Neurological Disorders

BIOGRAPHY

Guy McKhann M.D

Academic positions:
- Professor of neurology and neurosciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Former Chairman of Neurology and director of the Mind/Brain Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Founding Director of the department of neurology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Associate Director for Clinical Research for the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute
- Past president of the American Neurological Association
- Irving Clinical Scholar, Columbia University, 2004-2006

All industry positions (in last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
Dr. McKhann's current research is directed towards:
- the mechanisms of Guillain-Barre' syndrome and the neurological and cognitive outcomes after coronary artery bypass heart surgery
- the role of astrocytes in the development and maintenance of epilepsy
- interactions between astrocytes, neurons, and extracellular space
- brain organization and reorganization of language and sensorimotor function

Any other information:
Dr. McKhann has authored 10 books on such topics as childhood neuropathies, Guillain-Barre' syndrome, other diseases of the nervous system, and the neurology of language, more than 130 scientific papers, and 40 book chapters.

He is a scientific advisor to the Charles A. Dana Foundation and an executive committee member of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.

Awards include:
- Klingenstein Fellowship in the Neurosciences 1999-2004
- New York Academy of Medicine Elsberg Fellow 2001-2002
- Fellow, The Royal College of Physicians, 2002
- Honorary Member, American Neurological Association, 2003
- Fellow, The Royal College of Physicians, 2002
- Honorary Member, American Neurological Association, 2003