Department of Neurology - Chattanooga Campus
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga Department of Neurology works in conjunction with the Erlanger Health System's Neuroscience Institute to treat adult and pediatric patients with a variety of neurological disorders ranging from common to complex. As the region’s only certified academic Neurosciences Center, we provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to care, giving our patients access to more specialty and subspecialty services than any area health system. Our neurology specialists use the latest advancements in imaging technology to accurately diagnose and develop individualized treatment plans, providing the best possible outcomes for our patients.
The UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, Erlanger Health System, and Dr. Yassin-Kassab are working on an application for an advanced Neurology Residency Program in Chattanooga for approval to begin July 1, 2023. Applicants to the residency would also apply for a Preliminary Medicine internship (2023-2024) and then apply to the three-year Neurology Residency at the PGY-2 level for July 2024.
Led by the Department of Neurology Professor and Chair, Mounzer Yassin-Kassab, MD, MS, our Neurology faculty provide the following neurological care and treatment at Erlanger:
- Neurovascular Disease (Stroke)
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Movement Disorders
- Memory and Aging
- Neurosurgery and Spine
- Sleep Disorders
Our faculty and board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and are fellowship trained in their neurological subspecialties. The Neuroscience Institute is the region's only certified comprehensive stroke center -- the sixth busiest in the nation -- and attracts specialists from across the world to learn next generation techniques. It also sponsors the region's most comprehensive program for treating back pain with the most cutting edge neurosurgical techniques and the region’s only epilepsy monitoring unit.
Dr. Yassin-Kassab is board-certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, vascular neurology (stroke) and epilepsy. Dr. Yassin-Kassab serves as Medical Director for Erlanger Neurology, as well as Professor and Chair if the Department of Neurology at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society and graduated from Tishreen University Medical School. Dr. Yassin-Kassab earned his Master of Science degree in Neuroscience from the State University of New York Health Science Center in Syracuse. He also completed his Neurology Residency, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship and Vascular Neurology (Stroke) Fellowship at the University of Texas Dallas and Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Yassin-Kassab has participated in numerous national and international clinical trials, is well-published, and has given national and international presentations on stroke and epilepsy topics.