Vice Chair, Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Neurology
Biography
Dr. Michael Benatar, MD, PhD - is a Professor of Neurology and of Public Health Sciences, Chief of Neuromuscular Division, and Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research in the Department of Neurology. He is the Walter Bradley Chair in ALS Research and the Executive Director of the ALS Center at the University of Miami. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and is also trained in both basic neuroscience (DPhil, Oxford) and clinical research methods (Masters in the Science of Clinical Research Emory). He leads an active clinical and translational research program focused on biomarker and therapy development for ALS. He is the PI of the ongoing Pre-Symptomatic Familial ALS (Pre-fALS) study as well as the CReATe Consortium, a rare diseases clinical research consortium focused on ALS and related neurodegenerative diseases.
Education & Training
Education
2005: Emory University, United States
MS, Clinical Research
1997: Oxford University, United Kingdom
PhD, Neuroscience
1992: University of Cape Town, South Africa
MD
Post Graduate Training
2003: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Fellowship
2002: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Residency
1999: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Internship
1998: Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Other
1994: Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Other
1994: Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Other
1993: Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Internship
Licensures and Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Neurology
Honors & Awards
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Publications
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