Brief Biography:
I am a neurologist with subspecialty in Neurophthalmology and Neurotology
Academic positions:
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1. 1997: Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology; Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
2. 1998 - 2007: Program Director, Neurology Residency Program University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
3. 1998 - 1999: Interim Program Director, Program of Neurology University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
4. 1999: Acting Head, Department of Neurology University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
5. 2000 - Present: Head, Department of Neurology University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
6. 2007 - Present: Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency Program University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
1. 1976 - 1977: Assistant Clinical Instructor; University of Pittsburgh Eye and Ear Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
2. 1977 - 1978: Clinical Instructor; Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
3. 1978 - 1984: Assistant Professor; Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C
4. 1984 - 1996: Associate Professor of Neurology (with tenure); Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C
5. 1996 - 1997: Professor of Neurology (with tenure) Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C
6. 1997 - Present: Professor of Neurology (with tenure) University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
7. 2005 - Present: Adjunct Professor of Neurology; Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
8. 2011-Present: Secondary Appointment Professor of Neurosurgery; UICOMP
PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR SOCIETIES:
1. 1973 - Present: American Academy of Neurology
2. 1978 - Present: Frank B. Walsh Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
3. 1980 - Present: Academia Colombiana de Neurologia
4. 2001 - Present: New York Academy of Sciences
5. 1984 - Present: Sociedad Neurologica de Colombia
6. 1984 - Present: Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease
7. 1985 - Present: Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
8. 1986 - Present: Fellow, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
9. 1988 - Present: Clinical Eye Movement Society
10. 1990 - Present: American Neurological Association
11. 1998 - Present: Association of University Professors of Neurology
12. 2000 - Present: The Royal Society of Medicine
13. 2002 - Present: Reviewer, National Board of Medical Examiner
14. 2008 - Present: NORDIC
15. 2010 - Present: Barany Society
16. 2012 - Present: Nominated by the class 0f 2012 Alpha-Omega-Alpha University of
Illinois Faculty Member
Research interests:
Neurophthalmology
Any other information:
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Kattah JC, Kennerdell JS. Orbital apex syndrome secondary to herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Am J Ophthalmol 85:378-82, 1978.
2. Fermaglich J, Kattah JC, Manz H. Venous angioma of the optic chiasm. Annals of Neurology 4:470-1, 1978.
3. Drayer B, Kattah JC, Rosenbaum A, Kennderdell JS, Maroon L. Diagnostic approaches to pituitary adenomas. Neurology 29:161-9, 1979.
4. Cohan SL, Kattah JC, Limaye S. Familial tapetoretinal degeneration and epilepsy. Arch Neurol 36:544-6, 1979.
5. Kattah JC, Suski ET, Killen JY, Smith FP, Limaye SR. Optic neuritis and systemic lymphoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology 89:431 6, 1980.
6. Kattah JC, Luessenhop AJ. Resolution of classic migraine after removal of an occipital lobe AVM. Ann Neurol 7:93, 1980.
7. Kattah JC, Jenkins RB, Pilkerton AR, Rao NA, Manz HJ, Frazer M. Multifocal primary ocular and central nervous system malignant lymphoma: A clinicopathologic report. Ann Ophthalmology 13:589 93, 1981.
8. Kattah JC, Luessenhop AJ, Kolsky M, Ferraz F. Removal of occipital arteriovenous malformations with sparing of visual fields. Arch Neurology 38:307 9, 1981.
9. Kattah JC, Dennis P, Kolsky M, Schellinger D, Cohan SL. Computed Tomography in patients with homonymous visual field defects. A clinico-radiologic correlation. Comp Tomgr 5:301-12, 1981.
10. Kattah JC. Neurophthalmologic signs in headache syndromes. Am Fam Phys 25:99 105, 1982.
11. Kattah JC, Cohan SL, Cahill W, Buas M. Monocular rotary nystagmus. J Clin Neuro Ophthal 3:49 51, 1983.
12. Kattah JC, Kolsky MP, Guy J, O'Doherty DS. Primary position vertical nystagmus and cerebellar ataxia. Arch Neurol 40:310 4, 1983.
13. Valeriano J, Tucker P, Kattah JC. An unusual cause of hypokalemia induced muscle weakness. Neurol 33:1242 3, 1983.
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