Pascuzzi Named Best Neurology Teacher
INDIANAPOLIS - Robert M. Pascuzzi, M.D., has been named the American
Neurological Association's Distinguished Neurology Teacher at the organization's
126th annual meeting Oct. 1.
Dr. Pascuzzi, an Indiana University School of Medicine professor, is
vice-chairman of the IU Department of Neurology and chief of neurology
at Wishard Memorial Hospital.
The award was established in 1997 to honor outstanding accomplishments
in teaching neurology in unique and gifted ways. Nominees are gleaned
from all fields of clinical neurology or neuroscience.
This is not the first time Dr. Pascuzzi's innovative teaching style has
been recognized; on numerous occasions he has received recognition from
IU School of Medicine students, including the prestigious Golden Apple
Award presented by the graduating medical school class. He twice has been
awarded an IU School of Medicine Faculty Teaching Award by the Trustees
of Indiana University.
Dr. Pascuzzi attended Indiana University-Bloomington as an undergraduate
and completed his medical degree at IU School of Medicine in 1979. He
completed his residency training in neurology at the University of Virginia
and returned to Indianapolis to teach and practice neurology in 1985.
He specializes in neuromuscular disease and directs the clinical trials
program for patients with amyotropic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease)
at the IU Medical Center.
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