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Prof. Eldad Melamed, M.D.
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Professor and Chair - Norma and Alan Aufzien Chair for Research of Parkinson's Disease, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine.
Chairman - Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center (1987-2009).
President - Israel Neurological Association (1987-1993).
Chairman - Advisory Board, Israel Parkinson's Disease Association (2003).
Honorary Member - Movement Disorders Society (2007).
Member - Scientific Advisory Board, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Research of Parkinson's Disease (2003).
C. Warren Olanow, MD, FRCPC
Prof. Olanow is the Henry P. and Georgette Goldschmidt Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology and Professor of Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He is also the Chief of the Neurology Service at the Mount Sinai Hospital. He served on the faculties of McGill University, Duke University, and the University of South Florida prior to assuming his present position. Prof. Olanow has authored more than 300 publications primarily related to PD and neurodegeneration. He is treasurer of the American Neurological Association and was previously president of the Movement Disorder Society and the International Society of Motor Disturbances. He has been named an honorary professor at the University of London (Royal Free Hospital) and an honorary member of the French Neurological Society. He has served on numerous editorial and scientific advisory boards and has lectured at universities and conferences throughout the world. He received his medical degree from the University of Toronto, performed his neurology training at the New York Neurological Institute at Columbia University and did post-graduate studies in neuroanatomy at Columbia University.
Andres Lozano, MD
Prof. Lozano holds the RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience at the University of Toronto. He serves as Head of Applied and Interventional Research at the Toronto Western Research Institute. Dr Lozano’s research is focused on understanding cellular pathogenesis and developing novel treatments, including surgical therapies, for neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease and dystonia. His work has appeared in over 200 publications and he has been invited lecturer or visiting professor in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. He serves as executive and board member of several international organizations and is currently president of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and chair of the Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery section of the World Federation of Neurosurgery. He serves on the international editorial board of several journals and is associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. He has received a number of awards including the Gold Medal of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Penfield Award. Dr. Lozano obtained his medical degree from the University of Ottawa and his PhD in neurobiology from McGill University.
Jeffrey Kordower, Phd
Prof. Kordower presently holds a joint appointment at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center as Professor of Neurosurgery and the Jean Schweppe-Armour Professor of Neurological Sciences. He has previously held a number of appointments at Rush including, but not limited to, Director, Section on Neuroscience, Professor Neurological Science, Director, Research Center for Brain Repair and Adjunct Professor, Department of Anatomy and Biology. In addition to his academic role, Prof. Kordower has acted as a consultant to biotech and pharmaceutical companies, including, Lederle Labs, Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Cytrx, Regeneron, Cephalon, Amgen, Provirus, Durect, Ceregene, Geron and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He also advises the Food & Drug Administration and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research. Prof. Kordower is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, New York Academy of Science, Cajal Club, American Association of Anatomists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, American Society for Neural Transplantation and Repair and the Chicago Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience.
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