Northwestern MedicineWomen Leaders and Innovators in Neurosciences

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Northwestern Medicine highlights women leaders in neurosciences who are advancing patient care and research in neurology and neurosurgery. These women hold senior leadership positions and contribute significantly to their respective fields. Their work spans various areas, including headache disorders, neurocritical care, brain tumor research, movement disorders, stroke, vascular neurology, and sleep medicine.

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• Katherine S. Carroll, MD, leads the Comprehensive Headache Center, focusing on migraine management and complex headache conditions.
• Sherry H-Y Chou, MD, heads the Global Consortium Study on Neurological Dysfunction in COVID-19 and researches inflammation in vascular brain injuries.
• Amy B. Heimberger, MD, PhD, specializes in awake craniotomies and is developing immune therapeutics for central nervous system malignancies.
• Tanya Simuni, MD, directs the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center and leads clinical trials for disease-modifying interventions in Parkinson’s disease.
• Lesli E. Skolarus, MD, focuses on health equity in neurologic outcomes using community-based participatory research and implementation science approaches.
• Farzaneh A. Sorond, MD, PhD, studies the association between cerebral blood flow regulation, brain structural changes, and clinical outcomes of cerebrovascular injury.
• Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD, directs the Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine and founded the first circadian medicine clinic in the US.

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