Jacqueline A. French, MD, Named First Vice President of American Epilepsy Society

Newswise — Jacqueline A. French, MD, professor of neurology and director of translational research and clinical trials at the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone Medical Center, was named first vice president of the American Epilepsy Society (AES) during the 65th annual meeting this past weekend in Baltimore, Maryland. Her one-year term begins immediately.

Dr. French is an expert in the research and clinical care of seizures and epilepsy, including the use of electroencephalography (EEG) techniques as well as advances in antiepileptic drugs. An active member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society, Dr. French was the 2005 recipient of the American Epilepsy Society Service Award. She serves on the board for the American Society of Experimental Therapeutics and is the past co-chair of the International League Against Epilepsy Commission on Therapeutic Strategies and past-chair of the North American Commission.

Dr. French lectures around the world on topics related to antiepileptic drug therapeutics and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for many journals, including Epileptic Disorders, and on the editorial boards of Lancet Neurology and Neurotherapeutics. Prior to joining NYU Langone in 2007, Dr. French was assistant dean for clinical trials at the University of Pennsylvania. A graduate of Brown University’s School of Medicine, she trained in neurology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and completed fellowships in EEG and epilepsy at Mount Sinai Hospital and Yale University.

The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone Medical Center is among the largest epilepsy centers in the United States and designated a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). You can learn more at http://epilepsy.med.nyu.edu/.

About NYU Langone Medical CenterNYU Langone Medical Center, a world-class patient-centered integrated academic medical center, is one of the nation’s premier centers for excellence in health care, biomedical research, and medical education. Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone is comprised of three hospitals – Tisch Hospital, a 705-bed acute-care tertiary facility, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first rehabilitation hospital in the world, with 174 beds and extensive outpatient rehabilitation programs, and the 190-bed Hospital for Joint Diseases, one of only five hospitals in the world dedicated to orthopaedics and rheumatology – plus the NYU School of Medicine, one of the nation’s preeminent academic institutions. For more information visit www.NYULMC.org.