Kentucky neuroscience doctor honored with national distinction

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Dr. Meriem Bensalem-Owen, director of the epilepsy program at UK Healthcare’s Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, recently added another national distinction to her professional profile.

Bensalem-Owen has been named president of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society founded in 1946.

ACNS is the leading U.S. professional organization devoted to the establishment and maintenance of standards of excellence in clinical neurophysiology.

Bensalem-Owen will serve a one-year term leading the organization as it works to advance the field of neurophysiology.