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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Page B. Pennell Named Chair of Neurology
Page B. Pennell, MD, will serve as the next chair of the Department of Neurology in the School of Medicine, beginning July 1, 2021. She comes to 51精品视频 from Harvard Medical School, where she serves as a professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Neurology, among other responsibilities.
Upon arriving in 51精品视频sburgh, Pennell will work to continue advancing the neurology department鈥檚 mission, which is to accelerate understanding of and treatments for many neurological disorders and conditions, including ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury and epilepsy.
Pennell has focused her research to date on patients with epilepsy. She has examined, among other topics, maternal and fetal outcomes of women with epilepsy, pharmacokinetic changes of anti-seizure medications concerning pregnancy and exogenous hormones, and the effects of neuroactive steroids on seizure provocation.聽
Read Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences and John and Gertrude Petersen Dean of the School of Medicine Anantha Shekhar鈥檚 announcing Pennell鈥檚 appointment.