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Last weekend, 30 AAN members graduated from the 16th annual Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum (PALF), the AAN’s prestigious, award-winning leadership program. They joined 443 graduates from 47 states (along with Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico) and 17 other countries.
Each advocate also received legislative training, which consisted of mock congressional office visits to support the solutions to the opioid crisis that the AAN is currently pushing on Capitol Hill. The advocates concluded the weekend with an action plan to move forward on an issue they’re most passionate about, such as increased research funding and better stroke care for minority populations.
Effective April 30th, 2018, Aashit K. Shah, M.D. was appointed as the Section Chief of Neurology in the Department of Medicine at Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic . Dr. Shah is a nationally recognized leader in neurology and clinical neurophysiology, research, and education. He comes to Carilion with a strong history of leadership, and having garnered many honors and awards.
Dr. Shah recently served as the Interim Chair of Neurology for Wayne State University School of Medicine. He serves as the Specialist-in-Chief of Neurology at Detroit Medical Center and directs their Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.
He previously has held numerous positions including the Program Director for the Neurology Residency and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship and Associate Chair of Neurology at Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center.
Dr. Shah’s main clinical interest is epilepsy management and treatment, including surgical treatment of epilepsy, EEG monitoring in the ICU and intracranial EEG monitoring, and management of epilepsy through the life cycle including during pregnancy and in the elderly. He joins Carilion at a pivotal time in the growth of our neuroscience clinical care endeavors, epilepsy medical and surgical programs, and research. Dr. Shah is involved in the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, the ROW Foundation, and is Chair of the Clinical Practice Workgroup for the American Epilepsy Society.
Dr. Shah has recently joined the Editorial team of Epilepsia, the most widely read journal in epilepsy. His scholarly contributions include medical editor and reviewer for numerous journals such as eMedicine for WebMD, Neurology, Journal of Neurological Sciences, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurocritical Care, World Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, and the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. Shah is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association. He is a recipient of the Wayne State University School of Medicine Teaching Award and has been voted a “Best Doctor in America” numerous times. Dr. Shah is actively involved in clinical trials, grants, and contracts at both national and international levels. He has published over 165 abstracts and has contributed to 92 peer-reviewed publications, review articles, book chapters, letters to the editor, and case reports. He is a much sought after speaker internationally and has maintained a busy national presence in CME education.
Dr. Shah received his medical degree from Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, India. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and his residency in Neurology followed by a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Shah in his new role.
Dear colleagues:
The 35th annual meeting of the Association of Indian Neurologists in America (AINA), held in Los Angeles, was a great success. There was record-high attendance and it was very gratifying to see residents and fellows attend, as well as many other first-time attendees. Please take some time to check out the photo album collected at the Annual Meeting. Any photos, please send along to the AINA Office, and we will add as well!
At the meeting, we were treated to excellent presentations on the future of neurology and new advances in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. AINA was able to celebrate the outstanding achievements of members of our community and bestow its annual Lifetime Achievement award.
On behalf of the Executive Committee, I encourage you to become involved in new AINA initiatives. I look forward to seeing you at upcoming AINA events.
-Seemant Chaturvedi, MD, FAAN
AINA President
The 2018 AINA Tarang Newsletter is now available! Please click here to view. This Newsletter maintains a summary of the prior year's events, awards, recognitions, and activities to report about neurologists of Indian origin.
The Tarang complements our website and monthly update emails in order to provide information about our organization, medical and professional topics, and upcoming professional meetings of interest to our readers.
At the AINA, we have started an initiative where we will be recording audio podcasts from faculty members and leaders in the field to educate and inspire the residents, fellows and the members.
The second podcast of the series includes Dr. Aneesh Singhal from MGH and Dr. Jeyaraj Pandian from Ludhiana about the Indo-US stroke project.
Please listen into the live podcast here, or read along the script by clicking here.
Dr. Aneesh B. Singhal is a vascular neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is past President of the Association of Indian Neurologists in America, International Advisor to the Indian Stroke Association, and Advisor to Partners International.
