Dr. Arpita Lakhotia, pediatric neurologist and Associate Professor at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, discusses neurology in movies, themes, and what we can learn. She mentions the following films:

• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• First Do No Harm
• Lorenzo’s Oil
• Extraordinary
• Front of the Class
• Awakenings
• I am Sam
• My Left Foot
• Exorcism of Emily Rose

Also mentioned is Eelco Wijdicks, neurologist at Mayo Clinic, who wrote “Neurocinema” and “Neurocinema: the Sequel.

A conversation with Dr. Samuel Mackenzie (he/him), pediatric neuromuscular specialist, assistant professor and physician scientist at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Dr. Z Paige Lerario (they/them), vascular neurologist and MSW candidate at Fordham University and transgender activist, and Gabriel Glissmeyer (he/him), Project Specialist at the National LGBT Cancer Network in Salt Lake City, Utah, talk about involving transgender and gender diverse patients in research, and supporting our gender diverse colleagues.

Luca Bartolini, MD, pediatric epileptologist, assistant professor and director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Hasbro Children’s Hospital talks about his journey to becoming editor-in-chief of Neurology: Clinical Practice.

Dr. Christy talks with Dara Albert, DO, pediatric epileptologist, associate professor and medical director of the multi-disciplinary Psychogenic Non-epileptic Events Clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital talks about the presentation, work-up, diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorders.

Dr. Christy talks to Dr. Jaclyn Martindale, assistant professor and director of the Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic and Comprehensive Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorder Clinic at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

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Dr. Christy talks to Dr. Jaclyn Martindale, assistant professor and director of the Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic and Comprehensive Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorder Clinic at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.

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Dr. Christy talks with Grace Gombolay, Pediatric Neuroimmunologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine.

@GraceGombolayMD

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Dr. Christy talks to Dr. Mary Rensel, a neuroimmunologist at Cleveland Clinic and creator of the time-management system Brain Fresh, talks about the reasons physicians – especially women – are leaving medicine right now, and what we can do about it.

Dr. Christy talks to Dr. Monica Lemmon, pediatric neurologist and associate professor in pediatrics and population health sciences at Duke Department of Pediatrics, and winner of the 2021 Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award from the Child Neurology Society, discusses her work understanding how we communicate with patients and families – and how we can improve that communication.