Allison Brashear

Allison Brashear is an American neurologist. As of 2019, she is the dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, having formally served as the Walter C. Teagle Endowed Chair of Neurology at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Allison Brashear
Born
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Spouse(s)Clifford Ong
Academic background
EducationBSc, chemistry, 1983, DePauw University
MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
M.B.A., Fuqua School of Business
Academic work
InstitutionsUC Davis School of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

Early life and education

Brashear was born into a medical family; her father was a pulmonologist and her mother held a PhD in marriage and family therapy.[1] She attended Park Tudor School in Indiana and later earned their Distinguished Alumni award.[2] Following high school, Brashear earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from DePauw University in 1983 and earned her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine.[3]

Career

Upon earning her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, Brashear stayed at the institution as a professor of neurology until 2005.[4] During her tenure at Indiana University, Brashear was the first person to show that Botulinum toxin improved spasticity in wrists and fingers in stroke patients. As a result of her research, she was chosen to succeed B. Todd Troost as chairwoman of the Department of Neurology at Wake Forest School of Medicine.[5]

While working at Wake Forest, Brashear continued her studies on Botulinum toxin and was selected to develop new guidelines on the use of Botox by American Academy of Neurology. In 2008, the guidelines released by the organization confirmed that botox was safe and effective for treating a variety of neurological conditions.[6] In the same year, she was also elected to the board of directors of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center[7] and the recipient of the 2008 Community Leadership Award.[8] Brashear expanded her research beyond Botulinum toxin and earned a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the genetic mutation of ATP1A3. The results of her research project, which surveyed 56 individuals, found that there was a shared genetic link between psychiatric problems and movement disorders.[9]

In 2019, Brashear left Wake Forest to become the Dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine by Chancellor Gary S. May.[10] While serving in this role, she has sat on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Neurological Association, the American Academy of Neurology, and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Board.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, Brashear was elected to the McKnight Brain Research Foundation board to work to alleviate age-related memory loss.[11]

Personal life

Brashear is married to attorney Clifford Ong and they have two children together.[12]

References
  1. McCormak, Kevin (August 7, 2020). "A new voice and vision added to CIRM Board". blog.cirm.ca.gov. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  2. "Wake Forest Baptist Neurologist Honored as Distinguished Alumni". newsroom.wakehealth.edu. June 19, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  3. "ALLISON BRASHEAR '83 APPOINTED DEAN OF THE UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE". depauw.edu. DePauw University. May 1, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  4. "Allison Brashear: Dean of the School of Medicine". health.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  5. "Allison Brashear Named Chairwoman of Neurology at Wake Forest". newsroom.wakehealth.edu. August 9, 2005. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  6. "New Guidelines Say Botulinum Toxin Effective For Many Neurological Disorders, but Not Headache". newsroom.wakehealth.edu. May 9, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  7. "Wake Forest Physicians Elected to Medical Center Board of Directors". newsroom.wakehealth.edu. January 21, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  8. "Wake Forest Baptist Neurologist Receives Community Leadership Award". newsroom.wakehealth.edu. May 22, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  9. "Research Suggests Shared Genetic Link in Psychiatric and Movement Disorders". newsroom.wakehealth.edu. September 26, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  10. "UC Davis Names New Dean for School of Medicine". health.ucdavis.edu. April 30, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  11. "Dean Allison Brashear elected to McKnight Brain Research Foundation board". health.ucdavis.edu. October 21, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  12. "'A leader for these times': Get to know Allison Brashear, the School of Medicine's new dean". health.ucdavis.edu. July 18, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

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