New faculty spotlight: Marco Gonzalez Castellon, M.D.

Marco Gonzalez Castellon, M.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC. Here’s a brief rundown of his background and the expertise he brings to campus.

• Name: Marco Gonzalez Castellon, M.D.
• Hometown: Panama City, Panama.
• New title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences

Research/Professional Interests:
Stroke prevention and improving the treatment process of acute stroke patients.

How I fell in love with neurology:
I had interest in neurological diseases early in my medical career but I fell in love with neurology after watching my professor examine a patient and localizing the lesion with precision without the need of imaging studies.

Degrees:

• M.D., Universidad de Panama
• Neurology residency and vascular neurology fellowship, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

Memberships:

• American College of Physicians
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Something people may not know about me:
I love bad disaster movies. I have seen “The Day After Tomorrow” and “2012” more than a dozen times.