Kenneth Lee MD
Kenneth Lee MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Residency Program Directorklee7@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu
Dr. Lee is a neurologist specializing in sleep medicine. He has a specific interest in the process and treatment of sleep disorders including narcolepsy, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm disorders, insomnias, movement disorders in sleep, obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disordered breathing. He also has an interest in the relationship between sleep disorders and stroke.
In addition to practicing sleep medicine, he maintains an active general neurology clinic encountering the wide spectrum of general neurologic disorders. He also is actively invested in the clinical development and progression of the neurology residents at UCMC.
Dr. Lee has been the Associate Residency Program Director since 2018.
Elisheva Coleman MD
Elisheva Coleman MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Residency Program Associate Directorelisheva@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu
Elisheva “Sheva” Coleman is a board-certified Vascular Neurologist. She completed medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, neurology residency at Northwestern, and stroke fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. She subsequently joined the faculty at University of Cincinnati, which serves as the National Coordinating Center for the NIH StrokeNET stroke trials consortium, and was extensively involved in clinical trial work in all phases of stroke (prevention, acute treatment, recovery). She joined the faculty at University of Chicago in April 2020 and is excited to bring her clinical trial experience to UCM, where she will be the site PI for the DISCOVERY study, a multi-center observational stroke recovery study. She is particularly interested in stroke recovery and rehabilitation, especially of aphasia. A Chicago native who grew up in Hyde Park, she is thrilled to have returned home.
Daniel Kurz MD
Daniel Kurz MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Residency Program Associate Directorelisheva@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu
Dr. Kurz is a neurologist specializing in the treatment of neuroimmunological illnesses including but not limited to Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Neuromyelitis Optica (NMOSD), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoproetin Antinody Disease (MOGAD), Autoimmune Encephalitis, and Neurosarcoidosis. He trained at New York University School of Medicine, NewYork Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Mount Sinai Hospital. He was recruited to UChicago in 2021 after directing a comprehensive MS center in Brooklyn as well as establishing a neuroimmunology clinic at the flagship public hospital in Kings County. His research interests include cognitive impairment in early Multiple Sclerosis as well as clinical descriptors and treatment paradigms for Neurosarcoidosis. Dr. Kurz also has an interest in clinical trials for MS, LGBTQ+ health, and resident wellness.
Dr. Kurz joined as an Associate Residency Program Director in 2022.
Marla Scofield
Marla Scofield
Education Administrator, C-TAGME
Marla joined the Department of Neurology in 2004. Marla provides accreditation and administrative support for the core Residency program, oversight for the Fellowship programs, and manages the medical student clerkship (MS3 / MS4) and all visiting electives/observerships.