Department of Neurology

Our mission is to provide excellence in education, research and patient care for the people of Arizona and beyond.

The neurologists of tomorrow gain hands-on experience in behavioral neurology, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, headache, movement disorders, neuromuscular disease and clinical neurophysiology. Basic and clinical researchers solve the mysteries of epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, headache, neuromuscular diseases and neuroimmunology.

Neurology Department News

From bench to community: The Madhavan Lab brings Parkinson’s research into conversation

The Madhavan Lab offers students and postdocs valuable opportunities to engage the public and sharpen their communication skills.

Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia

Parkinson’s disease causes difficulty in movement and balance, but its cognitive symptoms receive less attention and have no good treatments. A College of Medicine – Tucson team hopes to change that.

College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine welcome new chair of neurology

Dr. Dedrick Jordan, formerly of Louisiana State University, will take the helm of the College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Neurology on Nov. 5.

In the Headlines

April 22, 2025 | New York Times

“Sex hormones are brain hormones. What does this mean for treating brain diseases?”
Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD

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