The Neurology and Neurosurgery Grand Rounds Conference May 31, begins at 7 a.m. with the presentation “Rotten to the Cord: Spinal Cord Lesions” by Natalie Bartnik, D.O., chief resident and fourth-year resident in the Department of Neurology at KU School of Medicine. She completed her Master of Public Health at the University of Michigan and earned her Doctor of Osteopathy at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Howard P. Goodkin, M.D., Ph.D., Shure Professor of neurology and pediatrics, department chair and epilepsy division director at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is the featured speaker from 8 to 9 a.m. His presentation is “Status Epilepticus: Can We Beat the Traffic?”

Goodkin completed his medical degree and doctorate in medicine/neural science at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his postgraduate medical education at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. He specializes in the care of children with epilepsy and serves as the neurology consultant for the UVA sports teams. Both presentations will take place at the Clendening Auditorium in Robinson at KU Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas.

A virtual option for the presentation is available. Email sescobar@kumc.edu for the link.