Come hear a captivating story from Susannah Cahalan, author of "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness," and learn about interdisciplinary efforts at Duke to treat autoimmune brain disorders from a pediatric neurologist, a pediatric rheumatologist and a medical psychiatrist. The event will be held Thurs., Jan. 24 from 12-1 p.m. in Duke Hospital Room 2002.
Panelists will include:
- Susannah Cahalan, New York Post journalist and author
- William Gallentine, DO, assistant professor of pediatrics (Neurology) and co-director of the Duke Children's Autoimmune Brain Disease Program
- Heather Van Mater, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics (Rheumatology) and co-director of the Duke Children's Autoimmune Brain Disease Program
- Xavier Preud'Homme, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and assistant professor of medicine