Neurology Peer Reviewers
Anthony A Amato, MD
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Disclosure: Consultant/Advisory Boards: Novartis [Myositis]; Acceleron [Muscular dystrophy]; Akashi [Muscular dystrophy].
Carl W Bazil, MD, PhD
Caitlin Tynan Doyle Professor of Clinical Neurology
Director, Division of Epilepsy and Sleep
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Carolyn A Bernstein, MD, FAHS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Disclosure: Consultant/Advisory Boards: Amgen [Headache].
Jose Biller, MD, FACP, FAAN, FAHA
Section Editor — Stroke
Professor of Neurology and Neurological Surgery
Chairman Department of Neurology
Loyola University Chicago
Stritch School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Valérie Biousse, MD
Cyrus H. Stoner Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology
Emory University
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Deborah Y Bradshaw, MD
Residency Program Director
Department of Neurology
Upstate Medical University
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Cytokinetics, Inc [ALS (Tirasemtiv)].
Charles R Cantor, MD
Professor of Clinical Neurology
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Gregory D Cascino, MD
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Disclosure: Equity Ownership/Stock Options: Received stock through Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN. (Mayo Medical Ventures) from NEVRO (Redwood City, CA) for SENZA Spinal cord stimulator: chronic intractable back pain (FDA approved).
Vanja Douglas, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Eric Eggenberger, DO
Professor and Vice-Chairman, Neurology
Michigan State University
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Biogen [MS (natalizumab)]; Novartis [MS (fingolimod)]. Speaker's Bureau: Genzyme [MS (teriflunomide)]; Novartis [MS (dalfampridine)]; Acorda [MS (fingolimod)]. Consultant/Advisory Boards: Genzyme [MS (teriflunomide)]; Teva [MS (glatiramer)]. Equity Ownership/Stock Options: Lifeblood [MS].
Edward Feldmann, MD
Professor of Neurology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Michael T Fitch, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest University
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Charles C Flippen II, MD
Associate Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Disclosure: Equity Ownership/Stock Options: Amgen [Headache: (Experimental drug)].
Joseph M Furman, MD, PhD
Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Lawrence J Hirsch, MD
Professor of Neurology
Yale University School of Medicine
Chief
Division of Epilepsy and EEG
Co-Director
Yale Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Upsher-Smith [Epilepsy (Long-acting topiramate, nasal midazolam)]; Eisai [Epilepsy (Perampanel, zonisamide, rufinamide)]. Consultant/Advisory Boards: Monteris [Epilepsy (laser surgery)]; Ceribell [Epilepsy (EEG device)]; Eisai [Epilepsy (perampanel, zonisamide, rufinamide)]; Neuropace [Epilepsy (responsive neurostimulator)]; Sun Pharma [Epilepsy (long acting formulations)]; Engage Therapeutics [Epilepsy (acute benzodiazepine)]. Other Financial Interest: Wiley [Atlas of EEG (Author royalties)]; Medlink Neurology [Epilepsy sections (Author royalties)].
Jonathan Howard, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
NYU Langone School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Lara Jehi, MD
Associate Professor
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Thomas Kaley, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Steven Karceski, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Weill Cornell Medical College
Disclosure: Speaker's Bureau: Cyberonics [Epilepsy (Vagus nerve stimulator)]; Neuropace [Epilepsy (Vagus nerve stimulator)].
Daniel I Kaufer, MD
Chief, Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology
Director, UNC Memory Disorders Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Abbvie [PSP (8E12 ant-tau antibody)]; TauRx [Memory disorders (LTMT)]; Navidea Biopharmaceuticals [Memory disorders (NAV4694)]; Janssen Research and Development [Memory disorders (Memory test validation)]; Axovant [Memory disorders (RVT-101, nelotanserin)]; Neurim pharmaceuticals [Memory disorders (Piromelatine)]. Consultant/Advisory boards: Takeda [Memory disorders (Pigolitazone)]; Janssen Research and Development [Memory disorders (Memory test validation)]; Axovant [Memory disorders (RVT-101, nelotanserin)].
