Below are the list of presenters and their talk topics. To schedule a Grand Rounds talk, please complete the Grand Rounds request form.

Carolyn Cronin, MDCarolyn Cronin, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology

  • Recent Advances in Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute and Ischemic Stroke
  • Transient Ischemic Attacks: Prognosis, Evaluation and Management


Melissa Motta MDMelissa Motta MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology

  • Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke and Reperfusion
    • Recognize signs and symptoms of acute stroke
    • Understand the role of neuroimaging in the evaluation of stroke
    • Summarize eligibility for reperfusion therapies in acute ischemic stroke
  • Acute Encephalitis: A framework for diagnosis, management and understanding outcomes
    • Review epidemiology, diagnosis and management of acute encephalitis
    • Discuss the challenges of management of critical neurologic sequelae
    • Examine predictors of morbidity and mortality


George Wittenberg, MD, PhDGeorge Wittenberg, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Clinical Stroke Program

  • Stroke in the Young
  • What's New in the Therapy of Stroke