J. Donald Easton, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences Research Interests

Dr. J. Donald Easton, professor of Clinical Neurosciences (Neurology) and chairman of Brown’s Department of Clinical Neurosciences, is neurologist-in-chief at Rhode Island Hospital as well as Women and Infants Hospital. Students and residents have repeatedly designated him an outstanding teacher.

Dr. Easton has presided as director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, chairman of the Residency Review Committee for Neurology, chairman of the American Heart Association Stroke Council, and a councilor of the American Neurological Association. His many distinctions include being named an honorary member of the Stroke Society of Australasia, the Austrian Society for Stroke Research, and the Belgian Stroke Society.

The author of more than 200 journal articles, books, chapters, and other works, Professor Easton has served on the editorial boards of various journals. He has contributed to numerous clinical stroke trials and congresses as a member of their steering, advisory, organizing, or monitoring committees. He is presently participating in the Antithrombotic Trialists’ Collaboration.

Recently, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services appointed Dr. Easton to the National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council. The council comprises part of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, where Dr. Easton headed an initial review group.