Department of Neurology

Faculty - Hongyan Li M.D., Ph.D.

ProfessorHongyan Li MD PhD


Special Interests  

Seizure Diagnosis and Treatment 
Dizziness and Imbalance
Clinical Neurophysiology 

Education

PhD: Neurosciences, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Internship: Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Residency: Neurology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology-Epilepsy, Cleveland Clinics Foundation, Cleveland, OH

CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology –Additional qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology

Medical Licensing
Ohio
Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Neurology
American Epilepsy Society
Philadelphia Neurology Academy

AWARDS AND HONORS

Pre Doctoral Fellowship, Medical College of Ohio Graduate School 09/1991-11/1994
Graduate Dean’s Award, Medical College of Ohio Graduate School 04/25/1995
Travel Fellowship, New York Academy of Sciences 05/10/1995
Outstanding Neurology Attending, 2011, 2016
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, 2015
Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence in Clinical Sciences, 2016

Fellow of American Epilepsy Society, 2017

selected PUBLICATIONS

Papers
Humayun MJ, Panjwani S, Li H. (2018) Vestibulocochlear nerve dysfunction as initial manifestation of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia. Neurology.

Godfrey DA, Xu J, Godfrey MA, Li H, Rubin AM. (2004) Effects of unilateral vestibular ganglionectomy on glutaminase activity in the vestibular nerve root and vestibular nuclear complex of the rat. J Neurosci Res, 77:603-12.

Li H, Dokas LA, Godfrey DA, Rubin AM. (2003) Remodeling of synaptic connections in the deafferented vestibular nuclear complex. J Vesti Res, 12:167-183.

Li H, Godfrey DA, Rubin AM. (1999) Astrocyte reaction in the rat vestibular nuclei after unilateral removal of Scarpa's ganglion. Ann Oto-Rhino-Laryngol, 108:181-188.

Judkins RF, Li H. (1997) The surgical anatomy of the rat middle ear. Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, 117:438-447.

Book Chapters
The 5-Minute Neurology Consult, 2nd Edition, by Eds.: Lynn DJ, Newton HB, and Rae-Grant AD. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2012. Spinocerebellar Ataxias (pp.388-389)

The 5-Minute Neurology Consult, 2nd Edition, by Eds.: Lynn DJ, Newton HB, and Rae-Grant AD. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2012. Sturge-Weber Syndrome (pp. 392-393)

The 5-Minute Neurology Consult, 2nd Edition, by Eds.: Lynn DJ, Newton HB, and Rae-Grant AD. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2012. Whipple’s Disease (pp. 438-439)

Li H. Chapter 2. Diagnosis of Vestibular Migraine. In: Wetmore SJ and Rubin AM. Editors. Vestibular Migraine. p. 11-22. New York: Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Vestibular compensation and rehabilitation
Balance control and vertigo
Neural plasticity
Brain trauma and seizures
Seizure semiology
Epileptogenesis
Clinical neurophysiology 

Last Updated: 6/27/22