FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON June 08, 2005

Neurologists Go to Washington for 3rd Successful Year

St. Paul, Minn. -

The third annual Neurology on the Hill Day was successful as a group of 61 neurologists traveled to Washington, D.C. on May 24 and 25 to put a face on neurological issues with over 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. The neurologists, from 26 states and the District of Columbia, met with 106 members of Congress on Capitol Hill. The participants asked that their legislators support medical liability reform, consider the recommendations of the Medicaid Commission, and fix the Medicare payment formula. Participation has grown each year since the first Neurology on the Hill Day. The AAN sent 29 neurologists in 2003 and 54 neurologists in 2004. “This event is an opportunity to remind our elected officials in Washington that their decisions have a major impact on the lives of people with neurological disorders and the physicians who are dedicated to treating them,” said Mark S. Yerby, MD, MPH, who chairs the AAN Legislative Affairs Committee. The 61 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. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and stroke. -end-

Editor's Notes: The 61 neurologists who attended Neurology on the Hill Day are alphabetical by state: Peter Chin, MD, Los Angeles, Calif.
Susan Douglas, MD, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Meril Platzer, MD, Agoura Hills, Calif.
William Preston, MD, Laguna Beach, Calif.
Rosabel Young, MD, Culver City, Calif.
Anthony Alessi, MD, Norwich, Conn.
John Booss, MD, West Haven, Conn.
Srinath Kadimi, MD, Fairfield, Conn.
Glen Finney, MD, Gainsville, Fla.
Georgia Laliotis, MD, Tampa, Fla.
Lori Guyton, MD, Carterville, Ill.
Sandra F. Olson, MD, Chicago, Ill.
Simona Parvulescu-Codrea, MD, Chicago, Ill.
Michael Wasserman, MD, Niles, Ill.
Nidhi Watson, MD, Oak Park, Ill.
Laura Baugh, MD, Indianapolis, Ind.
Thomas Vidic, MD, Elkhart, Ind.
Bruce Sigsbee, MD, Union, Maine
Francis I. Kittredge, Jr., MD, Bangor, Maine
Thomas Conley, MD, Columbia, Md.
Natalie Getzoff, MD, Bethesda, Md.
Stuart Goodman, MD, Clinton, Md.
Bhagwan Moorjani, MD, Laurel, Md.
Beth Murinson, MD, PhD, Baltimore, Md.
Jack Tsao, MD, Bethesda, Md.
Maciej Mrugala, MD, Cambridge, Mass.
Steve Newman, MD, Bloomfield, Mich.
John Gates, MD, St. Paul, Minn.
Linda Marden, MD, Brainerd, Minn.
Robert W. Van Boven, MD, DDS, Virginia, Minn.
David Walsh, MD, St. Louis, Mo.
Pushpa Narayanaswami, MBBS, MD, Hastings, Neb.
Ammar Al Kawi, MD, Newark, N.J.
Caren Marks, MD, Highland Park, N.J.
Nancy Mueller, MD, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Glenn Graham, MD, PhD, Albuquerque, N.M.
Russell Snyder, MD, Albuquerque, N.M.
Lawrence Samkoff, MD, Rochester, N.Y.
Jaroslaw Koberda, MD, PhD, Potsdam, N.Y.
O’Neill D’Cruz, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Daniel Tesfaye, MD, Wilmington, N.C.
Edward L. Westbrook, MD, Bratenhal, Ohio
Kathleen Fitzgerald, MD, Eugene, Ore.
Mark Yerby, MD, MPH, Portland, Ore.
Cecilia Keller, MD, Corvallis, Ore.
Jonathan Hosey, MD, Danville, Pa.
Elaine Jones, MD, Barrington, R.I.
David Charles, MD, Nashville, Tenn.
Michael Kaminski, MD, Nashville, Tenn.
George R. Lee, III, MD, Nashville, Tenn.
Roy Elterman, MD, Dallas, Texas
Patricia Evans, MD, Dallas, Texas
Joseph McSherry, MD, Burlington, Vt.
Robert Shapiro, MD, PhD, Charlotte, Vt.
Daniel Larriviere, MD, JD, Charlottesville, Va.
Bill Subramaniam, MD, Colonial Heights, Va.
Maureen Callaghan, MD, Olympia, Wash.
Lily Jung, MD, Seattle, Wash.
Conrad C. Nievera, Jr., MD, Wauwatosa, Wis.
Daniel Foster, DO, Washington, D.C.
David Lieberman, MD, Washington, D.C.