2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN NEUROLOGISTS IN AMERICA (AINA) LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Sponsored by the American Brain Foundation.
Recipient: Vinay Chaudhry, MD, MBA, CPE, FRCP, FAAN, Baltimore, MD Thank You Statement: I am deeply honored and grateful to receive this honor from an organization that I admire.
Why the Recipient Was Chosen: Chaudhry is professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he is the co-director of EMG laboratory and was Vice‑Chair of Clinical Affairs and Director of the Neurology Outpatient Center. He is internationally recognized as a clinician, teacher, researcher, and a leader in field of neuromuscular medicine and electrophysiology. Dr. Chaudhry’s areas of research include Wallerian degeneration in human nerves, multifocal motor neuropathy, toxic neuropathies, and electrophysiological aspects of neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Chaudhry has over 130 publications and has participated in numerous clinical trials in motor neuron disease, peripheral neuropathies, myasthenia gravis, and myotonic muscular dystrophy. He has been on the editorial board of muscle nerve, neurologist, and science. He has served on the board of directors of AAN and American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Dr. Chaudhry was the chair of Neuromuscular section of AAN (2001-05), and it was under his leadership that Neuromuscular Medicine Board was created. Dr. Chaudhry was President of the AINA from 2001-2003 and President of Aiimsonians of America (2002-4), his alumni group, which also awarded him with a distinguished alumnus award in 2006.
AWARD FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF HUMAN VALUES IN NEUROLOGY This award is sponsored by the Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee, a joint committee of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, and the Child Neurology Society.
Recipient: Madaline B. Harrison, MD, Charlottesville, VA Thank You Statement: I am grateful for this award and the opportunity to acknowledge my mentors. Thanks to Fred Wooten, MD, who taught me neurology and about being with patients and to Dan Becker, MD, MFA, for his encouragement and editor’s eye. Thanks also to the Taos Writing Retreat and my writing group. Why The Recipient Was Chosen: The Creative Expression Award recognizes the artistic expression of human values in neurology. Dr. Harrison’s essay, The 9 o’clock patient, elegantly expresses her keen understanding of her patients–not only their medical conditions, but also their relationships and the other sources of meaning in their lives.
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2018 AAN Annual Meeting On-site Guide