Committed to state-of-the-art care for neurological disorders

The UAB Department of Neurology is home to more than 90 faculty members organized around nine comprehensive divisions and seven centers. We seek to provide state-of-the-art care for neurological disorders, train the next generation of neurologists and neuroscientists, and accelerate progress towards the therapies of the future.

Department of Neurology Fast Facts

• Ranked as a "Best Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery" by U.S. News & World Report (No. 42 in 2024)
• More than 90 faculty
• 60,000 outpatients seen annually at The Kirklin Clinic
• 2,700 annual admissions to UAB Hospital
• 42-bed NICU
• 20-bed Stroke Unit
• 10-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (expanding to 16 beds in early 2025)
• Telestroke service covering 32 Alabama hospitals
• 36 residents in training
• 100% pass rate on the neurology board exams last 5 years
• 9 subspecialty fellowships and training programs
• Alzheimer's Disease Center, funded by the National Institute on Aging
• Comprehensive Stroke Center, certified by the Joint Commission
• Level 4 Epilepsy Center, highest level awarded by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers
• $30 million in annual research funding
• 122 active clinical trials
• CNET, the Center for Neurodegeneration and Experimental Therapeutics, with 18 laboratories dedicated to finding cures for neurodegenerative diseases