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Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCP, FAAN, FANA

Melissa and Paul Anderson President's Distinguished Professor
Chief, Multiple Sclerosis Division, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine
Director, Center for Neuroinflammation and Neurotherapeutics
Research Scientist, Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania
Staff Neurologist, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology

Contact information
Department of Neurology
3400 Spruce Street – 3 Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3606
Fax: 215-662-3362
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education
BSc (Biology and Psychology)
McMaster University, 1988.
MD (Medicine)
McGill University, 1993.
Post-Graduate Training
Neurology Residency training, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1993-1997.
Internal Medicine Internship , Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1993-1997.
Fellow in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1993-1994.
Fellow in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. , 1994-1997.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997-1998.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Center for Neurologic Disease, Harvard Medical School, 1997-2000.
Certificate Program in Clinical Effectiveness, Harvard School of Public Health, 1997-1997.
M.Sc. awarded, Medical Science and Translational Research; Clinical Investigator Training Program (CITP), Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997-1999.
Fellow, Clinical Investigator Training Program (CITP), Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997-1998.
Clinical Fellow in Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1997-2000.
Certifications
Medical Council of Canada, 1994.
American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 1997.
Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC), 1998.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1998.
Federation des Médecins du Québec (FMQ), 2000.
Federation des Médecins Specialists du Québec (FMSQ), 2000.
American Neurological Association (ANA), 2009.
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