Monday, November 4, 2019

Neurologist to speak on traumatic brain injuries in children

Elias Chalhub, M.D., professor of neurology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and neurologist at USA Health, will present on the pathophysiology and long-term effects of traumatic brain injury.

As part of the Pediatric Neurology Lecture Series, Chalhub will present “Traumatic Brain Injury – Why Do I need to be Worried?” on Monday, Nov. 18, at the USA Health Strada Patient Care Center. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m. with the lecture beginning at noon.

Chalhub earned his medical degree from Emory University in Atlanta. He completed his internship at the University of North Carolina at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. He then completed a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) special fellow in pediatrics, clinical neurology and child neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.

The event is free to the community, but please RSVP to cabral@health.southalabama.edu or by calling (251) 445-8262.

Please join us for the following lectures in the series:
• “First Time Seizure” on Dec. 16 at 11:30 a.m.