Prof. Zbigniew Wszolek Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, USA

Zbigniew K. Wszolek, M.D., is a consultant in the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Dr. Wszolek joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 1998 and holds the academic rank of professor of neurology and is recognized with the distinction of the Haworth Family Professorship in Neurodegenerative Diseases.... read moreDr. Wszolek earned his M.D. at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. His postgraduate training includes a neurology residency and fellowships in clinical neurophysiology, movement disorders and PET imaging in Poland, the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Wszolek’s scientific interests are in the field of clinical genetics of neurodegenerative conditions. He has been instrumental in the discovery of the several genes in which the mutations produce the clinical signs of parkinsonism, dementia, dystonia, ataxia and others. He holds several patents for discoveries related to the genetics of parkinsonism. He served as a clinical core leader on the NIH-sponsored Mayo Clinic Florida Morris K. Udall Parkinson’s Disease Research Center of Excellence from 1999 to 2018. Dr. Wszolek has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals with over 500 publications (posted on PubMed.gov). He is a former co-editor-in-chief of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders and associate editor of European Journal of Neurology. He currently serves as co-editor-in-chief of the Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery. Dr. Wszolek is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association, and he is a founding officer of the World Federation of Neurology and International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. He has served on committees, including in leadership roles, for numerous professional organizations. He served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Translational and Clinical Research Flagship Programme of the National Medical Research Council of Singapore.