About the Department
The Department of Neurology offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services for adults and children with disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system. Sophisticated neurophysiological evaluations, including electroencephalography, electro-myography and evoked potential testing are provided. The faculty has expertise in diverse areas such as multiple sclerosis, seizures, stoke, movement disorders, headaches and pain, infectious disease, neuromuscular diseases, peripheral neuropathies, neuro-oncology, behavioral neurology and development disorders. Subsecialty neuropsychological testing is also available. All of our faculty are certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Consultations for all neurological problems are provided on a referral basis, as well as medical management for patients with chronic neurological diseases.
Neurology achieved full departmental status in 1973 with the establishment of Dr. Henry Schutta as Professor and Chair. An active department and residency training program were progressively expanded in the ensuing years. The Department's initial emphasis was on clinical neurophysiology, neuromuscular diseases, and pediatric neurology. Further development and expansion of the Neurology Department occurred with the appointment of Dr. Roger Cracco as chair in 1980. During his tenure, the Department of Neurology has expanded to its current size with a staff of over 50 full-time faculty members and three divisions: Adult Neurology, Pediatric Neurology, and Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology.
