Kerri Remmel, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor of neurology at UofL, has been named associate dean for clinical development and regionalization at the School of Medicine, dean Edward Dalperin, M.D., M.A., announced.

Dr. Remmel’s appointment on an interim basis was effective July 1, 2008, and she will be appointed to the post on a permanent basis pending approval by the UofL Board of Trustees.

As associate dean, Dr. Remmel will help the School of Medicine advance its clinical enterprise by serving as the regional clinical ambassador for UofL Health Care, with the goal of developing, executing and expanding regional clinical care programs.

“She will implement strategies to enhance UofL’s clinical activities and promote the capabilities and offerings of our medical, dental, nursing and allied health providers to key regional stakeholders, including hospitals, private practices, community groups and local and state government,” Dr. Halperin said.

Dr. Remmel, who has served as acting chair and residency program director of the Department of Neurology since April 2006, has been instrumental in the growth, development and accreditation of University Hospital’s Stroke Center, which she has directed since 2002. As a result, the Stroke Center was the first joint-commission certified stroke center in Kentucky. Her extensive educational and outreach efforts in support of early identification and appropriate diagnosis of stroke were recognized when she was named a McCann Scholar for Outstanding Mentors in Science and Medicine in 2005.

Dr. Remmel earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in speech-language pathology and went on to complete her Ph.D. in communication disorders and linguistics at Louisiana State University. She earned her M.D. at the University of Louisville and also completed her internship in internal medicine and her residency in neurology at UofL, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Remmel is board-certified in neurology and board-certified as a diplomate in vascular neurology.

While at UofL, she has held the appointments of instructor (2000-2002), assistant professor (2002-2006) and associate professor (2006-Present) of neurology. She directed neurology’s clerkship from 2000-2002 and co-directed the Neuroscience Course in 2002. She served as vice chair of the department from 2002-2006.

Dr. Remmel is active in numerous professional organizations including the American Academy of Neurology and the AAN Section on Stroke and Behavioral Neurology, the American Medical Association, the American Heart Association and the National Stroke Association.

She partners with the Kentucky Department of Public Health in efforts to improve systems of care for stroke patients in the commonwealth, serves on the Kentucky Stroke Systems of Care Planning task force and represents Kentucky at the Stroke Belt Consortium meeting annually.

Dr. Remmel is author or co-author of numerous abstracts and a text on symptom-oriented neurology. She has served as principal investigator or co-PI on numerous clinical trials related to stroke and has presented dozens of invited lectures.

“I am delighted to have Dr. Remmel’s leadership in building our regionalization efforts and look forward to her contribution as part of the School of Medicine’s leadership team,” Dr. Halperin said.