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Curriculum Vitae of Robert B. Daroff, M.D.
ROBERT B. DAROFF, M.D.
Associate Dean for Development
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Professor and Chair Emeritus of Neurology,
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
and
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Curriculum Vitae and Bibliography
Prepared March 2009
Available Online at: http://casemed.case.edu/dept/neurology/Daroff.html
CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHICAL
ROBERT B. DAROFF, M.D.
Professional Address: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
10900 Euclid Avenue
T-108
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4923
Office Phone: (216) 368-2500
Fax: (216) 368-4613
E-mail:
Birth Date: August 3, 1936; New York, New York
Marriage: December 4, 1959 – Jane A. Daroff, DCSW, LISW
Children: Charles, II: Attorney
Robert B. Jr.: Psychiatrist
William C.: Attorney
Academic Education:
University of Chicago 1952-1953 12th Grade Certificate
University of Pennsylvania
(College) 1953-1957 B.A.
University of Pennsylvania
(School of Medicine) 1957-1961 M.D.
Training:
Philadelphia General Hospital 1961-1962 Rotating Internship
Yale University School of Medicine 1962-1965 Clinical Fellow (Resident) in Neurology
and Yale-New Haven Medical Center 1964-1965 Chief Resident in Neurology
(Professor G.H. Glaser)
University of Miami School of Medicine, April-June Visiting Fellow in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology 1964
(Professor J.L. Smith)
University of California School of Medicine, 1967-1968 Special Fellow in Neuro-Ophthalmology
San Francisco; Departments of
Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology
(Professor W.F. Hoyt)
Military:
Captain, United States Army Medical Corps 1965-1967
Chief, Neurology Service, July–November
Ireland Army Hospital 1965
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Chief, Neurological Consultation and Treatment 1966
Center, 93rd Evacuation Hospital, United States
Forces, South Vietnam; Consultant in Neurology
to the Surgeon, United States Army, Vietnam
Chief, Inpatient Neurology Service, January–June
Letterman General Hospital, 1967
San Francisco, California
Licensure:
National Board of Medical Examiners
States of Connecticut, California, Florida, and Ohio
Specialty Board:
Diplomate in Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, February 1969, Certificate Number 9993
Faculty and Administrative Appointments:
University of Louisville July 1965- Clinical Instructor in Medicine
School of Medicine May 1966 (Neurology)
Veterans Administration Hospital July 1968- Assistant Chief, Neurology Service;
Miami, Florida June 1980 Chief, Neurology Clinic
Veterans Administration Hospital Jan. 1969- Director, Ocular Motor Neurophysiology Lab
Miami, Florida June 1980
University of Miami July 1968- Assistant Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine May 1971
University of Miami July 1968- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
School of Medicine May 1975
University of Miami June 1971- Associate Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine May 1974
University of Miami June 1975- Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
School of Medicine June 1980
University of Miami June 1974- Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine June 1980
Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center July 1980-1993 Staff Neurologist
Faculty and Administrative Appointments (Cont.):
Case Western Reserve University July 1980-1993 Gilbert W. Humphrey Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine Chairman, Department of Neurology
1993-2004 Professor of Neurology, and Associate Dean for University Hospitals of Cleveland
2004-2006 Professor of Neurology, and Interim Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs
July 2006–2007 Gilbert W. Humphrey Professor and Interim Chair of Neurology
2008 - Professor and Chair Emeritus of Neurology
University Hospitals of Cleveland July 1980-1993 Director, Department of Neurology
July 1980– Attending Neurologist
January 1994-1997 Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President
for Medical Affairs
1997-2003 Chief of Staff and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs
2000-2002 Director of Medical Education
University Hospitals Health System/ March 2004-2005 Chief Medical Officer, St. John West Shore
Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System Hospital
(UHHS/CSAHS) Partnership
Chief Medical Officer, St. Vincent Charity
Hospital
University Hospitals Case Medical Center July 2006–2007 Interim Chair, Department of Neurology
July 2006-2007 Co-Director, Neurological Institute
2008 - Attending Neurologist
Editorial Responsibilities:
Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956-1957.
Associate Editor, The Journal of Biomedical Systems, 1970-1972.
Editorial Board, Archives of Neurology, 1976.
Founding Editorial Board, Annals of Neurology, 1976-1981; 1985-1986.
Editor for Neurological Progress (Founding Editor), 1981-1984.
Editorial Board, Weekly Update: Neurology and Neurosurgery, 1978-1980.
