Committed to state-of-the-art care for neurological disorders
The UAB Department of Neurology is home to more than 80 faculty organized around eight comprehensive divisions and seven centers. We seek to provide state-of-the-art care for neurological disorders, train the next generation of neurologists and neuroscientists, and accelerate progress towards the therapies of the future.
Department of Neurology Fast Facts
- More than 80 faculty
- 55,000 outpatients seen annually at The Kirklin Clinic
- 2,400 annual admissions to UAB Hospital
- 36-bed NICU
- 20-bed Stroke Unit
- 10-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
- 36 residents in training
- 100% pass rate on the neurology board exams last 5 years
- 9 subspecialty fellowships
- NIH R25 program for training residents in research
- Alzheimer Disease Center, funded by the National Institute on Aging
- Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson Disease Research, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Comprehensive Stroke Center, certified by the Joint Commission
- Level 4 Epilepsy Center, highest level awarded by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers
- $30 million in annual research funding
- 132 active clinical trials
- CNET, the Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, dedicated to finding cures for neurodegenerative diseases