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London: June 2023


CURRICULUM VITAE: Alan Pestronk

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  Distinguished Clinician Award
  Neurology Today
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  WU Feature article
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Alan Pestronk

Office Address Department of Neurology
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Ave., Box 8111
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-6981
Fax: 314-362-3752
E-mail address pestronka@neuro.wustl.edu
Web Site https://neuromuscular.wustl.edu
Personal
  Information
Wife: Lisa Pestronk
Step-children
  Suzanne, Richard, Jill & Gabrielle Nancy Edison
  Benjamin, Joshua & Daniel Kandy
Current Faculty
  Appointments
Professor, Departments of Neurology
  and Pathology & Immunology
Director, Neuromuscular Division
Director, Neuromuscular Clinical Laboratory
  Washington University School of Medicine
  St. Louis, MO 1989 - present
Board
  Certifications
Maryland Board of Medical Examiners, 1971
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, 1978
Missouri Board of Healing Arts, 1989
Illinois, Physician 2020
Neuromuscular Pathology - Muscle, 1998
Neuromuscular Pathology - Nerve, 2004
Neuromuscular Medicine, 2008, 2018
Neuromuscular Pathology 2016, 2021
Education Princeton University, A.B. 1966
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, M.D. 1970
Positions Held Department of Neurology
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
  Instructor (1974-77)
  Assistant Professor (1977-1984);
  Associate Professor (1984-89)
Post Graduate
  Training
Intern, Internal Medicine:
  Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 1970-1971
Resident, Neurology:
  Johns Hopkins, 1971-74
Neuromuscular Clinical and Research Fellow:
  Johns Hopkins, 1974-77
Academic Honors Magna Cum Laude, Princeton University, 1966
Teacher Investigator Award, NIH, 1977
Medical Leader-Neurology in China
  (Beijing, Tiangin, Shanghai) 1983
Resident Teaching Award,
  Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, 1987
Lawrence C. McHenry Award for
  Excellence in History of Neurology, AAN 1987
Frank R. Ford Award for Outstanding Teaching,
  Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, 1988
Sven Eliasson Award for Outstanding Teaching,
  Washington University Neurology Dept, 1992
Outstanding Physician,
  St. Louis Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1998
Outstanding Healthcare Professional,
  Greater St. Louis ALS Association, 1999
Society of Scholars
  Johns Hopkins, 2004
Fellow, American Academy of Neurology 2015
Distinguished Clinician Award
  Washington University School of Medicine, 2015
Tribute Award
  Muscular Dystrophy Association 2022
Fields of Interest Myopathies & Neuropathies, Immune
Neuromuscular
  Immunology
  Pathology
  Diseases
  Teaching & Internet
  Aging
Neurology: History
 
Societies American Academy of Neurology
American Neurological Association
Committees Medical Record and Review, 1977-80
Joint Committee on Clinical Investigation, 1980-1983
Joint Committee on
  House Staff and Postdoctoral Programs, 1983-1987
Neurology Residency Selection Committee,
  Chairman, 1982-1986
Residency Education Neurology,
  Coordinator, 1983-1986
Medical School Council, 1988-1989
Clinical Research Center Advisory Board, 1990-2005
Neurology Residency Selection Committee 1991-2004
Neuromuscular Pathology 2013 - 2019
Editorial Boards Neurology, 1990-1997
Neurology Network Commentary 1995-7
Muscle & Nerve 1998-2001
Journal of Neuroimmunology 2000-2003
Neuromuscular Disorders 2001-2004
Advisory Boards Myasthenia Gravis Foundation - National Board
ALS Association - Greater St. Louis Chapter
Les Turner ALS Association 1995-1999
Dance St. Louis 1995-2007
Muscular Dystrophy Association:
  Medical Advisory Committee
Computers and Information Systems in Neurology:
  Subcommittee, American Academy of Neurology
Annals of Neurology
  ANA Oversight Committee 2000-2002
American Neurological Association,
  Scientific Program Committee 2009-2012
Myositis Association of America 2009-2015
Disclosures Study financing
  Genzyme; NIH; BJH; MDA;
  ALS; AnnJi; NM Research Fund
  Amgen; Amicus; Fulcrum; Argenx; Jain


Johns Hopkins Neuromuscular Neurologists: Three Generations (Spring 1972)

Left to Right:   John W Magladery       Alan Pestronk           Daniel Bruce Drachman

Left to Right:     Sven Eliasson                 Alan Pestronk                 Joel Perlmutter


January 2008



2004

December 2010

March 2013

February 2019

Singapore: February 2019


Thailand Neurological Association: Bangkok, March 2023


DBD Symposium: Baltimore MD, May 2023

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