Zee, David

David Zee, M.D.

David Zee came to Johns Hopkins as a medical student in 1965 and has been a member of the Johns Hopkins Faculty since 1975. He is currently a Professor of Neurology with joint appointments in Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, Ophthalmology and Neuroscience. He specializes in vertigo, dizziness and imbalance (including ataxia) and in disorders of eye movements (including nystagmus and strabismus) and of balance (including ataxia). He combines clinical practice and teaching with both basic and clinical research. A major research interest is learning and adaptation -- how does the brain (and especially the cerebellum) compensate for disease, and how can compensation be promoted. The research strategy is to combine the techniques of the bioengineer and experimental physiologist, to understand the function of the brain more clearly. and to diagnose and rehabilitate neurological patients more effectively. Training physicians and scientists in ocular motor and vestibular physiology and their clinical implications is another focus of this program. Dr. Zee is the director of the Vestibular/Eye Movement Testing Laboratory at Johns Hopkins. 

Dr. Zee sees patients by referral in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center on Wednesdays from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Appointments may be scheduled by calling his secretary (Ms. Vendetta Matthews) at 410-955-3319.

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CURRENT ADDRESS The Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Neurology Pathology 2-210 600 N. Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21287-7247

Phone: 410-955-3319 Fax: 410-614-1746 dzee@dizzy.med.jhu.edu

• EDUCATION & TRAINING
• 1965, B.A., Chemistry, Northwestern University, Chicago,IL
• 1969, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• 1969-70, Intern in Medicine, New York Hospital, NewYork, NY
• 1970-73, Resident in Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• 1973-75, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Associate

• CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
  
• Professor of Neurology, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ophthalmology and Neuroscience
  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• Active Staff, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Vice Chairman for Finance, Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

• HONORS & AWARDS
  
• 1967-68, Henry Strong Denison Scholor, The Johns Hopkins University
• 1975, Teacher-Investigator Award, National Institutes of Neurological and Communicative Diseases and Stroke
• 1979, Inaugural Frank R. Ford Award for Outstanding Clinical Teaching of Neurology (also 1994)
• 1980, Research Career Development Award, National Eye Institute
• 1980, First Visiting Professor of Neurologic Education, Mayo Clinic
• 1986, J. L. Silverside Lecture, University of Toronto, Toronto.
• 1989-93, Visual Sciences B, N.I.H. Study Section, Chairperson, 1992-93
• 1987, Merit Award, National Eye Institute, N.I.H., 1987-1997
• 1992, Morris Bender Lecture, Mt. Sinai Medical School, New York
• 1992, Jerome Merlis Lecture, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
• 1993, Prince Lecture and Visiting Fellow, Northwestern University, Chicago.
• 1993, J. Clifford Richardson Lecture, Canadian Neurosciences Congress, Toronto.
• 1993, Research to Prevent Blindness Manpower Award
• 1994, Hallpike-Nylén Medal of the Bárány Society, Uppsala, Sweden
• 1994, Ottorino Rossi Award and Medal of the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
• 1995, Inaugural Swithin Meadows Lecture, National Hospital, Queen Square,London
• 1996-99, Member, National Advisory Eye Council, N.I.H
• 1997, Norman Allen lecture, Ohio State University Medical School, Columbus
• 2002, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Professor's Award for Distinction in Teaching in the Clinical Sciences
• 2003, Houston Merritt Lecture, American Academy of Neurology
• 2005, Oration in Honor of Professor G. Arjundas, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India
• 2005, Ramasamy Udayar Oration in Neuroscience, Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, India

• CERTIFICATIONS
  
• 1976, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

• RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
• Principal Investigator:
  1. Oculomotor Disorders: Clinical and Experimental Study
     NIH EY01849, 1976 - 2007
• Co-Investigator:
  1. Evaluation of Vestibular Function in Ménières Disease, (2002-2009) NIH DC05040
  2. Mechanisms of Rehabilitation of Cerebellar Ataxia (2002-2006) NIH HD40289
  3. ADHD in Girls: Neuroimaging and Executive Behavior (2003-2007) NINDS43480

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