Lecturers at the Jefferson Educational Society

Alan H. Lockwood, M.D. FAAN is an Emeritus Professor of Neurology at the University at Buffalo. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Cornell University Medical College and was trained in Neurology at the University of California San Francisco with post-residency training in neurochemistry and use of radionuclides at Cornell University Medical College and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is board certified in Neurology and a member of the American Neurological Association and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He is the author of approximately 220 publications on diverse scientific topics ranging from hepatic encephalopathy, medical problems of musicians to functional imaging of the auditory system, tinnitus and environmental toxicants. He has been an active member of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) for three decades and was President of PSR National in 1994, is currently a member of the Board and Co-Chair of the Environment and Health Committee. The lead author of PSR’s report “Coal’s Assault on Human Health,” Dr. Lockwood is also the author of a new book on coal, The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health, published by MIT Press (available September 2012).

To request Dr. Lockwood as a speaker, please email psrnatl@psr.org or call 202-667-4260.