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Paul G. Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Headache/Sports Neurology/Concussion Specialist, Mass General Brigham Health Care/Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Co-Chief Medical Editor, Practical Neurology
Director of Legislative Affairs, National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
Paul G. Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS completed his neurology residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and then completed a fellowship in headache medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He is board certified in neurology and headache
medicine. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and an Affiliate Member of the HMS Division of Sleep Medicine. He holds positions at three HMS affiliated institutions. He has clinical appointments at
Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates/Atrius Health, as well as a teaching appointment at the Cambridge Health Alliance. As part of his headache and sports neurology/concussion practice, Dr. Mathew performs Botox injections,
nerve blocks, and trigger point injections.
In terms of his academic responsibilities, he has been involved in the education of countless neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine, family medicine, dental medicine, pain medicine, and headache medicine trainees. He has written over 90 publications,
and has presented at both national and international conferences. Dr. Mathew has served as a peer reviewer for multiple journals including the American Journal of Managed Care, the British Medical Journal, Cephalalgia, the Cleveland Clinic Journal
of Medicine, Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, Headache, Headache Currents, the Journal of Neuroimaging, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, Neurology, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Pain Medicine. He is the
Co-Chief Medical Editor of the journal Practical Neurology. He is an active member of several medical societies including the American Academy of Neurology, the Massachusetts Neurological Association, the American Headache Society, the International
Headache Society, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, and the Indian Medical Association of New England. He is the current Chairman of the American Headache Society Procedural Special Interest
Section, a Member of the Board of the Directors of the National Headache Foundation, and an Executive Board Member of the Indian Medical Association of New England.
As a graduate of the American Academy of Neurology’s Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum, Dr. Mathew applies his passion and expertise to the role of advocate for both patients and fellow physicians. He has participated in multiple successful lobbying
efforts in Washington, DC headed by the American Academy of Neurology to improve patient access to healthcare and research funding. In March, 2015, Dr. Mathew was appointed as the neurology representative on the advisory board of the National Board
of Physicians and Surgeons (www.NBPAS.org), and in January, 2019 was appointed Director of Legislative Affairs. The National Board of Physicians and Surgeons is an organization committed to
providing board re-certification that ensures physician compliance with national standards and lifelong learning after completing initial board certification with a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic
Association (AOA), or the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS). In addition, Dr. Mathew applies his passion for patient education/advocacy having served as a contributor on the Harvard Medical School Health Blog (www.health.harvard.edu/blog/author/pgmathew), Migraine Again (www.migraineagain.com), the Migraine World Summit (https://migraineworldsummit.com/), and Miles for Migraine (https://www.milesformigraine.org/).
Jerome Lisk, M.D., FAAN
Board Certified Neurologist with a Fellowship in Movement Disorders
Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center
Dr. Lisk is a Movement Disorder Specialist practicing in Denton/Flower Mound, Texas. He has been a Principle Site Investigator in several national clinical research trials in Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Lisk is an Alumni of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he did research on immunotoxin therapy. He received a medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia and Interned at The University of California, Los Angeles. He completed Neurology
Residency & received a Movement Disorders fellowship at the University of Texas at Houston.
Memberships include The International Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Society and The American Academy of Neurology where he is on the Digital Strategy Committee, Career Leadership Subcommittee, Movement Disorder Topic Workgroup Subcommittee
and has been faculty, as well as, a moderator for past International American Academy Annual Meetings.
Former appointments include- Board of Directors of the American Heart Association- African-American Task Force for the Western States, Alzheimer’s Association Board-Member- Southwest Missouri Chapter, Expert Reviewer for the California Medical Board,
member of the American Association for Physician Leadership and Association of American Physicians & Surgeons and a member of the California Neurology Society Bylaws Committee.
Dr. Lisk is a 2013 Graduate of the American Academy of Neurology Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum, 2016 Graduate of the American Academy of Neurology Diversity Leadership Program, 2018 Graduate of the Trinity Leadership Curriculum, 2010 NAACP Man of
Valor Award Recipient. He has also been voted as one of Pasadena Top Docs by Pasadena Magazine from 2011 to 2015.
Current Appointments positions include- Parkinson Foundation Greater Texas Advisory Board, Health Services Authority Board of Directors by Governor Gregg Abbott, Medical Advisory Committee for the California State Athletic Commission and Board Member
Alzheimer’s Association Medical & Scientific Committee-Northeast Texas and Dallas. Dr. Lisk is also a Biotech Medical Advisor for startup companies including Beneufit, Likeminds Global, TelloMed and LevelEx.