John Bradbury Penney

Background

Penney, John Bradbury was born on December 10, 1947 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Bradbury Senior and Margaret Spence Penney.

Education

AB, Dartmouth College, 1969; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1973; Master of Science (honorary), Harvard University, 1991.

Career

Intern, Baltimore City Hospital, 1973-1974; resident neurology, University of California, San Francisco, 1974-1977; postdoctoral fellow, VA, San Francisco, 1977-1978; postdoctoral fellow, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1978-1991; professor neurology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1991. Neurologist Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, since 1991. Science advisory board member Huntington's Disease Society American, New York City, 1983-1990.

Consultant United States Venezuela Huntington's Project, Maracaibo, since 1983. Medical advisory board member United Parkinson Foundation, Chicago, since 1983. Executive Committee Parkinson Study Group, Rochester, New York, since 1995, Huntington Study Group, Rochester, since 1993.

Achievements

• John Bradbury Penney has been listed as a noteworthy Neurologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Venezuela Huntington's Disease Family Fund, Ann Arbor, since 1988. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Neurology, American Neurological Association, Society for Neurosci., Movement Disorder Society.

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, wind surfing.

Connections

Married Anne B. Young, August 7, 1971. Children: Jessica P., Ellen B.

Father:

John Bradbury Senior Penney

Mother:

Margaret Spence Penney

Spouse:

Anne B. Young

child:

Jessica P. Penney

child:

Ellen B. Penney