John F. Kurtzke

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John Kurtzke
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Born John Francis Kurtzke
September 14, 1926
Brooklyn, New York City, New York
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Falls Church, Virginia
Fields Neurology, Neuroepidemiology
Institutions Georgetown University
Alma mater Weill Cornell Medical College
Known for Expanded Disability Status Scale
Notable awards 1999 Charcot Award, 1997 Dystel Prize
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John Francis Kurtzke (September 14, 1926 – December 1, 2015) was a pioneering neuroepidemiologist and Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University who is best known for his creation of the Expanded Disability Status Scale and for his research on multiple sclerosis (MS).[1] After graduating from Cornell University Medical College in 1952, Dr. Kurtzke started his career in the field of neurology as Chief of the Neurology Service at the Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Medical Centers in Coatesville, PA, from 1956 to 1963, and then in Washington, DC, from 1963 to 1995, where he became Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University. Until his death he was Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University.

File:Kurtzke scale.jpg
Kurtzke disability status scale KDSS
File:Kurtzke 1983 map of Multiple sclerosis in the USA.jpeg
Kurtzke 1983 map of Multiple sclerosis in the USA
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Kurtzke 1983 map of Multiple sclerosis in the world
File:Kurtzke map of MS in Scandinavia.jpeg
Kurtzke_map_of_MS_in_Scandinavia
File:Kurtzke map of Faroe islands MS cases.jpg
Kurtzke map of Faroe Islands MS cases

Most of his work dealt with multiple sclerosis (MS). In particular, Dr Kurtzke is widely known for his Expanded Disability Status Scale or EDSS (a method of quantifying disability in multiple sclerosis)[2] and for his pioneering work in the field of neuroepidemiology, a branch of epidemiology he helped to establish in 1967 with Dr. Len Kurland and Dr. Milton Alter.[3]

He was a leading world expert on geographical patterns of prevalence of multiple sclerosis.[4][5][6] Kurtzke's results have played a major role in promoting the study of the viral component of MS susceptibility.[7]

The author of more than 200 peer-reviewed articles,[8][9][10] he has received several awards including the 1999 Charcot Award by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation[11] and the 1997 Dystel prize for MS research awarded by the American Academy of neurology.[12]

In 2009, the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and the American Academy of Neurology Foundation (AANF) have created the John F. Kurtzke, MD, FAAN, Clinician-Scientist Development Three-Year Award, a jointly-sponsored fellowship in multiple sclerosis research, "to honor the contributions of Dr. Kurtzke and inspire new MS healthcare professionals to follow in his path."[13]

Like Klaus Lauer,[14] J. Kurtzke has dedicated a large part of his work to the study of MS in the Faroe Islands, with extensive studies dealing with the British occupation of the islands.,[15][16][17][18][19] starting what the New York Times called the MS "medical detective story".[20] He died on December 1, 2015.[21]

References

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  3. ↑ Dr V Feigin, personal communication with Dr J Kurtzke.[verification needed]
  4. ↑ http://www.direct-ms.org/pdf/GeneralInfoMS/CompstonStory.pdf[full citation needed]
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  8. ↑ http://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/arcneu/ane-2006/ane062e.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.va.gov/MS/Professionals/research/KurtzkeMonograph.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.va.gov/MS/Professionals/research/Kurtzke_Slides.pdf
  11. ↑ http://rm2-msif-live.torchboxapps.com/en/research/msif_research_awards/the_charcot.html[full citation needed]
  12. ↑ http://www.nationalmssociety.org/ms-clinical-care-network/researchers/get-funding/john-dystel-prize/index.aspx[full citation needed]
  13. ↑ http://www.cmscfoundation.org/news2/press-releases/46-press-releases/125-new-multiple-sclerosis-fellowship-created-in-the-name-of-pioneer-neuroepidemiologist-john-f-kurtzke-md-faan[full citation needed]
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  18. ↑ http://www.karger.jp/Article/Pdf/110917
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  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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