Neurology Grand Rounds

Kinne Auditorium

Monday October 30, 2017 at 12:15 PM

Video-conferenced to Nemours 1 North and Brooks Rehab

Melissa Cortez, M.D. presents:

“Autonomic dysfunction in headache Disorders”

Melissa Cortez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at University of Utah, where she is Founder and Director of the Autonomic Physiology Laboratory. Dr. Cortez is board-certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, and completed her neurology residency at the University of Utah School of Medicine, where she served as chief resident in her final year. Before returning to University of Utah in 2014, she served as a Fellow at the Mayo Clinic of Arizona, receiving specialized training in Clinical Neurophysiology and the management of Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Cortez’s research and clinical interests center on autonomic dysfunction in neurological disorders, including migraine, post-traumatic headache, craniofacial autonomic disorders, and autoimmune autonomic neuropathies.

Learning objectives:

Define areas of new neuroscience knowledge and research

Identify Clinicopathologic (CPC) correlations of neurologic disease

Illuminate areas of practice-based improvement within the neurosciences based on advancing scientific research or Practice-based improvement projects.

Speaker Melissa Cortez, M.D.  has no financial relationship to disclose or intentions to discuss off label/investigational use of a commercial product/device.

The Planning Committee members: Melissa Cortez, M.D., Valerie Fernandez, Linda Gibson and Ruby Ethridge have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit is available to Mayo Clinic Staff only.

This program is supported in part by an educational grant from the following company in accordance with ACCME Standards: None