Welcome to the Department of Neurology 

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas became an independent department in 1966.  The initial growth of the department and development of the residency program were under the leadership of Dr. Roger Rosenberg, who served as Chairman for 18 years.  The department has expanded to a faculty of 29 clinicians, 10 clinician-scientists, and 5 researchers in basic science; all with primary academic appointments in neurology.  This collaborative team is distributed across clinical and laboratory sites at the medical school campus and affiliated centers at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, and the VA Medical Center.

Our mission is to advance the opportunities for the treatment of neurological disorders through scientific discovery and the training of future generations of neurologists.  We provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, movement disorders, neuromuscular disorders, dementia, spinal cord injury and brain tumors.  Our research effort has grown steadily, starting from the establishment of an NIH-funded Alzheimer's Disease Center and expanding to include a National Multiple Sclerosis Training Center and NIH-supported research in neuroimmunology (MS), neurodegeneration in ALS, risk factors for dementia, spinal muscular atrophy, and disorders of cellular excitability.  Clinical research in the department and collaborative studies with the pharmaceutical industry have provided cutting-edge innovative treatment opportunities to our patients and have helped define the standard of care for stroke, MS, myasthenia gravis, neuropathy, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors, spinal cord injury, and other neurological disorders.

Our web site is organized into three themes to provide ease of navigation for our visitors.

Sincerely,

Stephen Cannon, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman