Dr. David Hafler

Biography

David Hafler, M.D. serves as the William S. Lois Stiles Edgerly Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine. He is also a Professor of Immunobiology and Neurologist-in-Chief at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Hafler obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in biochemistry from Emory University in 1974 and his M.D. from the University of Miami School of Medicine in 1978. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins and finished his neurology residency at Cornell Medical Center-New York Hospital. His research has significantly advanced the understanding and treatment of multiple sclerosis and autoimmune diseases. He has held influential academic positions including tenure at Harvard Medical School and is a founding member of the Broad Institute MIT. He has been recognized with numerous awards such as the Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research and the Steinman Award. Dr. Hafler's work focuses on the pathogenesis and treatment of neurological diseases, leading innovative clinical trials and research programs. His extensive publication record includes over 652 publications with 78,807 citations supporting his contributions to the field of neurology and immunology.

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