FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON June 25, 2026
Continuum® announces new editor-in-chief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS — The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has
named a new editor-in-chief of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology®,
its official continuing medical education (CME) journal. A. Gordon Smith, MD,
FAAN, will succeed Continuum® Editor-in-Chief Lyell
K. Jones, Jr, MD, FAAN, on May 1, 2027, when Jones departs from the
position to serve as the next president of the American Academy of Neurology.
Smith, who is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology,
will be the fifth editor-in-chief of Continuum since the journal was
launched in 1993.
“There has never been a more exciting time in neurology,
with remarkable discoveries and new therapies becoming available at an
accelerating pace,” said Smith. “As the incoming editor-in-chief, I look
forward to ensuring that Continuum continues its tradition of
educational innovation to be an essential resource for the entire neurology
care community in serving all patients with brain disease.”
Continuum is a bimonthly, topic-based,
clinically oriented review journal for the practicing neurologist, residents and fellows, advanced practice providers and
neurology professionals. It is written by authors who are experts in their
fields with each bimonthly issue containing knowledge around a single topic
area in neurology. Continuum also includes Continuum®
Audio, a companion podcast featuring conversations with Continuum guest
editors and authors that supplement each journal article, and Continuum® Aloud,
verbatim, audiobook-style recordings of Continuum articles.
Smith is the Kenneth and Dianne Wright Distinguished Chair
and Professor of Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in
Richmond, Virginia, and former chair of the Department of Neurology at
VCU.
Smith has served on the Continuum Editorial
Board since 2015, and as a Continuum Audio interviewer since
2023. He has also served on the AAN Institute Board of Directors in his role as
chair of the AAN Education Committee.
Following Smith’s graduation from the University of Virginia
and Mayo Medical School, he completed a neurology residency and neuromuscular
medicine fellowship at the University of Michigan. He is an internationally
recognized expert in neuromuscular medicine with a focus on disorders of the
peripheral nervous system. He has led and participated in numerous research
studies and clinical trials addressing peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes,
obesity, and chemotherapy exposure.
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