Practice Management in Neurology

Contributors

CONSULTING EDITOR

RANDOLPH W. EVANS, MDClinical Professor, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

GUEST EDITOR

ORLY AVITZUR, MD, MBAEditor-in-Chief, American Academy of Neurology Website; Clinical Assistant Professor ofNeurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York

AUTHORS

ORLY AVITZUR, MD, MBAClinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York

J.D. BARTLESON, MDAssociate Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College ofMedicine, Rochester, Minnesota

AMANDA BECKER, BAAmerican Academy of Neurology, St Paul, Minnesota

JAMES L. BERNAT, MDProfessor of Neurology and Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NewHampshire; Attending Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Dartmouth-HitchcockMedical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

NEIL BUSIS, MD, FAANChief, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, UPMC Shadyside Hospital;Director, Neurodiagnostic Laboratory, UPMC Shadyside Hospital; PracticeManagement and Technology Editor, Pittsburgh Neurology Center, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania

OKSANA DROGAN, MSAmerican Academy of Neurology Professional Association, St Paul, Minnesota

GREGORY J. ESPER, MD, MBAAssistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine,Atlanta, Georgia

W. DAVID FREEMAN, MDAssistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida

WILLIAM S. HENDERSON, MA, FACMPEAdministrator, Upstate Neurology Consultants, LLP, Albany, New York

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JOHN W. HENSON, MDNeurology Division, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, Washington

DANIEL B. HIER, MD, MBANeuroscience Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

ANDREA N. LEEP HUNDERFUND, MDInstructor in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,Rochester, Minnesota

JAMES C. JOHNSTON, MD, JD, FCLM, FACLMConsultant Neurologist and Attorney, Seattle, Washington; Barrister of the High Court ofNew Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand

RALPH F. JOZEFOWICZ, MDProfessor of Neurology and Medicine, Associate Chair for Education, Department ofNeurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester,New York

LILY K. JUNG, MDNeurology Division, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, Washington

JOEL M. KAUFMAN, MD, FAANExecutive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Lifespan/Physicians Professional ServiceOrganization; Clinical Associate Professor of Clinical Neurosciences (Neurology),Department of Neurology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University,Providence, Rhode Island

BRETT KISSELA, MDAssociate Professor, Co-director, Neurology Residency Program, Vice-Chair ofEducation and Clinical Services, Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati,Cincinnati, Ohio

DANIEL G. LARRIVIERE, MD, JDAcademic Instructor, University of Virginia School of Law; Assistant Professor ofNeurology, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia School of Medicine,Charlottesville, Virginia

STEVEN L. LEWIS, MDProfessor and Associate Chairman, Department of Neurological Sciences, RushUniversity Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

JANIS M. MIYASAKI, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAANCo-Chair, Technology and Therapeutics Assessment Subcommittee, American Academyof Neurology; Deputy Physician-in-Chief, The Morton and Gloria Shulman MovementDisorders Centre, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University ofToronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

EMILY B. RUBIN, JD, MDMedical Resident, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

JUSTIN A. SATTIN, MDAssistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Clinical Science Center,University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

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BRUCE SIGSBEE, MD, MS, FAANMedical Director, Pen Bay Physicians and Associates, Penobscot Bay Medical Center,Rockport, Maine

BARNEY J. STERN, MDProfessor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland, Baltimore,Maryland

JAMES C. STEVENS, MD, FAANAssociate Professor of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis;Chair of the Practice Committee for the American Academy of Neurology, St Paul,Minnesota; Department of Neurology, Fort Wayne Neurological Center, Fort Wayne,Indiana

DAVID E. THIESS, JDAmerican Health Lawyers Association, Washington, DC

KENNETH A. VATZ, MDPrivate Practice, Winnetka, Illinois