Seemant Chaturvedi, M.D., F.A.H.A., F.A.A.N., of the Wayne State University Physician Group and professor of Neurology for the School of Medicine, has been elected vice chair of the American Academy of Neurology's Vascular Neurology Section.

Dr. Chaturvedi, who will serve a two-year term, won election from a field of four candidates.

"With the aging of the population, it is important that the American Academy of Neurology play an active role in stroke prevention and treatment," Dr. Chaturvedi said. "It is an honor to play a leading role in this effort."

Dr. Chaturvedi, who also serves as director of the Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center Stroke Program, also was reappointed to the editorial board of STROKE, the official journal of the American Stroke Association. He has served on the editorial board since 2007.