Richard Lederman, M.D., Ph.D.
| Appointed: |
1973 |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Languages: |
English |
Center for Geriatric Medicine
Biographical Sketch
Richard J. Lederman, MD, PhD, is a Staff physician in the Department of Neurology at Cleveland Clinic's main campus. He joined Cleveland Clinic in 1973 after completing a clinical fellowship in neurology at Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Mass. Dr. Lederman is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic and Neuromuscular Medicine and an active member of the American Neurological Association.
Dr. Lederman received the Cleveland Clinic's Bruce Hubbard Stewart award in 2001 and was appointed Professor of Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in 2004.
Dr. Lederman received several academic honors while earning a medical degree and then a doctorate in physiology, both completed at State University of New York at Buffalo. He subsequently did an internship and one year of residency in medicine at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in Bronx, NY. An interest in experimental embryology led to a position at the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. He subsequently completed a residency in neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Board-certified in neurology and electrodiagnostic medicine, Dr. Lederman has authored two books plus over a hundred textbook chapters and other publications. Both books and many of the publications address the neuropathies of performing artists. He has served on the board of the International Arts-Medicine Association and of the Performing Arts Medicine Association, as well as on the editorial board of Medical Problems of Performing Artists and American Music Teacher.
Dr. Lederman has been an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Neurological Surgery, the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Education & Fellowships
| Medical School: | State University of New York School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY |
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| Internship: | Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Medical Internship, Bronx, NY |
| Residency: | Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurology, Boston, MA |
| Residency: | Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Internal Medicine, Bronx, NY |
| Other Education: | (Undergraduate) Princeton University, Princeton, NJ |
Certifications
Specialty Interests
Dementia, Electromyography, memory executive functioning, movement disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Parkinson Disease, parkinson's disease and movement disorders, Performing Arts Medicine, peripheral nerve disease, Peripheral Neuropathy, restless legs syndrome, tourette's syndrome.
Professional Memberships
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Active member of the American Neurological Association
Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
Specializes in Services
Industry Relationships
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