Background
Mayersdorf, Assa was born on September 21, 1937 in Tel Aviv. Came to the United States, 1974, naturalized, 1982. Son of Bernard and Nettie Mayersdorf.
Mayersdorf, Assa was born on September 21, 1937 in Tel Aviv. Came to the United States, 1974, naturalized, 1982. Son of Bernard and Nettie Mayersdorf.
Doctor of Medicine, Hebrew University, 1963.
Resident Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, 1962-1963. House officer department neurosurgery Tel Hashomer Governmental Hospital, Israel, 1964-1966. Assistant resident department neurology Baltimore City Hospital, 1966-1968.
Fellow department neurology Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1966-1969, assistant resident department neurology, 1968-1969. Instructor division neurology, associate member Center Neurobiol. Sciences University Florida, Gainesville, 1970.
Chief section neurology Soroka Medical Center in Negev University Center for Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University in Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, 1971-1974. Assistant professor department neurology University Minnesota School Medicine, Minneapolis, 1974-1980. Director epilepsy treatment center Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1974-1980, chief neurology services Milwaukee, 1980-1990, director Electroencephalogram laboratory Minneapolis, 1975-1980.
Associate professor department neurology Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1980-1990, interim chairman department neurology, 1988-1989, vice chairman department neurology, 1989-1990. Clinical professor neurology Southern Illinois University School Medicine, Springfield, 1991—2003. Member staff Springfield Clinic Neurosci.
Institute, 1992—2002. Retired, 2002
Guest lecturer University Negev, 1971-1974. Senior attending staff member Foredtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, 1980-1990, Milwaukee County Medical Complex, 1980-1990.
Attending staff member Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital, 1987-1990, West Allis Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, 1988-1990, St. John's Hospital, Springfield, since 1990, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, since 1990, Doctors Hospital, Springfield, since 1990, Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville, Illinois, since 1990, Hillsboro (Illinois) Hospital, since 1990, St. Vincent's Hospital, Taylorville, Illinois, since 1990, St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield, Illinois, since 1992. Member consultant staff St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, 1988-1990, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1987-1990, St. Michael Hospital, Milwaukee, 1989-1990, Abraham Lincoln (Illinois) Memorial Hospital, since 1992. Presenter, member committees workshops in field.
Cons District Court of Labor Relations, Beer Sheva, Department Clinical Trials, Innovative Research and Development, Tera Pharmaceuticals.
Board directors Minnesota Epilepsy League, 1975-1978, secretary, executive committee, 1977-1978. Board directors Wisconsin Epilepsy Association, 1983-1990, member executive and finance committees, professional advisory board, 1983-1990, chairman professional advisory board 1985-1990. Trustee Institute Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1988-1990.
Member Israel Defense Armed Forces Reserve, 1963-1983. Member American Epilepsy Society (public relations and liaison committee 1975-1979), Epilepsy Association of Lincoln Land (board directors since 1991, secretary 1991-1993, treasurer 1993-1995), American Academy Neurology, Epilepsy Foundation American, American Society Neurophysiology, American Medical Electroencephalographic Association, American Society Neurorehab., American Stroke Association (stroke council).
Married Nira Keren, June 8, 1965. 2 children.