History of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

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How much more could you do if you joined forces with hundreds—or even thousands—of other inspired minds? The founders of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ asked that same question back in 1948, and our organization was born.

More than 75 years later, we’re a thriving, global community of 44,000+ neurologists and neurology professionals. Our mission? To enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

75 years of Neurology® timeline

Explore the first 75 years of Neurology® with its , from its earliest cover designs to landmark manuscripts that shaped the field. Learn about those who guided its direction and see how Neurology® adapted, expanded, and innovated through each era.

Digital archives

Want to see some history? Explore our archive of historical correspondence, photos, and publications.

AB Baker

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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Letterhead

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Four Horsemen

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Letter to establish Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

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Poster display

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1996 Annual Courses

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1989 Member Directory

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Western Union Telegram

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ABPN Letter

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1949 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­AM Program Cover

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Past Presidents

A.B. Baker, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1948-1951

Pearce Bailey, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1951-1953

Howard D. Fabing, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1953-1955

Walter O. Klingman, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1955-1957

Francis M. Forster, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1957-1959

Augustus S. Rose, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1959-1961

Adolph L. Sahs, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1961-1963

Joseph M. Foley, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1963-1965

Charles A. Kane, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1965-1967

Richard P. Schmidt, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1967-1969

Sidney Carter, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1969-1971

Joe R. Brown, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1971-1973

Gilbert H. Glaser, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1973-1975

Robert A. Fishman, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1975-1977

Robert J. Joynt, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1977-1979

Dewey K. Ziegler, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1979-1981

Maynard M. Cohen, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1981-1983

Nelson G. Richards, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1983-1985

Melvin Greer, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1985-1987

Theodore L. Munsat, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1987-1989

Lewis P. Rowland, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1989-1991

Roger N. Rosenberg, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1991-1993

Jack P. Whisnant, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1993-1995

Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1995-1997

Steven P. Ringel, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1997-1999

Francis I. Kittredge, Jr., MD, JD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
1999-2001

Stanley Fahn, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2001-2003

Sandra F. Olson, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2003-2005

Thomas R. Swift, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2005-2007

Stephen M. Sergay, MB BCh, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2007-2009

Robert C. Griggs, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2009-2011

Bruce Sigsbee, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2011-2013

Timothy A. Pedley, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2013-2015

Terrence L. Cascino, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2015-2017

Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, FAHA, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2017-2019

James C. Stevens, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2019-2021

Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2021-2023

Carlayne E. Jackson, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
2023-2025

Oral history interview transcripts

Hear from the neurology icons who helped create and shape the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­! These interviews were conducted by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­’s member-led History Section or by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ staff, and they provide a first-hand glimpse at how our organization has grown and changed over the years.

Interview Subject

Date

Location

Interviewer

Notes

A.B. Baker, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 29, 1982

Washington, DC

Maynard M. Cohen, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

With Adolph Sahs, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Terrence L. Cascino, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 12, 2017

Minneapolis, MN

Tim Streeter

  

Maynard M. Cohen, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

August 1, 2012

Woods Hole, MA

Christopher Goetz, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Barbara W. Sommer

Includes photos and CV

Robert B. Daroff, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Part 1

Part 2

 

February 22, 2014

April 20, 2014

 

Douglas J. Lanska, MD, MS, MSPH, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Barbara W. Sommer

Russell DeJong, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 29, 1982

Washington, DC

Robert D. Currier, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

With Francis M. Forster, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Peter J. Dyck, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 4, 2018

Philadelphia, PA

Christopher J. Boes, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

 

Stanley Fahn, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 24, 2017

Boston, MA

Tim Streeter

 

Stanley Fahn, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 20, 2015

Washington, DC

Michael S. Okun, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Lauren E. Klaffke

 

Joseph M. Foley, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

December 8, 2011

Cleveland Heights, OH

Douglas J. Lanska, MD, MS, MSPH, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Barbara W. Sommer

Includes photos and CV

Joseph M. Foley, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

August 28, 2008

Phone interview

Tim Streeter

Included as an Appendix in the above transcript

Francis M. Forster, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

December 9, 1997 to April 7, 1998

 

Edited by Douglas J. Lanska, MD, MS, MSPH, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Correspondence with Robert B. Daroff, MD, and Lewis P. Rowland, MD

Francis M. Forster, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 29, 1982

Washington, DC

Robert D. Currier, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

With Russell DeJong, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Robert C. Griggs, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 22, 2017

Boston, MA

Tim Streeter

 

Sami I. Harik, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

June 9, 2014

Phone interview

Douglas J. Lanska, MD, MS, MSPH, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

 

Kenneth M. Heilman, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

November 4, 2013

Gainesville, FL

Heidi L. Roth, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Barbara W. Sommer

Includes photos

Carlayne E. Jackson, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

June 12, 2025

Minneapolis, MN

Jessie Ehreth

Francis I. Kittredge, Jr., MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 22, 2017

Boston, MA

Tim Streeter

With Roger N. Rosenberg, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

William M. Landau, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

August 10, 2012

St. Louis, MO

Victor W. Henderson, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Barbara W. Sommer

 Includes photos and CV

M. Marsel Mesulam, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

January 12, 2015

Chicago, IL

Kirk R. Daffner, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Lauren E. Klaffke

 

Brenda Milner, PhD, ScD

December 2, 2011

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Heidi L. Roth, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Barbara W. Sommer

Includes photos and CV

Sandra F. Olson, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 23, 2017

Boston, MA

Tim Streeter

  

Timothy A. Pedley, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

November 10, 2018

Minneapolis, MN

Tim Streeter

 

Jerome B. Posner, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

October 13, 2014

New York, NY

Lisa M. DeAngelis MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Lauren E. Klaffke

 

Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

 April 27, 2017   Boston, MA  Douglas J. Lanska, MD, MS, FSPH, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Lauren E. Klaffke

Appendix 1: Photos from interview

Appendix 2: Images of other “prions”

Joseph A. Resch, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

January 29, 2008

Lauderdale, MN

Tim Streeter

 

Nelson G. Richards, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

June 29, 2017

Interview via email

Tim Streeter

 

Steven P. Ringel, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 23, 2017

Boston, MA

Tim Streeter

 

Lewis P. "Bud" Rowland, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

November 18, 2012

New York, NY

Steven Frucht, MD, and Barbara W. Sommer

With Esther Rowland; includes photos and CV

Roger N. Rosenberg, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 22, 2017

Boston, MA

Tim Streeter

With Francis I. Kittredge, Jr., MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, FAHA, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

July 11, 2019

Minneapolis, MN

Tim Streeter

In Memoriam

Adolph Sahs, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 29, 1982

Washington, DC

Maynard M. Cohen, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

With A.B. Baker, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Stephen M. Sergay, MB BCh, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 23, 2017

Boston, MA

Tim Streeter

 

Thomas R. Swift, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

April 22, 2017

Boston, MA

Tim Streeter

 

H. Richard Tyler, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

August 26, 2013

Brookline, MA

Kenneth L. Tyler, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, and Barbara W. Sommer

Photos and information on the H. Richard Tyler Collection of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Library