BenziKlugerMDMS, FAAN(He/Him)

Summary

• Dr. Benzi Kluger is the Julius, Helen and Robert Fine Distinguished Professor of Neurology and the Director of the Palliative Care Research Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center (New York). He is an internationally recognized leader in the emerging field of neuropalliative care and the founding President of the International Neuropalliative Care Society (www.inpcs.org), an organization dedicated to improving care for persons living with neurologic illness and their families. Dr. Kluger’s research focuses on developing, testing and implementing palliative care interventions for persons living with Parkinson's and other neurologic illnesses. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Michael J Fox Foundation, Department of Defense and others and has resulted in over 200 papers as well as in an active partnership with the Parkinson Foundation to make integrated palliative care a new standard in their international Center of Excellence Network. He is also working on several writing projects (www.benzikluger.com) related to empowering people living with serious illness to better advocate for themselves and to avoid potentially dangerous and expensive medical BS.