It's National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month & tomorrow is the 2026 Dallas Walk to End Alzheimer's! Join @UTSWMedCenter's new North Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center team to raise awareness & support critical research. events.utsouthwestern.edu/event/nt-adrc-… @UTSWBrain #Neurosurgery

Be sure to catch Dr. Ceci Verbaarschot's presentation @UTSWMedCenter's New Faculty Research Forum on November 12th! #BCI #MindToMotionLab events.utsouthwestern.edu/event/2026-new… @UTSWBrain #Neurosurgery

Dr. Chadrick Lane, M.D., was featured in a Fox News Digital video commenting on an interview with Alan Alda about Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Lane reflected on the positive nature of facing adversity with laughter. foxnews.com/health/alan-al… @UTSWBrain

Last day to apply for the 2 UTSW #Neurosurgery Medical Student Travel Awards released this November! Check the qualifications below and apply! surveymonkey.com/r/32MWFTX @UTSWMedCenter @UTSWBrain

Dec. 12, 2026 | Stroke care requires a multidisciplinary approach. This year's symposium brings together expertise from neurology, @UTSWNeurosurg, NCC, neurorehabilitation, neurocardiology, & nursing to address challenges across the stroke care continuum.
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Congratulations to Kathlene Trello-Rishel, M.D., on winning a 2026 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System Board of Regents. The award recognizes exceptional classroom performance and innovation. utsystem.edu/news/2026/10/2…

Dr. Benjamin Greenberg, a specialist in multiple sclerosis (MS), talked with @AP about actress Christina Applegate's announcement that she was misdiagnosed with MS in 2021. Dr. Greenberg says Applegate's experience has lessons for doctors and patients.
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Are you attending the 57th Annual American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) conference this month in Tampa? We will be there, and several of our learners will be sharing their research with poster presentations. See the details below.
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“Telehealth: The 'Happy Accident' that Quietly Revolutionized Exposure Response Prevention for OCD," written by Kipp Pietrantonio, Ph.D., was published in the latest edition of the ABPP's On Board with Professional Psychology. bit.ly/4zugGDQ

A new target to fight #glioma? A team w Drs. Toral Patel, @bradlega & @JeffTraylorMD study how #GAA synthesis in high-grade glioma drives neuronal excitability & tumor growth in Cell @CellPressNews. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @UTSWMedCenter @UTSWBrain #Neurosurgery

Welcome @LorenaBenedet15 !

Congrats to Drs. Mazin Al Tamimi & @SalahGAoun on their new department leadership roles in #Spine! @UTSWMedCenter @UTSWBrain #Neurosurgery

UTSW Med Students in #Neurosurgery! The application portal for our travel award program, sponsored by @drpouratian, is now accepting applications for the 2 awards given this November, each up to $1,000. Apply now! surveymonkey.com/r/32MWFTX @UTSWMedCenter @UTSWBrain

RT @utsystem: Early registration is closed — but you can still join us for the 2026 UT System Brain Research Summit.  🧠⏳ The summit will br…

Anila D'Mello, Ph.D., received an NIH grant to study the neural basis of semantic language difficulties in autism spectrum disorder. Dr. D'Mello will collaborate with UC Berkeley researchers on how the brain responds to the meanings of thousands of different concepts. #ASD

Two Psychiatry Department Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are being honored for their work. Shalini Maharaj, PA-C, and Snoben Kuruvila, PA-C, received UTSW APP Celebration Week Excellence Awards. Shalini was recognized for Clinical Practice and Snoben for Scholarly Endeavors.

Deeply honored to be an award recipient and to join this remarkable community of current and past SUHF fellows. Also grateful for the generous support from the Suh Kyungbae Foundation. suhf.org/main/index.do?…

Interested in helping define the future of memory research?
The Program in Memory Longevity is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor to help advance our understanding of memory and its disruption in aging and disease.
Learn more: bit.ly/4Az3eQy

Please join us in recognizing our newest faculty promotions! Dr. Kim Barker and Dr. Anjali Shah were promoted to Professor (Clinical Educator Track) and Clinical Professor, respectively.

OBI Investigator, Sebastian Choi, is a 2026 recipient of the Suh Kyungbae Foundation (SUHF) Young Investigator Award. The award is the most prestigious junior faculty recognition for Korean biomedical scientists. Learn more about Dr. Choi's research: schoilab.org