Neurology at the Glen

Rush Movement Disorders is pleased to announce the 2024 Rush Parkinson's Conference for patients and their families. This in person event will take place on September 21, 2024 from 10am to 2pm. We hope to see you there!

To register: https://redcap.rush.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=MFE8T3H7HN7TLYYD

“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow”
We will dearly miss our third graduate from Neurology at the Glen Nam Nguyen; leaving us for medical school in Florida

First MA at Neurology at the Glen 2019
Class of 2024 University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Dr Grant Williams
Heading to RUSH Neurology

Our Neurology at the Glen Team
Lizbeth birthday celebration

Solar Eclipse April 8 2024
Seeing patients outside
Hand-made solar eclipse glasses from toffee wrapper

Remember Grant
4 years later RUSH Neurology here he comes!

Attending and presenting our clinical research findings at Neurology at the Glen at Columbia International Parkinson’s conference
Our poster was selected as guided poster tour

Our team learning about Epilepsy and Antiepileptic Management from Pediatric Neurologist Dr. Michael Hammer.
From left to right:
Kandyce Wesley. Dr Afshari. Nam Nguyen. Lizbeth Lopez. Anthony Petrov.

Our Neurology at the Glen team at Illinois Neurological society 2023
We learn
We teach
Grant Williams prior assistant now 4th year medical student going into Neurology poster presentation
Phương Nam Nguyễn present assistant presenting as the only non-MD presenter on the first selected student presentation in diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease

Thank you Rosalind Franklin Chicago Medical School for awarding me:

CMS Excellence in Clinical Education Award
This educator demonstrates empathy and respect for medical students and creates a culture that encourages student expression of ideas. S/he acts as an exemplary role model and exhibits professional values and standards. This individual is an exceptional teacher who stimulates student intellectual achievement through superior communication skills and interpersonal rapport.

Thank you my team for birthday wishes and gift
Combined my love of plants and cats

Meet our newest team member
Anthony Petrov
Graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Cell & Molecular Biology. He plans on entering medical school Fall of 2025. He is fluent in Russian.

Meet our newest team member
Lizbeth Lopez
Graduated from University of Wisconsin Madison in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology. She plans on entering medical school Fall of 2025. She is fluent in Spanish.

Thank you Dr. Alexander Feoktistov, MD from Synergy Integrative Headache Center for spending your evening to teach me and my medical assistants and medical students about evaluating and treating refractory migraine patients
August 24,2023

Thank you Dr Martha McGraw
Movement Disorders Specialist
Central DuPage/Northwestern
For teaching me and my assistants about Parkinson’s with psychosis and Lewy Body Dementia

Our third year medical students teaching us Neuromuscular

By learning you will teach; by teaching you will learn

Psychiatry dinner talk attending with our medical students

Proud of my sister and fellow Neurologist, Dr. Mitra Afshari, MD MPH of Rush University talking about Parkinson’s disease. Empathy has no language but it is important to recognize the importance of culturally-competent personalized care and health equity.

Tune in tonight on WTTW at 10:30p Latino Voices where she contributes to this important discussion for the Chicagoland Latinx community!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
From
Dr Afshari and Neurology at the Glen Team

Thank you Paul for the beautiful flowers you sent
It brightened our day at the office and put a smile on everyone’s face

Have you visited our new office
Just a few steps from the old
2640 Patriot Blvd Suite 200 Glenview

Two of the Smartest Neurons I know
Dr. Larry Robbins and Dr Terrence Li at our new office

Meet our new Neurology at the Glen team minus two (Lexi and Scott)
Nam
Christina
Angelika

Thank you for remembering my birthday my special patient

Thank you for your kind words

In attendance