The Department of Neurology supports a robust clinical practice that supports the following activities. , and we have training sites in Columbia, Missouri, and beyond.
Clinical activity
| Outpatient activity | Inpatient activity |
|---|---|
| 16,276 visits | 250 epilepsy monitoring patients |
| 889 electromyography / nerve conduction studies | 863 EEGs |
| 180 limb ultrasounds | 2,166 people inpatients |
| 531 adult and 492 pediatric EEGs | 1,355 acute stroke codes |
| 183 neurocognitive tests | |
| 2,644 sleep studies |
Training sites
Our clinical work takes place primarily at University of Missouri Health Care, the clinical enterprise at the heart of our academic health system. We also have affiliate sites outside the health system.
MU Health Care sites
University Hospital is the only Level I trauma center and helicopter service in central Missouri. Physicians throughout the state refer many of their most complicated cases to University Hospital. The 390-bed hospital specializes in treating the most severe illnesses and injuries. Our Neurosciences ICU on the eighth-story of the children's hospital provides the latest in medical technology for critically ill or injured patients. University Hospital also contains the region’s only Sleep Disorders Center.
Keene Street Medical Center houses our Neurology and Sleep Disorders Clinic. This clinic is off campus located at 402 Keene St. Resident continuity clinic takes place at this location during PGY2-4.
Take a tour of University Hospital and our Neurology and Sleep Disorders Clinic with Dr. Shenker, MD, PhD.
Affiliated sites
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital is part of the Department of Veterans Affairs and serves military veterans. Patients come from all over the state as well as surrounding states. The hospital offers endless opportunities not only for hands-on learning and seeing interesting pathology but to also give back to our veterans. During the PGY1 year with internal medicine, residents rotate through inpatient medicine, ICU, and some consult services. PGY2-4 residents rotate through neurology consult service. Learn more about Truman VA.
Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital, a joint venture of Encompass Health and MU Health Care, is a 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that offers comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation services. The Neurology Service offers consultation for patients at Rusk. The Neurology faculty maintain joint appointments at Rusk. Neurology residents may choose additional elective time at this site. Learn more about Rusk Rehabilitation Hospital.
Children’s Mercy in Kansas City features a full pediatric neurology service with several pediatric neurology attendings offering a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient services. Through an affiliation agreement, University of Missouri adult neurology residents do pediatric neurology rotations here in partial fulfillment of their ACGME pediatric neurology three-month training requirement. Learn more about Children’s Mercy.
