The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has named Dr. Joseph E. Safdieh as the new editor-in-chief of Neurology Today, the official news source of the AAN. Safdieh began his role on July 1, 2017, after a transition period with outgoing Editor-in-Chief Steven P. Ringel, MD, FAAN.
Safdieh is the inaugural Louis and Rachel Rudin Foundation Education Scholar and associate professor and vice chairman of neurology for education at Weill Cornell Medicine. He is also an associate attending neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he is the director of the neurology clinic.
Safdieh has been associate editor of CME and self-assessment for the AAN's Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology® since 2015. He has also served as Fall Conference Director for the AAN's Neurology Update program since 2013, and has chaired the Distance Learning Subcommittee, the Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors and the Medical Student Self-Assessment Exam Work Group.
Neurology Today is published twice a month and reports on breaking news, issues and trends in the practice and science of neurology, reaching 25,000 professionals. It delivers credible, up-to-the-minute, balanced, cutting-edge reporting and commentary for today's busy neurology professionals. The publication gives readers the inside track to key information from the AAN and provides news to keep up to date on the practical issues of stroke, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, multiple sclerosis and other disorders of the brain and nervous system.
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