Neurologists Go to Washington

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Neurologists Go to Washington

St. , Minn. (June 14, 2004) – June 8 and 9 marked the second annual

Neurology on the Hill Day as a group of 53 neurologists traveled to

Washington, D.C. to put a face on neurological issues with more than 100

members of Congress.

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Neurology on the

Hill Day empowers

neurologists to advocate on behalf of their patients for sensible

healthcare reforms at the national level.

On Capitol Hill, the participants asked that their legislators support

medical liability reform, the STOP Stroke Act, changes in prescription

drug formulary policies and the Medicare physician payment formula, and

the completion of the Porter Neuroscience Research Center at the

National Institutes of Health.

The AAN neurologists, from 29 states, met with 112 members of Congress.

This is nearly double the efforts of Neurology on the Hill Day in 2003,

when the AAN sent 30 neurologists from 16 states who visited 69 members

of Congress.

“Creating legislative policy is often an abstract and calculated

process, where the true impact of new laws and regulations gets lost,”

said Mark S. Yerby, MD, MPH, who chairs the AAN Legislative Affairs

Committee. “This event is an opportunity to remind our elected officials

in Washington that their decisions have a tremendous effect – good or

bad – on the lives of people with neurological disorders and the doctors

who are dedicated to treating them.”

The 53 participating neurologists are listed below by state. For more

information about the American Academy of Neurology and Neurology on the

Hill, visit www.aan.com/advocacy.

The American Academy of Neurology, an association of more than 18,000

neurologists and

neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to improving patient care

through education and research.

The 53 neurologists who attended Neurology on the Hill Day are the

following (alphabetical by state):

, MD, Bullhead City, Ariz.

Ignacio Carrillo-Nunez, MD, Irvine, Calif.

Hopp, MD, Los Angeles, Calif.

bel Young, MD, Culver City, Calif.

Chin, MD, Los Angeles, Calif.

A. Jim Nagy, MD, New Haven, Conn.

Mircea Morariu, MD, Boynton Beach, Fla.

Barnea, MD, Coral Springs, Fla.

Hal Pineless, DO, Longwood, Fla.

Mark Werner, MD, Gainesville, Fla.

Wiscovitch, MD, Tampa, Fla.

h Garland, MD, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Schlageter, MD, Geneva, Ill.

Olson, MD, Chicago, Ill.

Wasserman, MD, Niles, Ill.

Vidic, MD, Elkhart, Ind.

Sermersheim, MD, Lafayette, Ind.

, MD, Bettendorf, Iowa

Kore Liow, MD, Wichita, Kan.

Francis Kittredge, Jr., MD, Bangor, Maine

Bhagwan Moorjani, MD, Laurel, Md.

Lavenstein, MD, Chevy Chase, Md.

, MD, Baltimore, Md.

Heydrick, MD, Ellicott City, Md.

McDermott, MD, Silver Spring, Md.

, MD, Rockville, Md.

Buchwald, MD, Cambridge, Mass.

Walter Koroshetz, MD, Milton, Mass.

Newman, MD, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Morrell, MD, Lathrup Villiage, Mich.

Mack, MD, PhD, Rochester, Minn.

Gates, MD, St. , Minn.

Janson, MD, Camden, N.J.

Glenn Graham, MD, PhD, Albuquerque, N.M.

J. Lucas Koberda, MD, PhD, Potsdam, N.Y.

O’Neill D’Cruz, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Heidi Moawad, MD, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Westbrook, MD, Bratenahl, Ohio

Reina, MD, Lawton, Okla.

Mark Yerby, MD, Portland, Ore.

Elaine , MD, Providence, R.I.

Amie , MD, Providence, R.I.

Gaines, MD, Nashville, Tenn.

, MD, Nashville, Tenn.

Cavazos, MD, PhD, San , Texas

Liana Dawson, MD, Longview, Texas

Sara Austin, MD, Austin, Texas

Gilmer, MD, Houston, Texas

Larriviere, MD, Charlottesville, Va.

Shapiro, MD, PhD, Burlington, Vt.

Hohler, MD, Steilacoom, Wash.

Lily Jung, MD, Seattle, Wash.

Balaji Vishwanat, MD, Onalaska, Wis.