- 2017 - present
Member, Board of DirectorsMerck & Co., Inc.
- 2014 - present
Health GovernorWorld Economic Forum
- 2007 - 2008
ChairMayo Clinic 2020 Initiative, Mayo Clinic Board of Governors, Mayo Clinic Committees
- 2007 - present
ChairEditors-in-Chief Committee, American Academy of Neurology
- 2007 - present
MemberBoard of Directors, American Academy of Neurology
- 2007 - present
MemberEditors-in-Chief Committee, American Academy of Neurology
- 2006 - 2007
ChairInternal Advisory Group, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine
- 2006 - present
Vice ChairMayo Clinic Rochester - Executive Board, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2006 - present
ChairManagement Oversight Group, Mayo Clinic Rochester - Executive Board, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2006 - present
MemberMayo Clinic Rochester Workgroups
- 2006 - present
MemberExecutive Board, American Academy of Neurology
- 2005 - 2007
ChairSearch Committee-Director, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center - Rochester, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- 2005 - 2007
MemberThree Shields Coordinating Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2005 - 2007
MemberPublic Leadership Award Celebrity Task Force, American Academy of Neurology
- 2005 - 2007
MemberMeeting Management Committee, American Academy of Neurology
- 2005 - 2006
Associate ChairThematic Research Subcommittee, Research Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester - Executive Board
- 2005 - 2006
MemberFinance Committee - Rochester, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2005 - 2006
MemberPersonnel Committee - Rochester, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2005 - 2006
MemberLeadership Task Force, American Academy of Neurology
- 2005 - present
MemberResearch Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester - Executive Board, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2004 - 2006
Medical EditorNeurosciences Update, Mayo Clinic Research Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
- 2004 - 2005
MemberStem Cell Task Force, American Academy of Neurology
- 2004
Vice ChairDirector for Research Search Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
- 2003 - 2007
MemberExecutive Committee, Medical Advisory Board, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- 2003 - 2006
Theme LeaderNeurosciences Theme, Mayo Clinic Research Committee, Mayo Clinic Committees
- 2003 - 2006
ChairScience Committee, American Academy of Neurology
- 2003 - 2006
MemberFoundation Research Council, American Academy of Neurology
- 2003 - 2004
ChairPhysician Scientist Task Force, Mayo Clinic Task Forces/Work Groups
- 2003 - 2004
ChairPatient Care Treatment Options Task Force, Mayo Clinic Rochester Task Forces
- 2003 - 2004
MemberPhysician Scientist Task Force, Mayo Clinic Task Forces/Work Groups
- 2003 - 2004
MemberClinical Research Subcommittee, Research Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester - Executive Board
- 2003 - 2004
MemberPharmaceutical Guideline Task Force, American Academy of Neurology
- 2003 - 2004
MemberJoint NMSS-AAN Foundation Task Force, American Academy of Neurology
- 2002 - present
ChairPublication Committee, Sylvia Lawry Multiple Sclerosis Research Center
- 2001 - 2006
Vice ChairMedical Forum, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 2001 - 2005
MemberAwards Group, American Academy of Neurology
- 2001
MemberReview Committee, Kiebertz Grant, National Institutes of Health
- 2001 - present
Co-ChairAwards Group, American Academy of Neurology
- 2001 - present
ChairScientific Oversight Committee, Sylvia Lawry Multiple Sclerosis Research Center
- 2001 - present
Founding MemberSylvia Lawry Multiple Sclerosis Research Center
- 1999
ChairIndication and practice of immunomodulatory treatment in Europe and North America, Scientific Session, European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
- 1999 - 2001
ChairAwards Committee, American Academy of Neurology
- 1999 - 2001
ChairAdvisory Committee on Clinical Trials, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- 1999 - 2001
MemberAwards Committee, American Academy of Neurology
- 1998 - 2001
MemberData Monitoring Committee, Oral Copaxone Trial, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- 1998 - 2000
MemberMedical Management, International Medical and Science Advisory Board, International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies
- 1998 - 1999
TrusteeMinnesota Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- 1998 - 1999
ChairData Safety Monitoring Committee, International MS Secondary Progressive Avonex Controlled Trial, International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies
- 1998 - 1999
ChairExternal Data and Safety Monitoring Committee, International MS Secondary Progressive Avonex Controlled Trial, International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies
- 1998 - 1999
External ConsultantMS Clinical Trials Programs, Astra-Arkas
- 1998 - 1999
External ConsultantPrimary Progressive MS Clinical Trials Program, TEVA-Marian
- 1998 - 1999
External ConsultantImmunex
- 1998 - 1999
External ConsultantNovartis
- 1998 - 1999
MemberData Safety Monitoring Committee, MS Research Program, Novartis
- 1998 - 1999
MemberData Monitoring Committee, ESIMS IVIg Trial, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
- 1998 - 1999
MemberExternal Data and Safety Monitoring Committee, European Study of IVIg Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
- 1997 - 2006
MemberScience Committee, American Academy of Neurology
- 1997 - 1999
MemberMayo Clinic Facilities Committee, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
- 1997 - 1999
Program Scientific AdvisorAstra
- 1997 - 1999
MemberNominations Committee, American Academy of Neurology
- 1997 - 1999
MemberClinical Advisory Board, Anergen
- 1997 - 1998
MemberSteering Committee, PRIBOCAT
- 1996 - 1997
MemberPractice Enhancement Program, Department of Neurology
- 1996 - 1997
MemberManagement Committee, Practice Enhancement Program, Department of Neurology
- 1996
ChairExternal Data Safety and Monitoring Committee, Ares-Serono
- 1995 - 2000
MemberMedical Advisory Board, Biogen
- 1995 - 1999
ChairPerformance and Safety Monitoring Board, IFN-beta Research Programs, Ares-Serono
- 1995 - 1997
MemberNeurology Search and Selection Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1994 - 2001
MemberPerformance and Safety Monitoring Board, Neurologic AIDS Research Consortium, National Institutes of Health
- 1994 - 1999
ChairThe John Dystal Multiple Sclerosis Research Award Subcommittee, American Academy of Neurology
- 1994 - 1997
ChairResearch Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1994 - 1997
MemberResearch Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1994 - 1997
