MartinS.GizziMDPhD

Summary

• Dr. Martin Gizzi is a Professor of Neurology at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine with clinical appointments at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) and Palisades Medical Center. Dr. Gizzi holds an MD from the University of Miami and a PhD in neuroscience from New York University. Dr. Gizzi was trained in neurology and neuro-ophthalmology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He is board-certified in neurology and vascular neurology. He was previously the Vice Chair of Neurology at HUMC and its Director of Cerebrovascular Diseases Program. Prior to joining HUMC, he was the director of Neurology for the Legacy Health System in Oregon. He also previously served as the Chairman of the Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center and was Chairman of Neuroscience at Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences.
  
  Dr. Gizzi was chairman of New Jersey Department of Health’s Stroke Advisory Panel for 11 years and is currently a member of its Stroke Care Advisory Panel. He is a past chair of the NorthEast Cerebrovascular Consortium, a regional section of the American Heart Association. He sat on the Stroke Steering Committee for the National Quality Forum and the Technical Advisory Panels for Comprehensive Stroke Certification and Acute Stroke Ready Certification at the The Joint Commission.
  
  He received the American Heart Association’s Physician of the Year award in 2009, the NJ Office of Emergency Medical Services’ Director’s Award in 2010 and the American Stroke Association’s Community Conscience Award in 2012 – all for his work in treating stroke. A fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, the American Neurotology Society and the American Heart Association, he has published numerous scientific articles in the fields of vision, eye movements, balance disorders and stroke. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, NASA and private foundations.