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Anne Leigh Foundas, M.D.
Education
and Training: Certification: Neurology, ABP&N, 1994 Years at Tulane: Since 1992 Lecture Titles: Neuroimaging: Novel Approaches in Neuropsychiatric Diagnoses Dr. Foundas is an experienced neurologist with special interest and expertise in the evaluation and treatment of neurogenic dysphagia. She has considerable experience in the diagnosis and management of acute stroke patients and follow up of post stroke dysphagia. In addition, she has special training in neuropsychology and behavioral neurology and has command of a variety of diagnostic and research tools including neurobehavioral assessment, neuroimaging and conventional imaging and volumetric MRI scans. She also has extensive experience in other neurogenic causes of dysphagia which include degenerative dementias and neuromuscular diseases Dr. Foundas has wide ranging research activities: "Lesion Localization And Dysphagia; Hemisphere And Cytoarchitectonic Site," "The Role Of The Insular Cortex In Dysphagia," "Swallowing Apraxia In Acute Stroke" and "Lesion Site In Unilateral Stroke Patients With Dysphagia," "Aspiration in Acute Stroke Patients," "Clinical Assessment of Swallowing and Prediction of Dysphagia Severity" and "Clinical Pathway for Dysphagia Management In Acute Stroke." Dr. Foundas is the Director of the Neurology Residency Training Program at Tulane and Co-Director of both the Neurology-Psychiatry Residency Training Program and Neurology-Internal Medicine Residency Training programs. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Leadership Award by the Massachusetts Psychological Association 1979, Rennick Research Award, International Neuropsychology Society 1993, and a NIH Student Grant (HL07495) LSU Medical School 1983. In addition, she also has 26 publications in peer reviewed journals to her credit as well as 40 abstracts many of which have been presented to national meetings of various professional societies. Phone: (504) 588-2241 |
