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Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Geriatric Neurology

Charles Duffy, M.D., Ph.D.Charles Duffy, M.D., Ph.D.

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Current Titles and Roles

Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Ophthalmology, Brain/Cognitive Sciences, Center for Visual Science

Unit Chief, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Degrees, Certifications, and Licenses

  • A. B., Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA
  • M.D. and Ph.D., Physiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1984
  • Internship, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1984-1985
  • Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurology, 1985-1988
  • Fellowship, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 1988-1993
  • Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners and American Academy of Neurology and Psychiatry

Prior Work History

1988-1993, Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

1989-1993, Instructor in Neurology, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

1991-1993, Instructor in Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD

1993- Present, Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Ophthalmolgy, and Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Member of The Center for Visual Science University of Rochester Medical Center,
Rochester, NY

1993, Assistant Professor
1998, Associate Professor
2001, Tenured Associate Professor
2003, Tenured Professor

Clinical Specialties

Aging, dementia

Highlights

  • Member, Society for Neuroscience
  • Member, American Medical Association
  • Member, American Academy of Neurology
  • Member, American Neurological Association

Research

  • Studying the neuronal and perceptual mechanisms of spatial orientation—how people know where they are and how they find their way through the visual environment

Academic Activity

  • Academic Course Lectures:
    • Neuroscience for First Year Medical Students: 3 lectures (1996-present)
    • Integrative Neuroscience for Graduate Students: 4 lectures (1995-1996)
    • Core Course in Vision, Center for Visual Science: 2 lectures (1996)
  • Clinical Instruction Programs:
    • Neurology Resident's Lecture Series: 3 lectures (1995-1997)
    • Visual Sciences for Ophthalmology Residents: 1 lecture (1996)
    • Medical Resident's Lecture Series: 1 lecture (1996)
  • Serve as advisor for doctoral students, postdoctural fellows and resident trainees