Guy McKhann

Department of Neurology, John Hopkins University, United States of America

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

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Head of Faculty: Neurological Disorders (since 16 November 2005)

Guy McKhann is a Head of Faculty for the NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Faculty. The role of a Head of Faculty is to help divide the Faculty (specialty) into Sections (sub-specialty areas), nominate leaders in those areas as Section Heads, and offer ongoing advice on the strategic direction of the service. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

Links

http://www.jhsph.edu/mindbodyresearch/faculty/guymckhann.html