Furr-Stimming named assistant dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
After an internal search, the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs has named Erin Furr-Stimming, MD, professor in the Department of Neurology and Memorial Hermann Endowed Chair, as assistant dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, effective June 1, 2025.
Furr-Stimming is a neurologist with clinical expertise in evaluating and treating patients with Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonian syndromes, focal and generalized dystonia, essential tremor, and spasticity.
She have been invested in medical education locally and nationally and previously served as the chair of the American Academy of Neurology Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors, where she developed and led the AAN Resident Educator Track. She is a current member of the AAN Undergraduate Education Subcomittee. She served as the Neurology Clerkship Director at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston for many years.
She has received the Dean’s Excellence in Teaching award consecutively for over a decade. Furr-Stimming is a recipient of the Dupont Master Clinical Teaching Award, the Leonard Tow Award in Humanism and Excellence in Teaching, the Huntington Study Group Outstanding Instructor Award, the Texas Neurological Society Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Academy of Neurology AB Baker Teaching Award. Furr-Stimming is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association.
Furr-Stimming received her medical degree at Finch University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, before completing a movement disorder fellowship, a neurology resident, and an internal medicine internship at McGovern Medical School. Furr-Stimming joined the faculty at McGovern Medical School in 2007. She specializes in treatment individuals with Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease. She is the founder and director of the Huntington’s Disease Society of American Center of Excellence at UTHealth Houston at McGovern Medical School and collaborates with clinics throughout Texas.
She serves as chair of the Medical Advisory Board for the Houston Area Parkinson’s Society, is a member of the local Huntington’s Disease Society of America affiliate, past president of the Houston Neurologic Society and Texas Neurologic Society and is the current chair of the Texas Neurological Society Education Committee. Additionally, Furr-Stimming is one of the founders of the HSG’s ENGAGE-HD program, which began in 2023 and was designed to attract, nurture, and educate the next generation of Huntington’s disease practitioners and research.
“In our recent search for an assistant dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, we had such a strong group of highly qualified candidates that we opted to bring on both Dr. David Hall, who joined us in January, and Dr. Erin Furr-Stimming, who joined our office, June 1,” said Sheela Lahoti, MD, interim vice dean for Admissions and Student Affairs. “Dr. Furr-Stimming brings with her a wealth of experience in education and mentorship through her dedication not only as the clerkship director for the third year neurology course, but also the Admissions Committee, the Student Evaluations, Promotions Committee, the Curriculum Committee, the Clinical Education Subcommittee, and her service as a McGovern Society Leader. We are delighted that she will be joining our team.”