Editorial Board, Neurology and Neurosurgery Update Series, 1981-1993.
Editorial Board, Headache, 1980-1986.
Senior Editorial Advisor, 2004–
Editorial Responsibilities (Cont.):
Advisory Editorial Board, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 1980-2002.
Book Review Editor, 1981-1988.
Editorial Council, Neurologia Croatica (official journal of the Croatian Neurological Society and Croatian Neurosurgical
Society. Formerly, until 1991, Neurologija, official journal of the Yugoslavian Neurological Association), 1987–2006.
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Editor-in-Chief, Neurology, 1987-1996.
Scientific Integrity Advisor, Neurology, 2004–
Editorial Board, Contemporary Neurology Series, F.A. Davis Company, 1989-1993.
Co-Editor, World Neurology (Newsletter of the World Federation of Neurology), 1990-1997.
Editorial Advisory Board, 1998-2003.
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2001–
Advisory Board, Clinical Reviews in Headache (Online), 2001–2002.
Editorial Commission, Valeology, (Kazakhstan Republic), 2002.
Editorial Board, Neurosciences (Saudi Arabia), 2003–2006; Consulting Senior Editor, 2007-
Editorial Board, Practical Neurology, 2003–
Associate Editor, The Scientific World Neurology, 2006–
Scientific Advisory Board and Ethics Editor, ANATOMY, (International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Anatomy), 2009-
International Editorial Board, Niger Delta African Journal of Health and Environment, 2008.
Publishing and Scientific Integrity Advisor, Cephalalgia, 2009-
Occasional Reviewer:
Science; Vision Research; British Journal of Ophthalmology; Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry;
Archives of Ophthalmology; Investigative Ophthalmology; American Journal of Ophthalmology; Annals of Otology;
Muscle & Nerve; New York State Journal of Medicine; Brain; Menopause; Menopause Management; Clinical Neurology
and Neurosurgery; Hippocrates’ Lantern; Cephalalgia; Journal of Neurological Sciences; Journal of Stroke and
Cerebrovascular Disease; Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease; The Chronicle of Neurology and Psychiatry; Archives
of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine; Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus,
Parkinsonism and Related Disorders; European Journal of Neurology.
Membership in Medical, Scientific, and Medical Editing Societies:
Academy of Medicine–Cleveland/Northern Ohio Medical Association
American Academy of Neurology (Fellow, 1975-1997; Honorary Member, 1997)
American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
American Epilepsy Society (1984-1990)
American Headache Society (Fellow)
American Medical Association
American Neurological Association (Honorary Member, 2001)
American Neurotology Society (Fellow) (1976-1994)
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (1986-1988)
Asociacion Colombiana de Neurologia (Honorary Member)
Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease (ARNMD) (1983-1987)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (1970-1993)
Association of University Professors of Neurology (1980-1993; 2006–)
Barany Society (1974-)
Blockley Section, College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Cleveland Medical Library Association
Membership in Medical and Scientific Societies (Cont.):
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), (Associate Member)
Council of Science Editors (formerly, Council of Biology Editors)
Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors (Honorary Member)
European Federation of Neurological Societies
European Neurological Society
Frank B. Walsh Society
International Clinical Eye Movement Society (Founder)
International Headache Society
International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Movement Disorders Society
National Headache Foundation
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (Fellow)
Ohio State Medical Association
Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces
Society for Neurosciences (1969-1993)
World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
National Advisory Boards:
American Civilization Advisory Council, University of Pennsylvania, 1974-1980.
Educational Materials Project Appraisal Panel, Association of American Medical Colleges, 1976-1980.
Medical/Scientific Advisory Board, Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, Inc., 1980–
Medical Advisory Board, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1988-1990.
Medical Advisory Board, Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Inc., 1991-1994.
Clinical Advisory Group, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1990-1993.
Technology Advisory Council, BIOMEC, Inc., 1999–2007.
Scientific Advisory Board, CAPNIA, Inc., 2000–2007
Council of Healthcare Advisors, 2001.
National Committees:
American Academy of Neurology
Chairman of Scientific Program Committee, 1973-1975.
Convention Arrangements and Coordination Committee, 1973-1975.
Chairman of S. Weir Mitchell Award Subcommittee, 1975-1977.
Ad Hoc Committee on Membership Needs, 1986.
Potamkin Prize Administration Committee, 1987-1994.
Executive Board, 1987-1996.
