Stephen G. Waxman, MD, PhD

Chairman, Department of Neurology

Bridget Marie Flaherty Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology, & Pharmacology

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, CT

Chief, Neurology Service

Yale-New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT

Visiting Professor of Neurology, Anatomy, & Biology

Institute of Neurology

University College

London, England

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