Christian M Korff, MD
Head, Pediatric Neurology
Geneva University Hospitals
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Geoffrey Littlejohn, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Monash University, Australia
Disclosure: Speaker's Bureau: Pfizer [Neuropathic pain/fibromyalgia (Pregabalin)].
Andrew L Lux, MSc, PhD, FRCPCH
Consultant in Paediatric Neurology
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Kenneth J Mack, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Mayo Medical School
Disclosure: Consultant/Advisory Boards: Amgen [Headache (Products in development)].
Anil Mendiratta, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Stephanie Nahas, MD, MDEd
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Thomas Jefferson University
Disclosure: Consultant/Advisory Boards: Supernus [Headache (Trokendi XR)]; Lilly [Headache (drug not yet released, galcanezumab)].
Alison M Pack, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Juliann M Paolicchi, MA, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Rutgers Medical School
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Zogenix [Epilepsy (fenflramine)]. Speaker’s Bureau: Lundbeck Pharm [Epilepsy (Vigabatrin, Clobazam)]; Cyberonics [Epilepsy (VNS)].
Marc C Patterson, MD, FRACP
Section Editor — Pediatric Neurology
Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Medical Genetics
Chair, Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Vtesse [Niemann-Pick C (Cyclodextrin)]. Consultant/Advisory Boards: Actelion [Niemann-Pick C (Miglustat)]; Agios [CGD]; Alexion [General lysosomal diseases, lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (Sebelipase alfa)]; Amicus [Fabry, Gaucher, Pompe (Migalastat)]; Novartis [MS]; Shire [MLD]. Other Financial Interest: Sage [Honorarium as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Child Neurology and Child Neurology Open].
Stephen Reich, MD
The Frederick Henry Prince Distinguished Professor in Neurology
The University of Maryland School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Michael Ronthal, MD
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Sean Ruland, DO
Associate Professor
Loyola University Chicago-Stritch School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Steven C Schachter, MD
Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: LivaNova, PLC. [Epilepsy (Vagus nerve stimulator)].
David Schiff, MD
Professor of Neurology, Neurological Surgery, and Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Cavion, Tocagen, Vascular Biogenics, Stemline [Glioblastoma]. Consultant/Advisory Boards: Genentech [Glioblastoma, oligodendroglioma (bevacizumab)]. Other Financial Interest: Vascular Biogenics (VB-111), Orbus, Monteris.
Duygu Selcen, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Jeremy M Shefner, MD, PhD
Section Editor — Neuromuscular Disease
Professor and Chair of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Professor of Neurology, University of Arizona, Phoenix
Clinical Professor of Neurology, Creighton University
Disclosure: Grant/Research Support: Biogen Idec; Cytokinetics; Neuraltus [ALS]; Avanir [ALS (Nuedexta)]. Consultant/Advisory Boards: Biogen Idec; Cytokinetics; Ionis; Neuraltus; Mitsubishi Tanabe [ALS]; Edaravone [ALS (MT Pharma)].
Joseph I Sirven, MD
Professor and Chair of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
David E Thaler, MD, PhD, FAHA
Interim Chairman, Department of Neurology
Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine
Disclosure: Consultant/Advisory Boards: St Jude Medical [PFO (Amplatzer PFO Occluder)].
Joshua Z Willey, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Columbia University
Disclosure: Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: AstraZeneca [Transient ischemic attack (Ticagrelor)]; Genentech [Minor stroke (Alteplase)]; NIH [Stroke epidemiology]; NIH [Stroke (Clopidogrel)]; Reliant Heart [Clinical Endpoint Committee (Left ventricular assist device)]; Claret Medical [Clinical Endpoint Committee (Embolic protection device in percutaneous aortic valve replacement)]. Consultant/Advisory Boards: HeartWare [Stroke (Ventricular assist device)].