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About ACHI's Founder

Dr. David S. Goldstein

David S. Goldstein, MD PhD

Scientist Emeritus, NINDS, NIH

Dr. David S. Goldstein, renowned as a founder and thought leader in autonomic medicine, has substantial experience and expertise in clinical catecholamine neurochemistry, sympathetic neuroimaging, autonomic pathophysiology, mechanisms of catecholaminergic neurodegeneration, and stress and homeostasis as medical scientific ideas.

Newly retired from the NIH, Dr. Goldstein founded and directs The Autonomic and Catecholamine Healthspan Institute, LLC (abbreviated ACHI).

Education

  • BA from Yale College
  • M.D.-Ph.D. in Behavioral Sciences from Johns Hopkins University

Professional History

  • Internal medicine residency at the University of Washington
  • Clinical Associate, NHLBI/NIH (1978)
  • Senior Investigator with tenure, NIH (1984)
  • Joined NINDS (1990) to head the Clinical Neurochemistry Section
  • Founded the Clinical Neurocardiology Section (renamed the Autonomic Medicine Section in 2019)

Awards & Honors

  • Yale's Angier Prize
  • Distinguished Investigator Award
  • NIH Distinguished Clinical Teacher Award
  • Schatz Award of the American Academy of Neurology
  • Two NINDS Director's Awards for mentorship

Affiliations

  • Fellow, American Heart Association
  • Fellow, American Autonomic Society
  • Member, Association of American Physicians

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