BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Lawrence Brown of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been named president of the Child Neurology
Foundation (CNF), a national nonprofit organization advocating for children
and adolescents with neurologic and developmental disorders. He will lead the
organization for three years. Dr. Brown works for Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia and has served on the CNF Board since October 2006.
Dr. Brown's first order of business will be to launch CNF's Circle of 25
campaign to raise awareness that 25% of children in the United States have
some form of neurologic disorder. Alan Faneca, Offensive Guard of the NFL New
York Jets and his wife, Julie Faneca are the premier members and have agreed
to serve as the public face of the campaign. Philadelphia lawyer, Leo
Garonski will lead the advisory committee for this national effort to raise
money for child neurology research.
About the Child Neurology Foundation
Founded in October 2000, the Child Neurology Foundation represents 1,300 child
neurologists in North America. Its mission is to advocate for children with
neurologic disorders; to promote the career of child neurology with medical
students; to fund child neurology research; and to provide vetted educational
materials for both health professionals and parents.
For more information on the CNF, please visit
www.childneurologyfoundation.org.
About Dr. Brown:
Lawrence W. Brown, MD is Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at
the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is director of the Pediatric
Neuropsychiatry Program, a multidisciplinary clinic for children whose complex
learning and behavioral issues have a neurobiological basis. In addition, he
is a senior clinician in CHOP's Pediatric Regional Epilepsy Program.
Dr. Brown is the recipient of multiple honors and awards, including the Fritz
E. Dreifuss International Scholar Award presented by the Epilepsy Foundation
of America, fellowship in the American Academy of Neurology Palatucci Advocacy
Leadership Forum and a teaching sabbatical at the Westmead Children's Hospital
in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Brown currently serves on the American Academy of
Pediatrics Subcommittee on ADHD which is rewriting guidelines for diagnosis
and treatment of ADHD.
For More Information:
Alanna Peer
952-641-4466
apeer@childneurologyfoundation.org
SOURCE Child Neurology Foundation
Alanna Peer of Child Neurology Foundation, +1-952-641-4466,
apeer@childneurologyfoundation.org
