Dr. Barrie J. Hurwitz reviews medical content for Healthwise, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health
decisions. Dr. Hurwitz is Associate Professor of Neurology and Associate
Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in
Durham, North Carolina. He has served as principal investigator on several
research projects regarding the treatment of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's
disease, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Education and Training
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MB: Witwatersrand University Medical School,
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1968
Internship in Medicine and Surgery:
Johannesburg General Hospital, Witwatersrand University Medical School,
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1968–1969
Senior House Officer in Medicine and Pediatrics: Johannesburg
General Hospital, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1970–1971
Residency in Internal
Medicine, including Cardiology and Neurology Rotations: Johannesburg
General Hospital, Witwatersrand University Medical School,
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1971–1973
Fellowship in Neurology: Cornell University Medical
College, New York, NY, 1974–1976
College of Physicians of South Africa
Royal College
of Physicians (London, Glasgow, Edinburgh)
Neurology, American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Duke University Medical
Center, Durham, NC:
- Associate Professor, Community and Family Medicine, 1986–present
- Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, 1986–present
- Assistant Professor, Community and Family
Medicine, 1985–1986
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Neurology),
1978–1985
Clinical Assistant Professor in
Neurology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1977–1978
Instructor in Neurology, Cornell University
Medical College, New York, NY, 1976–1977
Compensation for lectures received from:
- Serono Labs, Inc.
- Novartis
- Berlex
Laboratories
