have recently received awards for their research, teaching and care for patients with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.&nbs...
12/05/2012 | Neurology Faculty Earn National Awards

UW Hospital Named One of Nation's First Certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers

UW Hospital Named One of Nation

Madison, Wisconsin – University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics joins an elite group as one of the first hospitals in the country to receive Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Associatio...
12/05/2012 | UW Hospital Named One of Nation's First Certified Comprehensive Stroke Centers

Grant Regional Health Center Joins Growing UW Telestroke Network

Grant Regional Health Center Joins Growing UW Telestroke Network

Madison, Wis. – UW Health welcomes Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster as the latest member of its Wisconsin Telestroke Network.Grant County residents with stroke symptoms can now go to their local emergency department and have immediate,...
9/11/2012 | Grant Regional Health Center Joins Growing UW Telestroke Network

Squeeze Out a Cure for Epilepsy with Lily's Fund

Squeeze Out a Cure for Epilepsy with Lily

Madison, Wisconsin - Lily's Fund for Epilepsy Research is inviting children and adults throughout Wisconsin to "squeeze out a cure for epilepsy" by hosting a lemonade stand on a warm summer day. Individuals, groups and businesses will host their...
7/13/2012 | Squeeze Out a Cure for Epilepsy with Lily's Fund

Carl Stafstrom Honored by American Neurological Association

Carl Stafstrom Honored by American Neurological Association

Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD, is the 2012 recipient of the American Neurological Association's Distinguished Neurology Teaching Award. Stafstrom, professor of neurology and pediatrics and chief of pediatric neurology at the University of Wisconsin...
6/27/2012 | Carl Stafstrom Honored by American Neurological Association

UW Health Wins Stroke Treatment Honors

UW Health Wins Stroke Treatment Honors

Madison, Wisconsin – The UW Comprehensive Stroke Center received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Silver Plus Achievement Award. The award recognizes UW's success in giving ex...
3/09/2012 | UW Health Wins Stroke Treatment Honors

Elizabeth Hutchinson Named First Lily's Fund Epilepsy Researcher

Elizabeth Hutchinson Named First Lily

Madison, Wisconsin - Lily's Fund for Epilepsy Research and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health today announced the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth Hutchinson as the first Lily's Fund Fellow. Hutchinson will begin her tw...
6/17/2011 | Elizabeth Hutchinson Named First Lily's Fund Epilepsy Researcher

Researchers Discover Possible Way to Predict Alzheimer's

Researchers Discover Possible Way to Predict Alzheimer

MADISON - Two new studies, involving a newly identified gene, show that Alzheimer's disease could be diagnosed as much as 20 years before symptoms develop. Dr. Mark Sager explains the significance of the recent findingsThe studies by Dr. Mark Sa...
7/14/2010 | Researchers Discover Possible Way to Predict Alzheimer's