Currently, physicians from the Division of General Neurology see patients at Oakland, Wexford and South Hills locations. The goal of the Department is to expand services to other communities surrounding Pittsburgh to enhance access to the care provided by the neurologists in the UPP practice. The division chief is John Doyle, MD, who assumed the directorship Another division member is Lisa Roeske-Anderson, MD.

The General Neurology Division is integral to the training of both medical students and neurology residents. Drs. Simbra and Roeske-Anderson work closely with medical students as they rotate through neurology for clinical neuroscience courses. Dr. Doyle utilizes an out-patient setting as he provides instruction in general neurology for residents. The out-patient clinics prepare residents for clinical practice at the completion of their training.

Dr. Roeske-Anderson continues to see patients in the general neurology clinics, is active in the electromyography laboratories and works closely with the infusion center operated by the department. Her proposal for grand rounds based on current clinical cases was the impetus for monthly grand rounds that started in fall 2006 at which she and Dr. Doyle present interesting cases as well as cases where diagnosis or treatment is problematic. City-wide participation with local neurologists has been encouraged. Successful recruiting efforts will add new clinicians in the next year.

The division continues to pursue affiliation with the newly-formed General Neurology Committee of the American Academy of Neurology