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fellowship at McGovern Medical School. Gonzales has participated in many landmark clinical trials in acute stroke treatment and secondary stroke prevention. She is actively involved in fellow, resident, and student training. Gonzales is also committed to providing opportunities for exposure to medicine for historically excluded communities and developing mentorship programs for neurologists.
Neurology Today Wins Top Award for Russian-Ukraine War Articles
The AAN’s publication Neurology Today ® won the Grand Award—the highest award offered by the APEX Editorial competition—for its series of four articles on the response of neurologists (both in and outside Ukraine) to the Russian-Ukraine war. They won in the Magazine series category for Magazines, Journals, and Tabloids.
The first three articles were written by Immediate Past President Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, FAAN, and the fourth by Gina Shaw.
“Dispatches from Ukrainian Neurologists: A Plea for Medicines and Peace” (https://bit.ly/3KhYqob)
“Epileptologists Unite Across the Globe to Aid Ukraine” (https://bit.ly/3EApmxq)
“Neurologists Volunteer Telemedicine Services to Ukrainians in Need” (https://bit.ly/38FYosC)
“‘These Are People Who Have Worth’: Reports from Ukraine on the Crisis for People with Developmental Disabilities” (https://bit.ly/3XMopf3)
A Neurology ® study featured in press release that found both cluster headache and migraine have strong links to the circadian system, the internal clock that regulates body processes, was mentioned by MSN, U.S. News & World Report, New York Post, and more. Another Neurology study featured in press release that found people with epilepsy have an increased risk of early death and the increased risk varies depending on where they live, the number of medications they take and what other diseases they may have, was covered by MSN, Medscape, Healthline, and more.
