Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Faculty, Penn Comprehensive Neuroscience Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Columbia University, New York, NY
• Residency in Neurology, Neurological Institute of NY, Columbia University, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
• Fellowship in Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
• Fellowship in Sleep Medicine Hennepin County Medical Center University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN

Dr. Attarian is a recognized expert in sleep disorders. He has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed papers in the area of sleep disturbances. He has written 3 neurology-related books and several book chapters. He is also the Co-editor of the Clinical Handbook of Insomnia. He is a knowledgeable lecturer who has been invited to present more than 50 lectures. Dr. Attarian’s presentations have been described as straight forward and practical.

Hrayr P. Attarian, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Associate Professor of Neurology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Director, Sleep Fellowship Program

Board Certifications:

• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Neurology
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Sleep Medicine
• American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology: Clinical Neurophysiology
• American Board of Sleep Medicine: Sleep Medicine

Education

• MD, American University of Beirut School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
• Residency in Neurology, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
• Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Strong Epilepsy Center at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
• Fellowship in Sleep Medicine Hennepin County Medical Center Univeristy of Minnesotta Minneapolis MN

Dr. Attarian is a recognized expert in sleep disorders. He has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed papers in the area of sleep disturbances. He has written 3 neurology-related books and several book chapters. He is a knowledgeable lecturer who has been invited to present more than 50 lectures. Dr. Attarian’s presentations have been described as straight forward and practical.

Jennifer Baccon, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Neurosurgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
• Medical Director, Autopsy Services and Decedent Care Services, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
• Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Pathology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Board Certifications:

• Anatomic Pathology
• Neuropathology

Education

• MD/PhD (Cell and Molecular Biology) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Chief Resident in Anatomic Pathology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Fellowship in Neuropathology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• MD/PhD (Cell and Molecular Biology) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Baccon has received several teaching and research awards including the H.T. Enterline Fellowship Award, Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, for diagnostic skills, commitment to teaching and scholarly activity. She is an invited lecturer on such topics as Digital Imaging in Neuropathology, and The Role of Pathologists’ Assistants. Dr. Baccon has co-authored many peer-reviewed articles for publications such as Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Nature Clinical Practice Neurology. She is a featured Neuropathologist in the documentary film “Planning For Hope: Living With Frontal Temporal Disease.”

Maria Baldwin, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center
• Medical Director, Neurophysiology Lab, Loyola University Medical Center

Board Certifications:

• Neurology and Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Advanced Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology

Education

• MD, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Dr. Baldwin is also an ad-hoc reviewer for Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. She has given numerous lectures, grand rounds, and seminars in epilepsy and EEG. Dr. Baldwin is an excellent board review lecturer who pinpoints high-yield information in a concise, yet dynamic way.

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Acting Chief of the Division of Child Neurology, UC Davis, Davis, CA
• Associate Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Neurology, UC Davis, Davis, CA

Board Certifications:

• Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Education

• MD, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA
• Residency in Neurology, University of California at Davis East Bay Neurology Program, Martinez, CA
• Residencies in Pediatrics and Child Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles in affiliation with USC, Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Chang is an experienced lecturer in neurology and child neurology. She has authored articles for scholarly journals such as Current Treatment Options in Neurology and Applied Neurology.

Praveen Dayalu, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan
• Movement Disorders Fellowship Director, University of Michigan

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology/

Education

• MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• Residency in Neurology, University of Michigan
• Fellowship in Movement Disorders, University of Michigan

Dr. Dayalu has authored three chapters for MedLink Neurology. He also serves on the Resident Education committee for the University of Michigan, Department of Neurology. In board preparation, Dr. Dayalu presents neurology lectures that are both easy to understand and high-yield.

Susan DeLange, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Fellowship; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Loyola University Health System, Maywood,

Education

• MD, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
• Internal Medicine Residency, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

Dr. DeLange has had the opportunity to teach and practice in Lima, Peru, Northern Guatemala, and Catacamas, Honduras through International Medical Rotation. Her research interests include review of lung transplant patients to monitor glycemic control and the effect on transplant outcome. Dr. DeLange conducted a prospective one year investigation of first year medical residents evaluating the effect of lipids and C reactive protein which was published and presented at the American Association of Endocrinology National Conference. She has also conducted research on renal transplant patients which was published and presented at the American Diabetic Association National Conference.

Naoum Issa, MD, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Managing Partner, Medical Resource Group, Chicago, IL

Education

• PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Fellowship, Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Dr. Issa has co-authored several journal articles for publications such as the Journal of Neuroscience and the Journal of Neurophysiology. He also serves as a reviewer for several different scholarly medical journals. Dr. Issa has directed the medical neurobiology course for first year medical students at the Pritzker School of Medicine, where he has also received the L.D.H. Wood Pre-Clerkship Teaching Award.

Jack Krasuski, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois
• Executive Director, American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies

Board Certifications:

• Psychiatry

Education

• MD, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
• Residency, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Medical Center and Clinics at Chicago
• Fellowship, Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA

Dr. Krasuski spent three years as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institute on Aging, NIH, where he did research in the neuroimaging of dementing disorders. Currently, he spends most of his time lecturing to thousands of physicians yearly on psychiatric topics. He is known for his ability to clearly explain complex and little understood topics.

