The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology

About the Department of Neurology

  • Remembering Saul R. Korey, M.D.: 50 Years, A Lasting Legacy.
  • Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration
  • Integrated Divisions of Cognitive & Motor Aging and Geriatrics
  • Resident Research
  • Tri-State Rett Syndrome Center
  • Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine
  • Research Projects
  • Jacobi Medical CenterOne of our resident training sites.
  • Resident Graduation
  • Montefiore Medical Center
  • Stern Stroke Center
  • Division of Child Neurology
  • The Children’s Hospital at MontefioreOne of our resident training sites.
  • Einstein Aging Study
  • Jacobi Medical CenterOne of our resident training sites.
 

Neurology in the Media

Improving Recognition of Cognitive Decline and Racial Disparities in Underserved Communities

Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S., M.S., talks about his new NIH-funded study to evaluate an Einstein-developed test for assessing cognitive impairment and dementia. Dr. Verghese is chief of the integrated divisions of cognitive and motor aging and of geriatrics at Einstein and Montefiore, the Murray D. Gross Memorial Faculty Scholar in Gerontology, director of the Resnick Gerontology Center, and professor in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and of medicine at Einstein.

(Thursday, Jan 19, 2023)

Kick Up Your Heels—Ballroom Dancing Offers Benefits to the Aging Brain and Could Help Stave Off Dementia

Helena Blumen, Ph.D., M.S., writes about her recent study on social ballroom dancing, which found it can improve cognitive functions and reduce brain atrophy in older adults who are at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Dr. Blumen is an associate professor of medicine and in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Einstein.

Additional coverage includes: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Yahoo!News, and The Houston Chronicle (login required)

(Tuesday, Jan 03, 2023)

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Neurology DEI Committee

Department Chairman

Mark Mehler Mark F. Mehler, M.D. (bio)

Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Chair of The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Alpern Family Foundation Chair in Cerebral Palsy Research
Director, Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration


Letter from the Chairman  

 

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