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The Department of Neurology is affiliated with a variety of teaching hospitals. Students at all levels of training are exposed to patients with a broad spectrum of neurological disease.
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UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN
University Hospital of Brooklyn opened in 1966 and serves as a teaching center for
the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, and College of Health Related Professions. In 1998, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations awarded the University Hospital of Brooklyn "Accreditation with Commendation" -- anhonor accorded to less than 5 percent of |
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all hospitals nationwide. The hospital is a major tertiary care center for the Borough of Brooklyn, housing regional centers for neonatology, cardiothoracic surgery, and kidney and liver transplantation. On average, University Hospital of Brooklyn provides care to 12,000 inpatients and handles 150,000 outpatient visits per year.
University Hospital is a major site for outpatient neurology for residents, students, and fellows. Neurology clinics include adult and pediatric neurology clinics, as well as specialty clinics in epilepsy, pediatric neurobehavior, and spina bifida. The inpatient neurology clinical service has facilities for 10 adult neurology beds. Pediatric neurology patients are managed on the consult service. Complete neuroradiologic facilities include CT and MRI units with the capacity for special neurologic protocols including functional MRI. An active Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology runs the EEG, EMG, and evoked potential laboratories as well as the Epilepsy Center. A 4-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, the first in Brooklyn, opened in May, 2000.
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KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
Kings County Hospital Center, established in 1830 as a one-room infirmary, is now one of the largest municipal hospitals in the United States. It has approximately 30,000 inpatient admissions and 650,000 ambulatory visits annually. "The County" is
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The patient population, drawn from a borough of 3 million people, yields a fascinating variety of pathology ranging from standard neurological entities to rare and complicated neurological problems.
Kings County is the main teaching hospital for SUNY Downstate's neurology residents, fellows, and medical students. The number and complexity of neurologic problems ensure trainees will have exposure to almost all neurologic disorders. Intensive personalized teaching by attendings utilizes the in-patient neurology service, the consultation service, and the outpatient clinics. The Neurology Service includes a 20-bed adult in-patient unit and busy adult and pediatric consultation services. Weekly adult and pediatric neurology clinics as well as a movement disorder clinic designated a "Center of Excellence" by the National Parkinson Foundation provide outpatient exposure. The Department also runs EEG and EMG laboratories.
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LONG ISLAND HOSPITAL
The Long Island College Hospital (LICH),
site of the Predecessor institution of SUNY Downstate's College of Medicine, was the first teaching hospital in the Borough of Brooklyn. It is currently a teaching affiliate for residents, fellows, and medical students. Long Island College Hospital admits approximately 22,000 patients and averages 30,000 out-patient visits yearly. |
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The Adult Neurology Teaching Service includes neurology/neurosurgery special care and stroke units. The Comprehensive Stroke Center integrates patient care from the rapid response "stroke code" to the 8-bed stroke unit and an outpatient stroke clinic. The Neurodiagnostic Center accommodates 2,500 outpatient visits per year with clinics in general neurology as well as specialty clinics in neuromuscular disease, seizure, headache, sleep disorders and stroke. EEG and EMG laboratories and a Center for Study of Sleep Disorders are also run by the Department of Neurology.
Pediatric neurology fellows rotate through the Stanley S. Lamm Institute for Child Neurology and Developmental Medicine which is affiliated with and located adjacent to LICH. It is an out-patient facility for children with cerebral palsy and other chronic neurologic disorders. The Lamm Institute offers specialized training in gait analysis, botulinum toxin injections, and intrathecal baclofen therapy.
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STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Staten Island University Hospital, founded in 1861, is Staten Island's oldest hospital. It earned the highest rating, "Accreditation
with Commendation," from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations in 1998. The facility consists of a 634-bed teaching hospital on two campuses and an ambulatory care pavilion. The hospital has approximately |
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30,000 inpatient admissions and 150,000 ambulatory visits per year.
The Neuroscience Division comprises a faculty of both neurologists and neurosurgeons. The 24 neurology beds include a 6 bed stroke unit and a 4-bed neurology-neurosurgery acute care unit. There is also a busy consult service. The department features a Multiple Sclerosis Center as well as general adult and pediatric neurology clinics.
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BROOKDALE HOSPITAL
Brookdale Hospital, a community-based teaching hospital, is a site for medical student rotations. The neurology ward and consultation service provide neurologic exposure and teaching.
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MAIMONIDES HOSPITAL
Maimonides Hospital is a community-based teaching hospital. The neurology consultation service is one of the sites for medical students. Residents may rotate through the nationally recognized Multiple Sclerosis Center on elective.
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INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
The Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities (IBR), located in Staten Island, is the research arm of the New York Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD). Its primary mission is to conduct basic and clinical research on the causes, prevention and treatment of developmental disabilities and related disorders. Current areas of |
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research include Fragile X syndrome, autism, Batten disease and lipofuscinosis, Down syndrome, pediatric AIDS and environmental neurotoxicity. In conjunction with its research program, the Institute provides clinical services through the George A. Jervis Clinic, a tertiary–level diagnostic and research clinic.
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