Faculty Bio
Education:
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, B.A., Cum Laude, 1961
Exchange Student, Free University of Berlin, Germany, 1959-60
Department of Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1961-62
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1966, M.D. Cum Laude
William Patterson Timmie Chair of Neurology (1993-2003)
Georgia Biomedical Research Scientist of 1995
Decade of the Brain Lecture American Neurological Association (1996)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council (1996-99)
American Health, Best Doctors in America (Neurology-Movement Disorders) (1996-2003)
American Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Fred Springer Award (1997)
Segerfalk Lecture, University of Lund (1997)
Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars (1998)
Distinguished Leadership Award, Huntington’s Disease Society of America (1998)
Schneider Lecture, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (1999)
Special Lecture, Society for Neuroscience (2000)
Northwestern University Neuroscience Distinguished Lecturer (2002)
America’s Top Doctors (Neurology) (2001-2003)
The Arnold Carmichael Lecturer, Queens Square London (2003)
Scientific Advisory Boards:
2004, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
2002, New York Academy of Sciences
2001-present, The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
1994-present, Scientific Director
1990-present, American Parkinson's Disease Association
1988-present, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
1983-86, Hereditary Disease Foundation
1976-77, Committee to Combat Huntington's Chorea
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS):
2001, Cognitive and Emotional Aspects of Parkinson’s Disease Workgroup
2000, Parkinson’s Disease Research Planning Meeting, (Chair)
1999, “Identifying Rate-Limiting Problems and Solutions”. Deep Brain Stimulation Working Group
1993-99, Advisory Council Member
National Institute of Mental Health:
2001-present, Co-Chair, Aging and Medical Co-Morbidity Workgroup
Society for Neuroscience:
2003, Chair
2002–2003, Vice Chair
2000-present, Government and Public Affairs Committee
1996-97, Council Member
Neuroscience Advisory Board:
2001-present, Glaxo SmithKline, Center of Excellence for Drug Discovery (CEDD)
2000-present, Solvay Pharmaceuticals
1999-present, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
American Neurological Association:
2002, 2nd Vice President
2002-present, Council
2000-01, Program Committee
1994, Chair
1993-95, Finance Committee
1989, Chair
1987-89, Membership Committee
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Elected Council Delegate-Neuroscience Section , 2004-07
The Movement Disorder Society
International Executive Committee, 1997-2001
Publications:
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