Weiner, William J(errold)

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WEINER, William J(errold)

WEINER, William J(errold). American, b. 1945. Genres: Medicine/Health. Career: Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, intern, 1969-70, neurology resident, 1971-73; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, assistant professor of neurology, 1975-77; Rush University, Chicago, IL, associate professor of neurology and pharmacology, 1977-83; University of Miami, Miami, FL, professor of neurology and director of Movement Disorders Center, 1983-. Member of Parkinson's Study Group and Huntington's Study Group. Publications: (with H.L. Klawans, P.A. Nausieda, and C.G. Goetz) A Textbook of Clinical Neuropharmacology, 1981; (with A.E. Lang) Movement Disorders: A Comprehensive Survey, 1989; (with L.M. Shulman and A.E. Lang) Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families, 2001. EDITOR: Respiratory Dysfunction in Neurologic Disease, 1980; (with F. Hefti) Progress in Parkinson Research, 1988, 2, 1992; (with C.G. Goetz) Neurology for the Non-Neurologist, 1981, 4th ed, 1999; Emergent and Urgent Neurology, 1992, 2nd ed, with L.M. Shulman, 1999; (with A.E. Lang) Drug-induced Movement Disorders, 1992;(with A.M. Cohen) The Comprehensive Management of Parkinson's Disease, 1994; (with C. Singer) Sexual Dysfunction: A Neuro-Medical Approach, 1994; (with A.E. Lang) Behavioral Neurology of Movement Disorders, 1995. Contributor to periodicals. Address: School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1501 NW Ninth Ave., Miami, FL 33136, U.S.A.