Current clinical research focuses on ALS, myasthenia gravis, and polyneuropathies. Weekly conferences include muscle and nerve biopsy conference, weekly journal club, neurophysiology lecture series, and a Friday EMG review. The neuromuscular staff consists of seven adult and one pediatric neurologist. Two positions are available each year. Dion Graybeal, M.D .
Fellowships are available for training in cerebrovascular disease.
Four staff neurologists run the program which exposes trainees to a wide variety of neurovascular disease. Parkland Memorial Hospital admits 40 stroke patients a month, and there is an active stroke program and separate stroke unit at this facility. At the adjoining Zale Lipshy University Hospital approximately 200 aneurysm and 45 AVM cases are seen each year. Training in TCD is also available. Clinical stroke studies are offered to patients in both hospitals.