Macdonald elected president of American Neurological Assoc.
Robert Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Vanderbilt's Department of Neurology, was elected president of the American Neurological Association at its recent annual meeting. He will serve a two-year term.
Robert Macdonald, M.D., Ph.D.
“I am honored to have been elected president of the ANA and look forward to serving in this position for the next two years,” Macdonald said.
“I am excited to work to ensure that the ANA continues to serve the needs of all North American academic neurologists, including organizing outstanding annual meetings with state of the art translational and basic neuroscience symposia, continuing to support and improve our highly successful journal, The Annals of Neurology, and supporting development of the careers of young academic neurologists.”
The American Neurological Association, founded in 1875, is the world's oldest neurological association. Its 1,500 members are devoted to furthering the understanding and treatment of nervous system disorders.
Macdonald was elected into the ANA in 1980 and has served as a member of its Executive Council and as its Long Range Planning Committee Chair, Scientific Program Advisory Committee Chair, Secretary and President-Elect.
He has practiced at Vanderbilt since 2001 and serves as professor of Neurology, Pharmacology and Physiology and Biophysics.