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Anthony "Tony" Asher, MD, has been appointed as the new president of the Prisma Health Neurosciences Institute and will oversee neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry across the enterprise. Asher is a practicing neurosurgeon and internationally recognized neuroscientist who has held several senior leadership roles, including president of the Neurosciences Institute at Atrium Health. He has authored or co-authored over 260 peer-reviewed publications and has helped establish programs in neuro-oncology and clinical data science. Asher will collaborate with stakeholders across Prisma Health and the University of South Carolina Schools of Medicine to develop a visionary model for the future of neurosciences care and research.