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A. Gordon Smith, MD, FAAN

Professor and Chair of Neurology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States

A. Gordon Smith MD is the Kenneth and Diane Wright Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Smith received his MD from the Mayo Clinic and completed Neurology residency and a fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine at the University of Michigan. Prior to his current role he was Vice Chair for Research and Chief of the Division of Neuromuscular Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Smith’s area of clinical expertise is neuromuscular medicine, particularly peripheral neuropathies, and disorders of neuromuscular junction transmission. His NIH funded research team focuses on peripheral neuropathy in the settings of chemotherapy exposure, diabetes, and obesity. He has a particular interest in biomarker development and novel clinical trial design for peripheral neuropathy. Dr. Smith regularly consults with industry regarding drug development for neuropathy and neuropathic pain, and he chairs or serves on numerous data safety monitoring boards. He is a standing member of the NIH Heal Initiative EPPIC-Net study section and is Chair of NSD-K, the NINDS Clinical Trial study section. Dr. Smith has a health policy interest in drug pricing, particularly in the rare disease space and has spoken and written widely on this topic. Dr. Smith has published over 150 peer reviewed articles and book chapters and regularly contributes to the Neurology Podcast and Continuum Audio. He holds numerous leadership roles in national and international professional organizations. He is a Councilor and second vice president for the Association of University Professors of Neurology, a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy and the International Diabetic Neuropathy Consortium and is a member of numerous committees and workgroups with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Brain Foundation (ABF). Dr. Smith is a past member of the AAN Board of Directors of the AAN and the Peripheral Nerve Society, and the ABF Board of Trustees for which he also served as Board Secretary.

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