The University of Iowa

Carver College of Medicine

Department of Neurology

Welcome to the Department of Neurology

Our Neurologists and medical professionals provide leading-edge clinical care, pioneering research, and advanced education for many types of learners.

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A Department of Excellence

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Comprehensive Stroke Center

The University of Iowa is a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center

Comprehensive Stroke Center

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ALS Center of Excellence

The University of Iowa ALS Clinic has successfully achieved designation as an ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence

ALS Center of Excellence

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Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence

The Parkinson’s Foundation has named University of Iowa Health Care a center of excellence and adds it to a global network of 45 select academic medical centers.

Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence

EEG/EMG Lab ABRET Accredited

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Welcome: A Message from our Chair

George B. Richerson, MD, PhD

Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology
The Roy J. Carver Chair in Neuroscience

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15:1

student-to-faculty ratio

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# 1

Hospital in Iowa, according to the 2025-2026 rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

Pascale Doresca and patient walking

200 +

Areas of Study

News

Pascale Doresca, ARNP, discusses apathy in Parkinson’s disease in the APDA Iowa newsletter

Friday, May 15, 2026

Lisa is awarded as one of the 100 top nurses across Iowa (36/100 from UIHC)

Friday, May 15, 2026

Nandakumar Narayanan, MD, PhD, UI professor of neurology

UI study examines how neural activity patterns help the brain control when we act

Thursday, May 7, 2026

I've Been Taking Magnesium for 8 Months—And It Totally Transformed My Sleep- Good Housekeeping

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Can a humidifier Help With Winter Dryness?- The New York Times

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Research from Gordon Buchanan’s laboratory named: "2025 Journal of Physiology Editor's Choice article"

Monday, January 26, 2026

Sleep Apnea Linked to Parkinson's Disease, New Study Finds- The New York Times

Monday, November 24, 2025

Alexandra Bova a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Kumar Narayanan Receives Young Investigator Award

Friday, November 7, 2025

New app aims to help paramedics decide where to take stroke patients

Monday, August 4, 2025

Events

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Stoppelmoor Lectureship

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - 12:15 PM

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"Prenatal stress and neurologic disease"-Dr. Hanna Stevens

Monday, June 29, 2026 - 12:15 PM

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"Generational differences in learning style"-Dr. Kimberly Kenne

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - 12:15 PM

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"From 'Omics' to Drug Discovery: GPNMB in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease"-Dr. Alice Chen Plotkin

Monday, June 29, 2026 - 5:45 PM

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"Surgical approach to trigeminal neuralgia"-Dr, Patrick Hitchon

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 - 12:15 PM

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GR Flyer

"Prefrontal cortex dysfunction: implications for cognition, emotion, and behavior"- Steven Anderson, PhD

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - 12:15 PM

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