Welcome
The Department of Neurology at Wayne State University is home to more than thirty world-class researchers and clinicians who are in the forefront of their fields. We evaluate, treat and investigate a wide range of neurological conditions. Because of the program's strength in both clinical and basic sciences, patients are assured comprehensive, state of the art care. Our program is the only university-based neurology department in the Detroit metropolitan area. Find a physician
Research
The Department of Neurology has nine different independent research laboratories in the basic sciences investigating myelin biology, synaptic transmission and plasticity, neuroimmunological disorders, and Neurodegenerative processes such as spinocerebellar ataxia and Parkinson’s Disease. Research includes innovative and state of the art quantitative and functional neuroimaging in several neurological disorders.
The Department also houses the Sastry Foundation Advance Imaging Laboratory instrumental in advancing research into various neurodegenerative disorders with particular emphasis on Parkinson’s Disease. To learn more Click here
Clinical Divisions
The Department of Neurology is a comprehensive department treating the wide spectrum of neurological diseases. . The Neuroimmunology Division houses the Multiple Sclerosis Center which sees over one thousand patients with diseases such as multiple sclerosis or Neuromyelitis Optica; as well as the Immune-mediated neuromuscular diseases such as Myasthenia Gravis and Immune-mediated neuropathies. We have developed multidisciplinary subspecialty clinics in Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases and other inherited peripheral nervous disorders, Huntington’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and other movement disorders.
Our Level 4 NAEC-accredited Comprehensive Epilepsy Center offers a wide variety of medical and surgical treatments for patients with refractory epilepsy disorders as well as sub-specialized care in our Pregnancy and Epilepsy and Epilepsy in Elderly Clinics. The neuro-critical care team, vascular neurology and neuro-interventionalists provide exceptional care to the Detroit Metropolitan area in traumatic brain injury, status epilepticus, strokes, and subarachnoid hemorrhage amongst other severe acute neurological diseases. Our Vascular Neurology team oversees the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Detroit Receiving Hospital.
The division of Child Neurology is housed in the Children's Hospital of Michigan, the only free-standing children's institute in the state and provides inpatient and outpatient expertise to Detroit and surrounding suburbs with specialty care in epilepsy, neuro-genetics, autism and muscular dystrophy clinic. To learn more Click here
Education
The Department of Neurology at Wayne State provides education to medical students from Wayne State University School of Medicine. The department also has positions for ten adult neurology residents per year and up to 3-4 child neurology residents per year. Fellowships in Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuroimmunology, Neurocritical Care, Movement Disorders, Neuro-vascular and Neuro-oncology are also available for further training to exceptional candidates. The mission of the program is to learn from the diversity of neurologic pathology in the metro Detroit area. This translates to the residents being an integral part of the program, not only in clinical practice but in pushing the bars in research, education, and community service. To learn more Click here