Barry Gilbert Wyatt Arnason

Background

Arnason, Barry Gilbert Wyatt was born on August 30, 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Ingolfur Gilbert and Elsie (Wyatt) Arnason.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University Manitoba, 1957.

Career

Intern, Winnipeg General Hospital, 1956-1957; resident in medicine, Winnipeg General Hospital, 1957-1958; resident in neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1958-1962; assistant professor neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1965-1971; associate professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1971-1976; professor, University of Chicago Pritzker School Medicine, since 1976; department chairman neurology, University of Chicago Pritzker School Medicine, 1976-1996; director Brain Research Institute, University of Chicago Pritzker School Medicine, 1985-1994. Member medical advisory board National Multiple Sclerosis Society, since 1977, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society American, 1976-1979, Hereditary Disease Foundation, 1977-1985.

Achievements

• Barry Gilbert Wyatt Arnason has been listed as a noteworthy Neurologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Clinical Investigation, American Association Immunology, American Neurological Association, American Academy Neurology, American Association Neuropathology, Society Neurosci.

Connections

Married Joan Frances Morton, December 27, 1961. Children— Stephen, Jon, Eva.

Father:

Ingolfur Gilbert Arnason

Mother:

Elsie (Wyatt) Arnason

Spouse:

Joan Frances Morton