NAME: Amos D. Korczyn POSITION TITLE: Professor Emeritus at Tel-Aviv University Medical School (Neurology) EDUCATION/TRAINING INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE DATE FIELD OF STUDY Hebrew University, Israel MSc 1966 Pharmacology Hebrew University–Hadassah Medical School, Israel MD 1966 Medical Doctor A. Personal Statement I graduated from the Hebrew University–Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem in 1966 (MD), where I also received an MSc degree in pharmacology (cum laude) in 1966. I trained in neurology at Beilinson Hospital and at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London. I was the Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Tel-Aviv Medical Center from 1981 until 2002, and the incumbent of the Sieratzki Chair of Neurology at Tel-Aviv University, 1995-2010. I have a particular interest in neurodegenerative diseases. I have authored or co-authored over 600 articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as many chapters in books. I edited several books and Special Issues in Journals, and am Regional Editor of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. I am or have been an Editorial Board member of 20 international journals, and organized several neurological conferences, mainly in the field of dementia, Parkinson’s disease and other degenerative brain disorders, as well as CONy – the International Congress on Controversies in Neurology, and have organized the Mental Dysfunction in Parkinson's disease congresses since 1993. I served on advisory boards in several drug discovery programs. I am the Chairman of the Scientific Medical Board of the Israeli Alzheimer's disease association (EMDA), member of the SAB of Alzheimer Disease International (ADI), and have been the chairman of the WFN Research Committee for Clinical Neuropharmacology. I am an honorary member of the neurological societies of Israel, Serbia, Poland and Russia. My H-index is 68. Publications and Research Products : a. Korczyn AD. Vascular parkinsonism--characteristics, pathogenesis and treatment. Nat Rev Neurol. 2015 Jun;11(6):319-26. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2015.61. Epub 2015 Apr 28. PMID: 25917706 b. Korczyn AD. Dementia in the COVID-19 Period. J Alzheimers Dis. 2020;75(4):1071-1072. doi: 10.3233/JAD-200609. PMID: 32538858; PMCID: PMC7369036. c. Korczyn AD, Vakhapova V, Grinberg LT. Vascular dementia. J Neurol Sci. 2012 Nov 15;322(1-2):2-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.03.027. Epub 2012 May 8. PMID: 22575403; PMCID: PMC3435447 d. Korczyn AD, Halperin I. Depression and dementia. J Neurol Sci. 2009 Aug 15;283(1-2):139-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.02.346. Epub 2009 Apr 5. PMID: 19345960. B. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors Positions and Scientific Appointments ACADEMIC POSITIONS Years Position, Place 1995 - 2010 Sieratzki Chair of Neurology, Tel Aviv University. 1994 - 2000 Chairman, Helsinki Committee, Tel Aviv University. 1985 - 2010 Professor of Neurology and of Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University 1979 Associate Professor of Neuropharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. 1974 Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. 1970 Lecturer in Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. 1968 Instructor in Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. 1967 - 1968 Research and teaching assistant, Dept. of Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. 1965 - 1967 Research and teaching assistant, Dept. of Pharmacology, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Years Position, Place 1981 - 2002 Chairman, Neurology Department, Tel Aviv Medical Center. 1977 - 1981 Senior Neurologist, Beilinson Hospital 1977 - 1978 Neurological consultant, Hillel Yaffe Hospital, Hadera. 1974 – 1978 Neurological consultant, Beit Rivka Hospital, Petah Tikva and Yosseftal Hospital, Eilat. 1974 - 1976 Acting Head, Neurological Unit, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva. 1972 - 1974 Staff Neurologist, Beilinson Hospital, Neurological Consultant, Hasharon Hospital, Petah Tikva. 1971 – 1972 Registrar and Academic Registrar, The National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London. 1970 - 1971 House Physician, Goodmayes Psychiatric Hospital, Ilford, England. 1976 - 1970 House Physician, Department of Neurology, Beilinson Hospital. Other Experience and Professional Memberships Years Title 1992 International Association for the Study of Pain. 1991 International Psychogeriatric Association 1987 European Association of Clinical Neuropharmacology. 1987 American Academy of Neurology. 1978 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. 1975 European Brain and Behaviour Society. 1970 Israel Society for EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology. 1968 Israel Neurological Association. 1967 Israel Medical Association. 1965 Israel Physiological and Pharmacological Society. Licensures Years Position, Place 1971 - 1972 Training in Neurology, National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London. 1970 - 1971 Training in Psychiatry, Goodmayes Hospital, England. 1967- 1970 Training in Neurology, Beilinson Hospital. C. Contributions to Science 1. I have authored or co-authored over 600 articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as many chapters in books. My very early publications addressed the effect on nerve stimulation by brain stem transections. a. Leibowitz, U., Bergmann, F. and Korczyn A.D. Effect of brain stem transections on vasomotor response to nerve stimulation. Arch. Int. Physiol. 71:662-673, 1963. b. Korczyn A.D., Leibowitz, U. and Bergmann, F. Effect of pentobarbitone on respiratory responses to nerve stimulation. Confin. Neurol. (Basel) 25:183-195, 1965. c. Leibowitz, U., Korczyn A.D. and Bergmann, F. Effect of brain transections on the respiratory response to nerve stimulation. J. Neurol. Sci. 2:241-252, 1965. d. Bergmann, F. and Korczyn A.D. Effect of brain stem transections on blood pressure responses, evoked by afferent nerve stimulation in the cat. Isr. J. Med. Sci. 1:979-987, 1965. 2. My recent work has dealt with Alzheimer Disease and Parkinson’s disease. a. Korczyn A.D. Why have we failed to cure Alzheimer's disease? JNHA 14: (Suppl 2), 2010. b. Balash Y., Gurevich T., Naftaliev M., Naftaliev E., Shabtai H., Rosenberg A., Ezra A., Klepiko D., Korczyn A., Giladi N., Kesler A. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in patients with. Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. J Neurol 258 (Suppl 1):S146, 2011. c. Korczyn A.D. Why have we failed to find a cure for AD? Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 109 (Suppl 1):A136, 2011 d. Korczyn A.D. Are the new AD diagnostic criteria helpful in clinical trials? JNHA 15: (Suppl 1):S3, 2011 Full list of published work: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Amos+D.+Korczyn&sort=date