Department of Neurology

CLINICAL

FACILITIES

HOSPITALS

In-patient neurology residency training is carried out at two sites: Case Medical Center of University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The different patient mix at the two hospitals provides residents with thorough exposure to the broadest possible range of neurologic illness.

Case Medical Center / University Hospitals

Case Medical Center of University Hospitals is a private, not-for-profit, 947-bed tertiary care and referral center (UH Guide). The Neurology service cares for inpatients in the Lerner Tower 4. There is a 10-bed intensive care unit, staffed by neurologists trained in intensive care and shared with the Department of Neurological Surgery. The Department has a full range of neurodiagnostic laboratories (including EEG, video-EEG monitoring unit, EMG, neurovascular ultrasound, autonomic function, neuro-ophthalmology, and sleep centers). Near University Hospitals is the Foley Elder Health Center, where the Memory and Aging Center of the Department of Neurology cares for outpatients and conducts an extensive clinical research program.

Case Medical Center is the centerpiece of the University Hospitals. This includes 13 wholly or partially owned hospitals and 150 health care sites throughout Northeast Ohio. The system employs more than 15,000 physicians, nurses and support staff.
 

Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Within walking distance of Case Medical Center, is the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). The VAMC in Cleveland is devoted to providing the highest quality of care to veterans. The Neurology Service at the VA is active in clinical care and academic research. It is closely affiliated with two VA Research Centers of Excellence, the FES (functional electrical stimulation) and APT (advanced platform technology) Centers. The FES Center focuses on the application of electrical stimulation to enhance the functional capacities of individual with motor deficits due to stroke, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. Dr. Bob Ruff is the medical director of the FES Center. Dr. Janis Daly is an Associate Director of the FES Center and the director of the Gait laboratory at the VA. She is performing research that is aimed at enhancing motor recovery after stroke by incorporating multiple techniques including FES, robotics, advanced treadmill training techniques and motor learning strategy to maximize recovery of upper and lower extremity motor functions and abilities to function independently. The APT center is developing new biomaterials and electronics to enhance the range of applications of biomedical engineering to neurological diseases. Another outstanding clinical and research resource is the Daroff/Dell’Osso Ocular Motility Laboratory, which includes world class researchers: Drs. John Leigh, Lou Dell’Osso, John Stahl and Mark Walker. Drs. Robert B. Daroff and Lou Dell’Osso founded the initial eye movement laboratory in the VA almost 30 years ago. The ocular motility laboratory studies control of eye movements and how eye movements are disturbed in neurological diseases.

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC provides care to more than 71,000 veterans each year in northern Ohio, through two inpatient facilities, twelve community-based outpatient clinics and three veteran centers. The Neurology service cares for acutely ill patients on its own wards in this 683 bed hospital, and provides outpatient care for veterans throughout Northern Ohio. Dr. Robert Ruff is Chief of the VAMC neurology service. He joins a distinguished faculty who provide care and also participate in active clinical and basic research programs. The medical center has been recognized for more programs of clinical excellence than any other VAMC: Open Heart Surgery, Care of the Seriously Mentally Ill, Geriatric Evaluation and Management, Substance Abuse Care, Spinal Cord Injury Care, Medical Care of the Homeless, and Domiciliary Care of the Homeless.

Richmond Heights Medical Center

Founded in 1961, University Hospitals Health System Richmond Medical Center is a full-service, 125-bed acute care facility serving the residents of eastern Cuyahoga County. The hospital has over 400 physicians representing over 30 specialties who provide expert care in a wide range of comprehensive medical and surgical services.

In addition to outpatient and inpatient consultations, the Department of Neurology has an EMG laboratory site at Richmond. Several members of the department are on staff at Richmond, among them, Drs. Michael Devereaux, Bashar Katirji, Daniel Miller, David Preston and David Riley.

Bedford Medical Center

University Hospitals Health System Bedford Medical Center, located in Bedford, Ohio, is a 110-bed, private, non-profit, full service, acute-care community hospital. Originally founded in 1908 as a 4-bed unit on the second floor of a private home in Bedford, the hospital has grown through the years to keep pace with an ever-expanding population and demand for high quality, accessible medical care.
In October 1997, the hospital added a state-of-the-art Outpatient Surgery Center; in June 2000, the beautifully appointed and modernized Bretshneider Women's Unit opened, offering enhanced obstetrics and gynecological services. .

In addition to outpatient and inpatient consultations, the Department of Neurology has an EMG laboratory site at Bedford which is staffed by Dr. Daniel Koontz.

OUTPATIENT FACILITIES

Residents in the Case Neurology program see outpatients primarily both at Case Medical Center and the VAMC. At Case Medical Center, the neurology outpatient is based on the fifth floor of the Bolwell Health Center Building, part of the Musculoskeletal Institute. The neurology department maintains seven dedicated exam rooms and a large adjoining conference room. The Movement Disorders Division sees their patients in a separate outpatient area in the fifth floor of Lakeside Building. The Neuro-ophthalmology Division sees their patients in a suite on Lakeside 3, adjoining the EEG laboratory.

In addition, the neurology staff see patients in surrounding community outpatient centers. Residents may join the faculty at some of these locations during their second year EMG continuity experience or during outpatient electives.
 

University Suburban Health Center

University Suburban Health Center (USHC) was founded in 1973. The Center is staffed by 168 physicians representing more than 35 medical specialties. It's equipped to offer complete and modern outpatient medical and surgical care available in a non-hospital environment. Every physician who practices at USHC is on the staff of University Hospitals and the faculty of Case Western Reserve University's Schools of Medicine or Dentistry. The Neurology Department maintains an outpatient suite and EMG laboratory in Room 300. Dr. Daniel Miller is primarily based at USHC. In addition, several faculty members see outpatients, including Drs. Michael Devereaux, Edward Westbrook, Bashar Katirji, David Preston and David Riley.
 

Chagrin Highlands Health Center

The Chagrin Highlands Health Center in Orange, Ohio is a large outpatient medical center which also includes an Urgent care Center and an extension of the Ireland Cancer Center.

The Neurology Department has an EMG laboratory and outpatient suite at the Chagrin site. The location is very convenient to the east and south side suburbs.  Several faculty members see outpatients, including Drs. Barbara Shapiro, Gerald Grossman, Bashar Katirji, Mary Ann Werz and Tina Blitz. The medical center also has full neuroradiology and laboratory testing.
 

Westlake Health Center

The Westlake Health Center in Westlake, Ohio serves both adults and children with primary & specialty care. The location is near interstate 90 and convenient to all the west side suburbs.

Drs. Amer Alshekhlee and Marek Buczek of the Neurology Department see general outpatient neurologic consultations. Dr. Alshekhlee also specializes in neuromuscular disorders and Dr. Buczek in chronic pain. Both staff an EMG laboratory extension at the Westlake site.
 

University Foley Elder Health Center

The University Memory and Aging Center, formerly the University Alzheimer Center, is located within the University Foley Elder Health Center on Fairhill Road. The center is part of University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University. The center provides clinical care to patients with mild memory loss, Alzheimer disease and other dementias. The center is involved with basic science research and clinical trials. The center's director is Alan J. Lerner, MD. Other Department of Neurology members at the Memory and Aging Center include Paula Ogrocki, PhD, Peter Whitehouse, MD, PhD, and Robert Friedland, MD.