Dr. Jeyaraj Pandian is the head of the Department of Neurology at Christian Medical College in Ludhiana, India. He is involved with several national and international collaborative research efforts to illuminate the epidemiology and underlying mechanisms of stroke in India.
Just announced: Dr. Rajesh Pahwa from the University of Kansas School of Medicine will provide a presentation at the AINA Annual Dinner Meeting on Monday, April 23rd:
Treatment Advances in Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis: Transforming the Standard of Care for Hallucinations & Delusions
Join over 150 of your colleagues for this special event held in conjunction with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) being held in Los Angeles. Register Today! http://4aina.com/event-2812194
AINA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 AINA Neurology Trainee Awards. There were over 20 abstracts that were reviewed this year and the process was very competitive! These winners will be presented a Trainee Award during the AINA Annual Meeting on Monday evening, April 23rd at the InterContinental Downtown Los Angeles Hotel. We look forward to seeing you all there and recognizing these excellent trainees!
1st Place - Aravind Ganesh - Long-term Consequences of Further Post-stroke Disability in Patients with Pre-morbid Disability: Potential for Acute Stroke Therapies
2nd Place - Aaron Desai - Fentanyl Associated Infection Rates in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Admitted to the Neuro Intensive Care Unit
3rd Place - Lakshman Arcot Jayagopal - Screening patients for their immunization status when transitioning to B-cell depleting therapy
Congratulations to these winners! What great work being showcased by these individuals, as well as all of the trainee abstracts. An exciting time in Neurology!
Monday, April 23rd - InterContinental Hotel - Downtown Los Angeles
The AINA Executive Board invites you to the 35th AINA Annual Dinner meeting Monday, April 23, 2018, held at the InterContinental Hotel - Downtown Los Angeles. Our meeting will be held in conjunction with the AAN meeting from April 21-27, 2018. Registration is NOW OPEN! Be sure to register today to receive adequate information and materials regarding the event.
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We look forward to connecting with colleagues, recognizing the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, hearing from our special Keynote Speaker, Dr. Justin McArthur, awarding the 2018 AINA Trainee awards, and more. View the full flyer by clicking here. Please consider joining AINA or renewing your membership TODAY!
Thank you to InfuCare Rx and Acadia Pharmaceuticals for being a sponsor of our 2018 Annual Meeting!
The AINA Executive Board is looking for members of which Departments of Neurology can offer Obeservership training programs to Indian Neurologists for ~1 month.
This training is being offered to young Indian Neurologists as per an agreement signed between the Indian Academy of Neurology and AINA.
Please contact the AINA Office if you are interested, and can be provided with more details regarding this partnership.
AINA is excited to welcome Dr. Justin McArthur as our 2018 Annual Meeting Keynote Presenter on April 23rd at the Annual Meeting in Los Angeles! Full meeting agenda coming soon!
Dr. Justin C. McArthur is nationally and internationally recognized for his work in studying the natural history, development and treatment of HIV infection, multiple sclerosis, neurological infections and immune-mediated neurological disorders. He serves as the Director of the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins/National Institute of Mental Health Research Center for Novel Therapeutics of HIV-associated Cognitive Disorders. The Center is comprised of an experienced interdisciplinary research team who have pooled their talents to study the nature of HIV-associated cognitive disorders. Their aim is to translate discoveries of pathophysiological mechanisms into novel therapeutics for HIV-associated dementia (HIV-D). Dr. McArthur has devoted his career to the investigation of the neurological manifestations of AIDS, and to neurological education. His major contributions have focused on epidemiology, pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment of the neurological manifestations of HIV/AIDS. Dr. McArthur's research is focused in three areas of the neurological manifestations of HIV infection: 1) neuroepidemiology, 2) therapeutic development and clinical trials, and 3) studies of pathogenesis. He has published over 250 original research articles and has authored four textbooks.
We are excited to welcome Dr. McArthur to our event, and hope that you will join us!