MemberAdministrative Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1994 - 1997
MemberRecruitment Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1994 - 1997
MemberAcademic Promotions Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1994 - 1997
MemberNational Society Memberships Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1993 - 1998
Editorial Board MemberCONTINUUM Program, American Academy of Neurology
- 1993 - 1994
ChairSubtask Force Committee, Neurosurgery Hospital Planning Task Force, Department of Neurology
- 1993
MemberResearch Resources Subcommittee, Research Computing Facility Task Force, Mayo Clinic Rochester Task Forces
- 1992 - 2007
MemberMedical Advisory Board, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- 1992 - 1995
ChairDemyelinating and Immune Diseases, CONTINUUM Program, American Academy of Neurology
- 1992 - 1995
Participating PhysicianDorothy Day Hospitality House
- 1992 - 1994
MemberClinical Practice Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1992 - 1994
MemberRetreat Implementation Task Force, Department of Neurology
- 1992 - 1994
MemberNeurosurgery Hospital Planning Task Force, Department of Neurology
- 1992 - 1993
MemberData Base Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1992
MemberSigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
- 1991 - 1997
ChairMultiple Sclerosis Special Interest Group, Department of Neurology
- 1991 - 1997
MemberMultiple Sclerosis Special Interest Group, Department of Neurology
- 1991 - 1997
MemberHospital Practice Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1991 - 1997
Topic ChairMS and Related Diseases, Annual Meeting Scientific Program, American Academy of Neurology
- 1991 - 1997
MemberScientific Program Subcommittee, American Academy of Neurology
- 1991 - 1995
MemberDemyelinating and Immune Diseases, CONTINUUM Program, American Academy of Neurology
- 1991 - 1993
ChairLong Range Space Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1991 - 1993
MemberLong Range Space Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1991 - 1992
MemberCAD Appointment System Task Force, Department of Neurology
- 1991
Elected MemberAmerican Neurological Association
- 1991
Elected MemberCentral Society for Neurological Research
- 1990 - 1995
MemberClinical Trial Monitoring Committee, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
- 1990 - 1993
MemberInterdisciplinary Spinal Cord Injury Committee, Department of Neurology
- 1989 - 2005
MemberAdvisory Committee on Clinical Trials, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- 1989 - 2005
MemberInternational Medical and Science Advisory Board, International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies
- 1989 - 1990
MemberAppointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario
- 1989 - 1990
MemberPractice Plan Advisory Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario
- 1989 - present
Elected MemberInternational Medical and Science Advisory Board, International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies
- 1988 - 1990
RepresentativePostgraduate Medical Education Committee, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, London, Ontario
- 1988 - 1989
MemberSelection Committee for Chairman, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario
- 1987 - 1990
MemberMedical Audit and Tissue Committee, University Hospital, London, Ontario
- 1987 - 1989
MemberGrants Committee Neurosciences "A", Medical Research Council of Canada
- 1986 - 1990
MemberPharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, University Hospital, London, Ontario
- 1985 - 1986
MemberThe Dean's Advisory Committee on Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario
- 1984 - 1986
MemberMedical Education Committee, University Hospital, London, Ontario
- 1983 - 1990
Course CoordinatorOccupational Therapy Course 345 Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Ontario
- 1983 - 1990
MemberOccupational Therapy Course 345 Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Ontario
- 1983 - 1989
MemberMedical Advisory Committee, Ontario Multiple Sclerosis Society
- 1981
MemberRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- 1974 - 1975
PresidentAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
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MemberStrategy Development Support Group, Mayo Clinic Rochester - Executive Board, Mayo Clinic Rochester Committees
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External ReviewerAlberta Health Services Research
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External ReviewerConrad N. Hilton Foundation
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External ReviewerMedical Research Council of Canada
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External ReviewerMultiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
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External ReviewerNational Multiple Sclerosis Society
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External ReviewerNational Institutes of Health
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External ReviewerOntario Mental Health Foundation
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External ReviewerOffice of Orphan Products Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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External ReviewerOffice of Research Administration, University of Toronto
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External ReviewerScientific Program, American Academy of Neurology
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External ReviewerHuman Frontier Science Program Organization
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External ReviewerMedical Research Council, UK
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FellowAmerican Academy of Neurology
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Voting MemberSociety of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
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MemberSteering Committee on Multiple Sclerosis, Division of Mental Health, World Health Organization
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MemberAmerican Medical Association
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MemberCanadian Neurological Society
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MemberCanadian Medical Association
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MemberCanadians for Health Research
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MemberLondon and District Academy of Medicine
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MemberMinnesota Medical Association
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MemberOntario Medical Society
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MemberCanadian Society for Clinical Investigation