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Art and Neurology: Global Perspectives

Wednesday, December 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center, Simpson-Querrey Auditorium, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Webcast Link (Hybrid)

The Center for Global Neurology is excited to host “Art and Neurology: Global Perspectives,” presented by Dr. Ahmed Z. Obeidat from the Medical College of Wisconsin. This will be a hybrid event. Lunch will be provided for in person attendees. Please RSVP here and share with anyone who may be interested! 

Ahmed Z. Obeidat, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), where he serves as Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Chief of the Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Program, and Associate Director of the Clinical Neuroscience Research Center at the Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience. Dr. Obeidat is Secretary of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, President-Elect of the Wisconsin Neurological Society, a trustee of the National MS Society’s Wisconsin Chapter, and Editor-in-Chief of GENERATIONS. He serves on global steering committees for MS therapeutic development programs. His research advances therapies for MS, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, MOG antibody-associated disease, and autoimmune encephalitis. Dr. Obeidat also integrates the arts into neurological care. He is principal investigator of Art for MS, a community arts and movement workshop program and research study for adults with MS and their care partners, conducted with Danceworks MKE, Marquette University, and Nadiana Art Gallery and funded by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment.

Audience

  • Public

Contact

Anna-Marie Ahn
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Group

Feinberg School of Medicine Events

Sponsor:

  • Center for Global Neurology

Interest

  • Academic (general)

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