Rimas Lukas, MD - Speaker & Medical Editor

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Co-director, Neurology Medical Student Clerkship, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Director, Neurology Section of Clinical Pathophysiology and Therapeutics Medical Student Course, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Director Neuro-Oncology Elective
• Director, Neurology Sub-internship

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Rush University Medical Center
• Chief Resident of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Neuro-oncology and Translational Neuroscience Fellowships, University of Chicago Medical Center

Dr. Lukas has contributed to the texts The Brain and Host Defense. Neuroimmune Biology Vol. 9, 2010: Immunologic Privilege and the Brain, Elsevier, and Youmans Textbook of Neurological Surgery, 6th edition, section II: General Neurosurgery, chapter 46, AIDS, 2011, and Emerging Cancer Therapeutics (Vol. 2, Issue 1): Renal Cancer, chapter on Management of Central Nervous System Metastases as well as several scholarly journal articles on the treatment of central nervous system tumors. He is also a medical reviewer for EBSCO Publishing. He provides exceptionally organized, high-yield board review lectures.

Matthew McCoyd, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine,
• Assistant Neurology Residency Program Director, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
• Chief Resident in Neurology, University of Chicago Hospitals
• Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago Hospitals

Dr. McCoyd completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at University of Chicago before becoming a faculty member at Loyola, where he is also the assistant neurology residency program director. He is known as an exceptional speaker who presents outstanding, high-yield lectures.

Jeffrey W. Nichols, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Director, Neuro-ophthalmology Service, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Director, Neuro-ophthalmology Service, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
• Private Practice, Ophthalmic Specialists Group LLC, Homewood, IL

Board Certifications:

• Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology

Education

• MD, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
• Residency in Ophthalmology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Neuro-ophthalmology Service, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, IL

Dr. Nichols is an active lecturer on neuro-ophthalmology locally, nationally, and internationally. He is known to provide excellent, high-yield information for board review lectures. Dr. Nichols has been awarded “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” at both the University of Chicago and Stroger Hospital.

Michael S. Rafii, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego, CA
• Director, Memory Disorders Clinic, UCSD Perlman Ambulatory Care Center, La Jolla, CA
• Associate Medical Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study, University of California, San Diego, CA
• Attending Neurologist, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center University of California, San Diego, CA

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
• PhD, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
• Residency in Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• Fellowship in Cognitive Neurology and Dementia, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA

Dr. Rafii written has many scholarly journal articles and textbook chapters, and is the editor of the textbook First Aid for the Neurology Boards. He has also has lectured nationally and internationally. As a Neurology board review lecturer, he provides extremely comprehensive, board-focused material.

Darshan Shah, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Clinical Instructor in Neurology, NorthShore University HealthSystem/ University of Chicago, Evanston and Highland Park, IL
• Attending Neurologist, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston and Highland Park, IL

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM)

Education

• MD, Ross University Medical School, Portsmouth, Dominica, West Indies
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
• Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

Dr. Shah is an experienced board preparation lecturer. He is an exceptional speaker who presents organized, high-yield lectures.

Fernando Testai, MD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
• Attending Physician, University of Illinois Medical Center

Board Certifications:

• Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

• MD, University of Buenos Aires, Faculty of Medicine, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
• PhD, UBA, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
• Residency in Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center
• Fellowship in Vascular Neurology, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago

Dr. Testai has authored nearly 30 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts, as well as several book chapters. He also serves as a reviewer for Faculty of 1000 Medicine. Dr. Testai was recently honored with the Alpha-Omega-Alpha UIC chapter Clinical Teaching Award.

Ming Xu, PhD

Titles/Affiliations/Positions:

• Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago IL

Education

• PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Dr. Xu has co-authored several journal articles for publications such as the Journal of Neuroscience, the Journal of Neurochemistry, and Nature Genetics. As a Molecular Neurobiologist, his long term research interest is to understand the molecular basis of neuronal function under normal and certain diseased conditions. With his Neuroscience team at the University of Chicago, Dr. Xu is working on the major neurological problem of the molecular basis of dopaminergic function and drug addiction by making genetically engineered mouse models and using behavioral, histological, and molecular biological methods in the investigations.

Comprehensive Review of Neurologic And Psychiatric Disorders

Indended Audience: Neurologists

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should
be able to:

1. Identify the epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, anatomic, physiologic, and genetic aspects of the major neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
2. Recall the diagnostic criteria and clinical features of major disorders.
3. List the comorbidities and differential diagnoses.
4. Apply the appropriate diagnostic procedures based on clinical presentation and to interpret the results of the ordered procedures.
5. Develop comprehensive management and treatment plans for patients.
6. Identify the ethical and legal considerations that may arise when managing patients.

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Clearview CME Institute and The American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, LLC. Clearview CME Institute is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
Clearview CME Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 53.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.