Lessons From Disaster Medicine for the Neurologist in the COVID-19 Era
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- First Published March 3, 2021.
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- Jack W. Tsao, MD, DPhil, MBA and
- Timothy J. Counihan, MD, FRCPI (timothy.counihan{at}hse.ie)
- Jack W. Tsao, MD, DPhil, MBA and
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Neurology: Clinical Practice Editorial Board Member - 2016- present, Neurology Editorial Board Member - 2018 - present
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Traumatic Brain Injury: A ClinicianÂs Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation. Springer, 2020. Teleneurology in Practice: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide. Springer, 2015.
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NIH - 1 R01 HD094588-01 - Principal Investigator - 2020 NIH - 1 R01 AG058467-01 - Co-Investigator - 2020 VA - 5 IO1 BX001996-07 - Principal Investigator - 2020 US Army PRARP - Principal Investigator - 2020 Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: I own stock in Biogen and Illumina.
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- Timothy J. Counihan, MD, FRCPI (timothy.counihan{at}hse.ie)
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I received $500 honorarium from The International Movement Disorder Society for faculty participation in the School for Young Neurologists November 2020.
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- Department of Neurology (JWT), University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Children's Foundation Research Institute (JWT), Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN; Department of Neurology (TJC), Galway University Hospitals; and School of Medicine (TJC), National University of Ireland, Galway.
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Dr. Tsao jtsao{at}uthsc.edu
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