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We are very pleased to announce that Christopher M. Gomez, MD, PhD, has been appointed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology.
Dr. Gomez joins us from the University of Minnesota where he was Professor, Director of the Laboratory of Ion Channel Disorders and Neurodegeneration, and Associate Head for Research Affairs in the Department of Neurology.
You may wish to read the attached message from Dr. Gomez.
Dr. Gomez's research program concentrates on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease, with a particular focus on the means by which genetic mutations in ion channels or other essential proteins lead to dominantly inherited neurodegenerative diseases. His laboratory pursues two primary project avenues, one on the genetics and pathogenesis of the slow- channel syndrome, a model disease of excitatory synaptic degeneration, the other representing a similar focus on genetically-determined spinocerebellar ataxias and the correlations between ataxia genotype and neurological phenotype. He established and directs the University of Minnesota Ataxia Clinic, a nationally recognized specialty clinic for patients with these rare degenerative diseases. He is a founding member of the Cooperative Ataxia Group, a national consortium of ataxia specialists that has just launched the first rating scale and natural history studies for Friedreich's Ataxia. His research has resulted in over 50 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.
Recognized as one of the top neurology programs in the United States*, neurology services at the University of Chicago Hospitals combine clinical expertise with state-of-the-art therapies and groundbreaking research. Here, experts in all facets of neurology provide compassionate care to patients and families, using the most advanced and promising approaches to manage diseases of the nervous system. Behind the scenes, physicians and basic scientists delve into the causes and workings of specific neurologic disorders as they aim to find more effective treatments for these chronic conditions. Medical science is truly interwoven with patient care, as physicians here are able to bring new understanding of the disease processes and the very newest therapies to the treatment of these challenging diseases. Patients take comfort knowing that they have access to the newest, most promising solutions for complex neurological disorders.
* U.S. News & World Report, July, 2004
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