Decade of the Brain Task Force, 1990-1995.
Scientific Awards Subcommittee, 1991-1995.
R.I.T.E. Task Force, 1993.
Publications Committee, 1993-1999.
Ad Hoc Committee on Neurology Supplements, 2001.
Section of Headache and Facial Pain, 1993–
Section on Neuro-Ophthalmology/Neuro-Otology, 1994–
American Brain Coalition
American Headache Society Representative, 2003-2006.
American College of Physicians
Neurology Sub-Committee of Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment
Program V (MKSAP-V), 1977-1980.
National Committees (Cont.):
American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
Vice-Chairman, 2000-2002.
American Headache Society (formerly American Association for the Study of Headache)
Board of Directors, 1998-2006.
Executive Committee, 1998-2006.
Chairman, 2002-2004.
Secretary, 1998-2000.
President-Elect, 2000-2002.
President, 2002-2004.
Immediate Past President, 2004-2006.
Classification Committee, 1988-1993; 1998-2002.
Secretary, 1998-2002.
Membership Committee, 1998-2000.
Chair, 1998-2000.
Finance Committee, 1998-2002.
Publications Committee, 1998-2002; 2004–
Awards Committee, 1998-2002.
Chair, 2000-2002.
Long Range Planning Committee, 1998-2002; 2006-2008
Chairman, 2002-2004.
Education Committee, 2000-2002.
Chair, 2000-2002.
Nominating Committee, 2004-
Chair, 2004–2006.
Ethics Committee, 2004-
Bylaws Committee, 2004-
Review Board, 2004-2006.
Achievement Recognition Committee, 2004-
Public Relations Committee, 2005–2008
Blue Ribbon Committee, 2005-
Special Advisor to Executive Committee and Board of Directors, 2006–2008
Clinical Action Team, 2008-
American Neurological Association
Scientific Program Committee, 1977-1978.
Chairman, 1978.
Representative to National Committee on Research in Neurological and Communicative Disorders, 1979-1981.
Councilor, 1980-1982.
Membership Advisory Committee, 1980-1983.
Chairman, 1981-1983.
Nominating Committee, 1984.
Chairman, 1994-1995.
Chairman, Joint Advisory Committee on Annals of Neurology, 1984-1986.
Oversight Committee on Relations with Academy of Neurology, 1986.
By-Laws Committee, 1989.
Jacoby Award Committee, 1989.
Search Committee for Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Neurology, 1989.
Representative to National Intersociety Liaison (NIL) Group, 1989-1991.
Secretary, 1985-1989.
President-Elect, 1989-1990.
President, 1990-1991.
Immediate Past-President, 1991-1992.
Honorary Membership Advisory Committee, 1994 (Chairman); 2005-2006.
Association Management Committee, 1995.
Membership Brochure Committee, 1995-1996.
History Committee, 2004–2006.
National Committees (Cont.):
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Section on Headache Reviewer, Scientific Program, 1987 Annual Meeting.
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Group on Educational Affairs (GEA), 2004–-2006.
Selection Committee for Annual Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award, 2006-2008.
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation
Nominating Committee, 1987-1996.
Long Range Planning Committee, 1990-1996.
Policies and By-Laws Committee, 1990.
Board of Trustees, 1983–
Medical Advisory Board, Senior Consultant, 2007-
Charles A. Dana Foundation
Alliance for Brain Initiatives, Founding Member, 1993–
Council of Academic Societies, AAMC
Representative from American Headache Society, 2003–2006
European Neurological Society
Headache Sub-Committee, 2007-
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Medical/Scientific Advisory Board
Scientific Program Committee, 1980-1987.
Chairman, 1984-1987.
Executive Committee, 1992-2003.
Assistant Secretary, 1992-1993.
Secretary, 1994-1996.
Vice-Chairman, 1997-1999.
Chairman, 1999-2001.
Nominating Committee Chair, 2001-2003.
National Eye Institute
Strabismus, Amblyopia, and Visual Processing Panel of the National Advisory Eye Council,
National Eye Institute, NIH, 1980-1983.
National Headache Foundation
Co-Chair, Genetics of Headache Selection Committee, 2003-2004.
Research Summit Committee, 2004–
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Board of Trustees, 1986-1994.
Certification and Accreditation Committee, 1991-1995.
Chair, 1996-1998.
Publications Committee, 1999-2002.
Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces (SMCAF)
Recruitment and Retention Committee, 2003-2004.
