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Dr. Laura DresserAssistant Professor of Neurology

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Dr. Amalie ChenAssistant Professor of NeurologyAfter a positive experience at Vanderbilt during medical school, Dr. Amalie Chen and her husband were happy to return to Vanderbilt in September 2025 following fellowship training and experience elsewhere. As a neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Chen particularly enjoys working with medical students and trainees, as well as educating patients. In a year of much transition, hot yoga has been her consistent hobby, and she recently completed her hot yoga teacher’s certification.

Dr. Carolyn Cronin joined the neurology faculty in February 2025 as both the Division Chief for Vascular Neurology and the Vice Chair of Education. Prior to her move to Vanderbilt, Dr. Cronin spent 15 years at the University of Maryland, where she discovered a love of educational and administrative work, which was a bit of a shift from her initial focus on research. When she’s not mentoring trainees, she enjoys exploring her new neighborhood, walking, and knitting.