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David M. Kaufman

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<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">David Myland Kaufman, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was graduated from the medical school of the University of Chicago and completed training in internal medicine and then neurology at Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) hospitals.&nbsp; During his residency, Dr. Kaufman originated the nation-wide course, which he still directs, Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists.&nbsp; More than 25,500 psychiatry residents and attendings have attended the course, which has served as the basis for his classic textbook, <em>Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists</em>, (Elsevier) currently in its eighth edition and available in Italian, Japanese, and Spanish translations. He is also a co-editor of <em>Child and Adolescent Neurology for Psychiatrists</em> (Lippincott).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dr. Kaufman has also been a visiting professor at Ben Gurion University, Yale University, Pritzger / University of Chicago, and other American medical schools, and U.S. Naval Medical Centers, as well as a frequent lecturer at AECOM. He is a member of medical school's Leo M. Davidoff Society for excellence in teaching.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">In addition to his educational role at AECOM hospitals, Dr. Kaufman in partnership with Dr. Michael Swerdlow founded the quintessential neurology faculty practice&nbsp; K&amp;S&nbsp; at Montefiore Hospital. K&amp;S is the largest and longest surviving faculty practice in the institution. Drs. Kaufman and Swerdlow also give neurology consultation and attending rounds and supervise neurology clinics at Montefiore. In the clinics and faculty practice, Dr. Kaufman concentrates on the neurologic aspects of psychiatric illness and movement disorders. He works closely with the psychiatrists and, for botulinum treatment of certain dystonias, the neuromuscular group. Dr. Kaufman is the 2007 recipient of Montefiore's Staff and Alumni award for outstanding service.</span></p>

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In addition to his educational role at AECOM and its hospitals, Dr. Kaufman in partnership with Dr. Michael Swerdlow founded the quintessential neurology faculty practice K&amp;S at Montefiore Hospital. K&amp;S is the largest and longest-surviving faculty practice in the institution. Drs. Kaufman and Swerdlow also give neurology consultations and attend rounds and supervise neurology clinics at Montefiore. In the clinics and faculty practice, Dr. Kaufman concentrates on the neurologic aspects of psychiatric illness and movement disorders. He works closely with psychiatrists and, for botulinum treatment of certain dystonia, the neuromuscular group.

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From his research interests, Dr. Kaufman has published clinical studies of central nervous system infections, heroin overdose-induced pulmonary edema, Covid&rsquo;s effect on Parkinson's disease patients, and other topics. He concentrates on teaching medical students in their neuroscience courses, psychiatry and neurology residents, and psychiatrists preparing for their Board examinations.

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<p>Kaufman DM, Geyer HL, Milstein MM: "Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists," Elsevier, 8th Edition, 2017</p>
<p>Kaufman DM, Smuckler DJ: Neurologic Disease (in) Blumenfeld M, Strain JJ, "Psychosomatics," Lippincott Williams &amp; Wilkins, 2006</p>

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<p>David Kaufman, MD, an attending physician and Professor of Neurology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Einstein, concentrates on the neurologic aspects of psychiatric illness and movement disorders. He provides neurology consultations for in-patients and out-patients, serves as the attending on consultation and ward rounds, and supervises neurology clinics at Montefiore Einstein. He works closely with psychiatrists and, for botulinum treatment of certain dystopias, the neuromuscular group.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester in 1964, Dr. Kaufman earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Chicago School of Medicine in 1968. He pursued his postdoctoral training at Montefiore, completing his internal medicine internship and residency in 1971. In 1975, he completed the four-year neurology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine hospitals. He has been a steadfast member of Montefiore and Einstein communities ever since.</p><p>From his research interests, Dr. Kaufman has published clinical studies of central nervous system infections, heroin overdose-induced pulmonary edema, COVID&rsquo;s effect on Parkinson disease patients, and other topics. He has been a member of editorial boards for Internal Medicine Bulletin and Medical Meetings: Pearls &amp; Perspectives, and a consultant and reviewer for numerous medical journals. He teaches medical students in their neuroscience course, psychiatry and neurology residents, and psychiatrists preparing for their Board examinations. He has been a Visiting Professor at Ben Gurion University, Yale University, Pritzker/University of Chicago, and other American medical schools, and at U.S. Naval Medical Centers, as well as a frequent lecturer at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Kaufman innovated the long-standing, annual, national course, Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry for Psychiatrists, developed a noteworthy neuropsychiatry seminar and authored the book, <em>Kaufman&rsquo;s Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists</em>, now in its 9th edition.</p><p>Dr. Kaufman is board certified in Internal Medicine, and Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American College of Physicians. He is also a member of the American Neuropsychiatric Association and the Movement Disorder Society. A devoted educator, Dr. Kaufman has received many accolades for his excellence in medical teaching, including induction into the Leo M. Davidoff Society in 1993, the American Academy of Neurology award in 2001 and the Montefiore Staff and Alumni Award in 2007.</p>

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Ruffaida Diwan

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