How neurologists are paid
Part 3: Hospital support, Veterans Administration, and neurohospitalists
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- First Published September 17, 2015.
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Author Disclosures
- Peter D. Donofrio, MD,
- Gregory L. Barkley, MD,
- Bruce H. Cohen, MD,
- David A. Evans, MBA,
- Gregory J. Esper, MD, MBA,
- Bryan Soronson, MPA,
- Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, PhD and
- Amanda Becker
- Peter D. Donofrio, MD,
CSL Behring, Baxter, UCB CellTech
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Talecris Pharmaceuticals, honoraria from the AAN for speaking activities and serving on committees
Muscle & Nerve, editorial board, 2008-2013
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CSL Behring
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- Gregory L. Barkley, MD,
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honoraria from the AAN for speaking activities and serving on committees
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I am paid a stipend by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) for my time spent at the AMA- RBRVS Update Committee (AMA-RUC) as a representative of the AAN.
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Currently an investigator on a NeuroPace device trial.
NINDS, NICHD U01 NS038455, PI: Meador, HFH site PI: Barkley
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- Bruce H. Cohen, MD,
DSMB-Stem Cell Transplantation for MNGIE (non-profit) Chairman-External Advisory Board of Clinical Protocols, Neurofibromatosis Consortium, Department of Defense
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honoraria from the AAN for speaking activities and serving on committees
Editorial Board for Pediatric Neurology Editorial Board for Mitochondrion
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Motive Medical Intelligence; content editor (formally known as New Mentor), commercial Stealth Biotherapeutics: Commercial Mitobridge: Commercial
Speakers Bureau: Transgenomic Labs (commercial) through December 31, 2010 Speakers Bureau: United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (non-profit) Courtagen Labs
I am a consultant to Health and Human Services for the Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
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Edison Pharmaceuticals, Raptor Pharmaceuticals, Stealth Biotherapeutics and Reata Pharma. I have received reimbursement for travel expenses related to scientific study management but have not received any financial incentive or money or research support or salary support. My hospital does have a contract with these companies for conducting research but I accept no specific salary support or accept money outside of this contract.
I am a consultant to Health and Human Services for the Vaccine Compensation Program and review cases and intend to provide testimony in the future. NIH
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I am a consultant to Health and Human Services for the Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; Government 2008-present Various Medical-Legal Cases; expert witness for defense, current
- David A. Evans, MBA,
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Commercial, travel/honoraria, Merz Pharmaceuticals honoraria from the AAN for speaking activities and serving on committees
MGMA Connection, Editorial review board, nonpaid 2011-2013
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Texas Neurology, Chief Executive Officer, 1996-present
Commercial, Merz Pharmaceuticals, Allergan
American Academy of Neurology
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- Gregory J. Esper, MD, MBA,
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honoraria from the AAN for speaking activities and serving on committees
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receives compensation for Executive Education as an affiliate professor for HEC Paris School of Business
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American Association of Medical Colleges
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Maglio, Christopher and Toale Law firm, expert witness, vaccine induced neurological diseases, 2010-2015 Oliver Maner LLC, expert witness, 2013-2015
- Bryan Soronson, MPA,
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Society of Clinical Research Associates- travel and honoraria American Academy of Neurology- travel and honoraria Medical Group Management Assn- travel
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1. Raleigh Neurology PA Texas Neurology PA
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- Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, MD, PhD and
Observational Safety Monitoring Board- NIH, Benign Epilepsy of Childhood with Central Temporal Spikes Charlie Foundation Scientific Advisory Board IDIC 15 Scientific Advisory Board
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AAN, webinar series,honoraria AAN, course director, honoraria AAN, Medical Economics & Management Committee Eisai Ltd, honorarium for webinar series, speaking, consulting Lundbeck, honorarium for speaking, consulting Upsher-Smith Labs, honorarium for consulting
Clinical Neurology News, editorial advisory board, 2010-15
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Lundbeck Inc., Eisai Ltd. and Upsher-Smith
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Alberta Health Services- CMO Quality Improvement grant, principle investigator, 1 year
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- Amanda Becker
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honoraria from the AAN for speaking activities and serving on committees
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American Academy of Neurology, Senior Director, Medical Economics & Quality, 13 years
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (PDD), Nashville, TN; Henry Ford Hospital (GLB), Detroit, MI; Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron (BHC), OH; Texas Neurology (DAE), Dallas; Emory University (GJE), Atlanta, GA; University of Maryland (BS), School of Medicine, Baltimore; University of Calgary (JRB), Alberta Children's Hospital, Canada; and American Academy of Neurology (AB), Minneapolis, MN.
- Correspondence to:
peter.donofrio{at}vanderbilt.edu
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- RE: How neurologists are paid: Part 3: Hospital support, Veterans Administration, and neurohospitalists
- David Likosky, MD, EvergreenHealth, Kirkland, WAlikosky@neurohospitalistsociety.org
- S. Andrew Josephson, MD, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Submitted February 02, 2016 - AUTHOR RESPONDS: How neurologists are paid: Part 3: Hospital support, Veterans Administration, and neurohospitalists
- Peter D Donofrio, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TNpeter.donofrio@vanderbilt.edu
Submitted February 02, 2016
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