NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Medica US announces that Neurology Times, an online community and information resource for neurologists and other healthcare providers, has established an Editorial Board to help guide the new site's editorial tone and direction and contribute ideas and content.

The inaugural Neurology Times Editorial Board members are:


    --  Andrew Wilner, MD, former Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at
        Brown University School of Medicine, is a neurologist, medical
        journalist, and medical advisor for Accordant Health Services Epilepsy
        Disease Management Program in North Carolina. Dr. Wilner's contributions
        to Neurology Times include "Closer and Closer to the Cause of Multiple
        Sclerosis," a report from the recent ACTRIMS/ECTRIMS meeting, and
        "Predicting Late Seizures After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A New Tool."
    --  Anthony H. Risser, PhD, a neuropsychologist and pharmaceutical CNS
        clinical trials consultant, teaches applied methodology for University
        of Liverpool Online and provides diagnostic assessment of patients with
        neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other
        disorders. His contributions to Neurology Times include "Perhaps the
        Nose Knows: UPSIT and Alzheimer Disease," a report from the Alzheimer's
        Association's AAIC14 Denmark conference, and "In Praise of the Amnesia
        Case Study."
    --  Sreeram Ramagopalan, PhD, a research scientist at the University of
        Oxford and Evidera in London, has a special interest in the epidemiology
        of multiple sclerosis. He has authored or coauthored more than 200
        publications and presented his work internationally. Dr. Ramagopalan's
        contributions to Neurology Times include "Multiple Sclerosis Causes
        Excessive Deaths, Study Says" and "Stay Alert to Sleep Problems in
        Multiple Sclerosis"

"We are delighted that these leading professionals will be sharing their expertise with our readers," said Neurology Times Group Editorial Director Susan Kweskin. "We continue to develop our Editorial Board and are looking for more MDs and other health care professionals interested in joining the board."

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