Neurology

Our Specialists

Child Neurology

Harris Gelbard, M.D., Ph.D.

585-275-2808

Current Titles and Roles

Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology
Division of Child Neurology

Degrees, Certifications, and Licenses

• M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, 1983
• Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1983
• Residency, Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1983 - 1985; Neurology, Longwood Area Training Program, Boston, MA, 1985 - 1988
• Fellowship, The Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 1988-1989
• Certification, Diplomate in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• License, New York State

• International Society for Neurovirology
• American Academy for Neurology
• Child Neurology Society
• Society for Neuroscience

• Member, NIH ZRG AARR-5 study section
• Chair, External Advisory Committee for CNS HIV Anti-Retroviral Therapy Effects Research (CHARTER), Bethesda, MD
• Scientific liaison to Deputy Director, Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS, National Institute of Mental Health
• Advisor, NCRR Center for Biomedical Research Excellence in Women’s Health (COBRE-WH)

• Investigating the molecular and electrophysiologic mechanisms of synaptic plasticity during acute and chronic inflammation induced by viral gene products and cellular metabolites secreted during human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection of the central nervous system
  
  
• Principal investigator of a National Institutes of Mental Health program to investigate promising new neuroprotective strategies for individuals with neurologic disease associated with HIV-1 infection

Dr. Gelbard's clinical interests include:

• Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center
• Professor with unlimited tenure, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center
• Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, Kornberg Medical Research Institute, Rochester, NY