DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY GRAND ROUNDS LECTURE
Wednesdays, 8:30AM - 9:30AM EST
Location: F-639 / via ZOOM
October 2026
October 7, 2026
Speaker:
Joshua Willey, MD
Professor of Neurology
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Lecture Title:
Surgical and medical management of moya-moya disease
October 14, 2026 - Arlene S. Brown Visiting Lectureship in Parkinson's Disease

Speaker:
Haydeh Payami, PhD
Professor of Neurology and Genetics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lecture Title:
When Bugs Meet Genes: Gut Dysbiosis as the Missing Link in Parkinsons
October 21, 2026

Speaker:
Mariel Kozberg, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Lecture Title:
Progression of Vascular Dysfunction in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
October 28, 2026
Speaker:
Aliyah Karimbaksh
Administrative Manager, Office of Professionalism
Weill Cornell Medical College
Fanesse Acquaye
Executive Director, Office of Culture, Inclusion & Employee Experience
Weill Cornell Medical College
Jamal Lopez
Executive Director, Offices of Professionalism & Faculty Development
Weill Cornell Medical College
Klaus Kjaer, MD, MBA
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology & Anesthesiology in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Weill Cornell Medical College
Lecture Title:
Building a Fearless Healthcare Organization: The Role of Psychological Safety