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Office of Motor Carriers Standards
Steering Committee on Neurological Disorders in Commercial Drivers
Task Force Chairman, 1987-1988.
Frank B. Walsh Society
Program Committee, 1984.
International Committees:
Cooperative Study of Extracranial/Intracranial Arterial Anastomosis (EC/IC Bypass Study)
Principal Investigator of CWRU Centre, 1984-1985.
Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors (EMAME)
Advisor, Publication Ethics Committee, 2005–
European Neurological Society (ENS)
Headache Subcommittee, 2008-
Neuro-Otology and Neuro-Opthalmology Subcommittee, 2008-
Hadassah Medical Center
Neuroscience Research Review Committee, 2008.
International Headache Society
10th Congress, Consultant to Organizing Committee Co-Chairs, 1999-2001.
Classification Sub-Committee on Disorders of Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat, 2000-2003.
Classification Sub-Committee on Migraine, 2000-2003.
International Neurology Forum (INFO),Vietnam
Co-Chair, International Organizing Committee, 2004
Chair, International Organizing Committee, 2005-2007.
International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Organizing Committee, 1986.
International Scientific Committee, 2004.
Neuromuscular Disease Association of Romania
International Scientific Committee, 1991-1993.
“Neuro-Ophthalmology Congress, 1988”
Organizational Committee, 1983-1988.
World Federation of Neurology
Finance Committee, 1985–
Chairman, 1990-2001.
Publications and Website Committee, 1987–
Chairman, 1987-2001.
Management Committee
Liaison Member 1997-2001
Chairman, Ad Hoc Contract Committee for World Congress 2005, 1999-2001.
Fund-raising Committee, 2004–2008
XIVth World Congress of Neurology (India) Trust
Board of Trustees, 1997-1999.
Research Groups
Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neuro-otology, 1987–
Executive Committee, 1987-1995.
Migraine and Headache, 1988–
Chair, Nominating Committee, 2000.
Organization and Delivery of Neurological Services, 1990-2006.
Founding Member
Neurotoxicology and Occupational Medicine, 1992-2000.
History of the Neurosciences, 1995-2001.
World Congress of Neurology 2001
Organizing Committee, 1998-2001.
International Committees (Cont.):
World Neurology Foundation
Board of Directors, 2007-2008
Local Committees:
Academy of Medicine, Cleveland
Ad Hoc Committee on Tort Reform, 1995-1996.
Biomedical Research Cleveland
Executive Committee, 1994-1999.
Cleveland Biotechnology Park, Inc.
Staff Advisor, 2001.
Cleveland Tomorrow, Technology District Visioning Group, 1997-1999.
Edison BioTechnology Center, State of Ohio, 1994-2001.
Technology Commercialization Committee, 1996-1998.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Cleveland Steering Committee, 1999–
Federal Club, 1998–
University Circle, Inc.
Cleveland Technology District Committee, 1994-1996.
Technology Transfer and Economic Development Committee, 1999-2000.
Miscelleneous Positions:
Science Partners LLC
Partner, 2004-
Roulston Buyside Research
Chairman, Health Vertical, 2006-2007
Facilitation/Resolution Health Science Team, 2008-
External Departmental, Institutional, and Research Reviewer:
Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 1987.
Department of Neurology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 1988.
Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1989 (Chairman of External Committee).
Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, 1991.
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Queen Square, London), under auspices of Director of Research
and Development, Department of Health, Great Britain, 1993.
Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society Medical Advisory Board, 1995.
External Advisory Committee, Program Project Grant, “Migraine Pathophysiology and Treatment Mechanisms”, Michael A.
Moskowitz, Principal Investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2000-2001; 2006-2008
External Promotions Committee Reviewer, University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine, 2005.
External Promotions Committee Reviewer, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2007
Boards of Trustees/Boards of Directors:
Rocky Mountain Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, 1980-1986.
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, 1986-1994.
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, 1983–
The Learning Corporation, 1992-1993.
Honorary, 1994-2000.
Fairhill Partners (formally Fairhill Center for Aging), Cleveland, 1988–
Honorary Director for Life, 2006–
Fairhill Institute for the Elderly Foundation, Cleveland, 1989-1992.
Edison BioTechnology Center, State of Ohio, 1994-2001.
Great Lakes Museum of Science, Environment and Technology (Great Lakes Science Center), 1994-2001.
GLSEN Cleveland, Honorary Board, 1999–2007