Hrayr P. Attarian, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Medical Center and Stritch School of Medicine
• Co-director, Loyola Center for Sleep Disorders

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, Sleep Medicine, Clinical Neurophysiology
• Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology

Education

• MD, American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
• Residency in Neurology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
• Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Strong Epilepsy Center at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Dr. Attarian is a recognized expert in sleep disorders. He has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed papers in the area of sleep disturbances. He has written 3 neurology-related books and several book chapters. He is a knowledgeable lecturer who has been invited to present more than 50 lectures. Dr. Attarian’s presentations have been described as straight forward and practical.

Praveen Dayalu, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan
• Movement Disorders Fellowship Director, University of Michigan

Board Certifications:

• Neurology

Education

• MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• Residency in Neurology, University of Michigan
• Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of Michigan

Dr. Dayalu has authored three chapters for MedLink Neurology. He also serves on the Resident Education committee for the University of Michigan, Department of Neurology. In board preparation, Dr. Dayalu presents neurology lectures that are both easy to understand and high-yield.

Brent Fogel, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor in Residence, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
• Chair, UCLA Neuroscience Grand Rounds Committee, Los Angeles, CA

Board Certifications:

• Neurology

Education

• MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Residency in Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
• Fellowship Neurogenetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Fogel has authored two chapters on Movement Disorders, one on Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 for Elseyier and another on Cerebellar Disorders for Cambridge University Press. He was also awarded the 2007 Jean-Louis Riehl Award for Outstanding Research by a Resident at the Department of Neurology in UCLA. He presents many Neurogenetic-related lectures that are both easy to understand and high-yield.

Sean Grimm, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor in Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Board Certifications:

• Neurology

Education

• MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
• Residency in Neurology, Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
• Fellowship in Neuro-oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Dr. Grimm co-authored several editorials, reviews, chapters and commentaries on topics including from brain metastasis, neurologic complications of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, evaluation and treatment of primary central nervous system tumors and neurologic complications. He has received two separate teaching awards at two different institutions – the Resident Teaching Award at Weill-Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, NY and the Nicholas Vick Medical Student Teaching Award at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL.

Naoum Issa, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
• Managing Partner, Medical Resource Group, Chicago, IL

Education

• PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Fellowship, Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Dr. Issa has co-authored several journal articles for publications such as the Journal of Neuroscience and the Journal of Neurophysiology. He also serves as a reviewer for several different scholarly medical journals. Dr. Issa has directed the medical neurobiology course for first year medical students at the Pritzker School of Medicine, where he has also received the L.D.H. Wood Pre-Clerkship Teaching Award.

Jack Krasuski, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois
• Executive Director, American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Medical Center and Clinics at Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship, Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA

Dr. Krasuski spent three years as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, where he did research in the neuroimaging of dementing disorders. Currently, he spends most of his time lecturing to thousands of physicians yearly on psychiatric topics. He is known for his ability to clearly explain complex and little understood topics.

Rimas Lukas, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Co-director, Neurology Medical Student Clerkship, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Director, Neurology Section of Clinical Pathophysiology and Therapeutics Medical Student Course, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Director Neuro-Oncology Elective
• Director, Neurology Sub-internship

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Rush University Medical Center
• Chief Resident of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Neuro-oncology and Translational Neuroscience Fellowships, University of Chicago Medical Center

Dr. Lukas has contributed to the texts The Brain and Host Defense. Neuroimmune Biology Vol. 9, 2010: Immunologic Privilege and the Brain, Elsevier, and Youmans Textbook of Neurological Surgery, 6th edition, section II: General Neurosurgery, chapter 46, AIDS, 2011, and Emerging Cancer Therapeutics (Vol. 2, Issue 1): Renal Cancer, chapter on Management of Central Nervous System Metastases as well as several scholarly journal articles on the treatment of central nervous system tumors. He is also a medical reviewer for EBSCO Publishing. He provides exceptionally organized, high-yield board review lectures.

Matthew McCoyd, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine,
• Assistant Neurology Residency Program Director, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
• Chief Resident in Neurology, University of Chicago Hospitals
• Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago Hospitals

Dr. McCoyd completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at University of Chicago before becoming a faculty member at Loyola, where he is also the assistant neurology residency program director. He is known as an exceptional speaker who presents outstanding, high-yield lectures.

Jeffrey W. Nichols, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Director, Neuro-ophthalmology Service, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Director, Neuro-ophthalmology Service, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
• Private Practice, Ophthalmic Specialists Group LLC, Homewood, IL

Board Certifications:

• Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology

Education

• MD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
• Residency in Ophthalmology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology Service, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, IL

Dr. Nichols is an active lecturer on neuro-ophthalmology locally, nationally, and internationally. He is known to provide excellent, high-yield information for board review lectures. Dr. Nichols has been awarded “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” at both the University of Chicago and Stroger Hospital.

Temitayo Oyegbile, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Inova Fairfax Hospital and Virginia Commonwealth University, Falls Church, VA

Board Certifications:

• Neurology

Education

• MD, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI
• Pediatric Neurology Residency, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, New York, NY
• Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Northwestern Hospital, Chicago, IL

Dr. Oyegbile completed her residency in Pediatric Neurology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, in New York, NY. She received them 2005 Excellence in Neurology Award at University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, WI and the 2011 Diversity in Travel Award at the Sleep Research Network Conference. She was previously the Chair of the Scholarship Committee for the Five Pearls Foundation.

Darshan Shah, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Clinical Instructor in Neurology, NorthShore University HealthSystem/ University of Chicago, Evanston and Highland Park, IL
• Attending Neurologist, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston and Highland Park, IL

Board Certifications:

• Neurology
• American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM)

Education

• MD, Ross University Medical School, Portsmouth, Dominica, West Indies
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

Dr. Shah is an experienced board preparation lecturer. He is an exceptional speaker who presents organized, high-yield lectures.

Fernando Testai, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
• Attending Physician, University of Illinois Medical Center

Board Certifications:

• Neurology

Education

• MD, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Medicine, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
• PhD, UBA, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Fellowship in Vascular Neurology, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago

Dr. Testai has authored nearly 30 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts, as well as several book chapters. He also serves as a reviewer for Faculty of 1000 Medicine. Dr. Testai was recently honored with the Alpha-Omega-Alpha UIC chapter Clinical Teaching Award.

Dates:
January 13 – 15, 2012

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Comprehensive Review of Neurologic Disorders

Intended Audience: Neurologists
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:

1. Identify the epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, anatomic, physiologic, and genetic aspects of the major neurologic disorders.
2. Recall the diagnostic criteria and clinical features of major disorders.
3. List the comorbidities and differential diagnoses.
4. Apply the appropriate diagnostic procedures based on clinical presentation and to interpret the results of the ordered procedures.
5. Develop comprehensive management and treatment plans for patients.
6. Identify the ethical and legal considerations that may arise when managing patients.

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Clearview CME Institute and The American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, LLC. Clearview CME Institute is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Clearview CME Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.