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The University in its present form is the result of the
1967 federation of Case Institute of Technology and
Western Reserve University. The two institutions had
shared adjacent campuses since the late nineteenth
century, and were involved in cooperative efforts for
many years. Today, Case Western Reserve University’s
enrollment is distributed among undergraduate, graduate,
and professional programs that encompass the arts and
sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management,
medicine, nursing, and social work.
 Western Reserve College was founded in 1826 in Hudson,
Ohio, a town 26 miles southeast of Cleveland. The
College took its name from that of the region, known at
the time as the Western Reserve of Connecticut. In 1882,
the institution moved to its present location in
Cleveland and took the new name, Western Reserve
University.
In 1877 Leonard Case, Jr., a leading citizen of
Cleveland, began laying the groundwork for the Case
School of Applied Science by donating pieces of
Cleveland real estate to a trust that would provide an
endowment for a new engineering school. In 1880, the
Case School of Applied Science was issued a charter by
the state of Ohio.
 The establishment of the Case School of Applied Science
coupled with Western Reserve University's move to
Cleveland, led to the first of many partnerships between
the schools. Together, the two schools purchased the
land that would become home to their separate yet
adjacent campuses. In 1886, just one year after Western
Reserve had done so, Case moved to its current site.
Over time the Case School of Applied Science grew to
encompass a broader vision, adopting the name Case
Institute of Technology in 1947 to reflect the
institution's growing stature. In 1967, after being
neighbors for 81 years, the two schools federated to
become Case Western Reserve University.
The Department of
Neurology
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Dr. Clark Randt joined the faculty of CWRU in 1951 and
was named Director of the newly formed Division of
Neurology within the Department of Medicine in 1956. In
1959, he left to join NASA and later became the Chair at
New York University. Dr. Joseph Foley
became Director in September 1961. The Division rapidly grew
under his direction into
a nationally recognized program. Upon his retirement,
the Department of Neurology was formed, and
Dr. Robert B. Daroff became its first Chairman
in 1980. Dr. Daroff became Chief of
Staff at University Hospitals and Associate Dean at Case
Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1994.
Dr. Dennis M.D. Landis was appointed as
Chairman in 1995. Dr. Landis stepped down as Chairman in
2006, and Dr. Robert B. Daroff assumed the position of
Interim Chairman. Following a national search, Dr.
Anthony J. Furlan was appointed as Chair effective
January, 2008.
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Dr. Foley |
Dr. Daroff |
Dr. Landis |
Dr. Furlan |
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The Department has continued to grow and now includes 50
faculty at nine sites (University
Hospitals - Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine, Richmond Medical Center,
Bedford Medical Center, Westlake Health Center, Chagrin
Highlands Health Center, Suburban Health Center, Foley
Elder Heath Center, and the Cleveland VA Medical
Center). Within the Department are many Centers, among
them, Epilepsy, Neuromuscular, Movement
Disorders, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders, Critical Care
Neurology, Memory and Cognition, General and Community Neurology and Neuro-Ophthalamology
/ Balance. The Department supports a large
residency training program of 30 residents, in addition
to fellows in Pediatric Neurology, Neuromuscular
Medicine, Vascular Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
(EEG) and Neurologic
Intensive Care. In research, the Department has an
active clinical trials unit and has consistently ranked
among the top twenty programs in the country for NIH
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