2015 AAAS Annual Meeting (12-16 February 2015)

February 12 - 16, 2015

Ann McKee: Emerging Concepts in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Professor of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine Dr. Ann McKee is a board-certified neurologist and neuropathologist, with a particular interest in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and other neurodegenerative disorders that follow traumatic brain injury. She has presented her findings of CTE in professional athletes to the National Football League and testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. She directs the Neuropathology Service for the New England Veterans Administration Medical Centers and the Brain Banks for the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, Framingham Heart Study, and Centenarian Study. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin and received her medical degree from the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. She completed residency training in neurology at Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital and fellowship training in neuropathology at Massachusetts General Hospital.