Background
Daroff, Robert Barry was born on August 3, 1936 in New York City. Son of Charles and May (Wolin) Daroff.
Daroff, Robert Barry was born on August 3, 1936 in New York City. Son of Charles and May (Wolin) Daroff.
Bachelor, University of Pennsylvania, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1961.
Intern, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1961-1962;
resident in neurology, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, 1962-1965;
fellow in neuro-ophthalmology, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1967-1968;
professor neurology, associate professor ophthalmology, U. Miami (Florida) Medical School
also director ocular motor neurophysiology laboratory, Miami VA Medical Center, 1968-1980;
Gilbert W. Humphrey professor, department chairman neurology, Case Western Reserve U. Medical School
also director department neurology, University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1980-1993;
professor neurology, associate dean, Case Western U., since 1994;
staff neurologist, Cleveland VA Medical Center, 1980-1993;
chief of staff, senior vice president academic affairs, U. Hospital, Cleveland, since 1994. Medical advisory board, chairman science program committee Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, 1984-1987, Executive Committee, since 1992, secretary, 1995-1996, vice chair, since 1997. Medical advisory board National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 1988-1990, Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, 1991-1994.
Member of national advisory eye county sensory and motor disorders vision panel National Institutes of Health, 1980-1983. Member steering committee neurological disorders in commercial drivers unites states department Transportation, chairman task force, 1987. Lecturer Thomas Stearns Srinivasan Endowment, Madras, India, 1994.
Cumings lecturer Migraine Trust, London, 1994. Lecturer American Council for Headache Education, San Diego, 1996.
Chairman Young Tae Kwon Do Academy, North Miami, 1977-1980. Board directors BenignEssential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, since 1983. Board of trustees Fairhill Center for Aging, since 1988, The Learning Corporation, since 1992, Edison Bio Technology Center, since 1994, Great Lakes Science Center, since 1994.
Medical Corps United States Army Reserve, 1965-1967. Member American Medical Association, American Neurological Association (program advising committee 1977-1978, chairman 1978, membership advising committee 1980-1983, chairman 1981-1983, nominating committee 1984, chairman Annals of Neurology oversight committee 1984-1986, councillor 1980-1982, secretary 1985-1989, president-elect 1989-1990, president 1990-1991, past president 1991-1992, chair honorary membership committee 1994), American Academy Neurology (chairman science program committee 1973-1975, Executive Board 1987-1996, public committee since 1993), Rocky MountainNeuro-ophthalmology Society (board directors 1980-1986), North America Neuro-ophthalmology Society (board directors 1986-1994, chair certified and accreditation committee 1997-1998), Barany Society, American Association Study Headache (board directors, secretary, chairman membership committee since 1998), International Headache Society, Clinical Eye Movement Society (founder), World Federation Neurology (finance committee since 1985, chairman since 1990, chairman publications committee since 1987, Executive Committee Research Group on Neuro-Ophthalmology 1987-1995), Council Biology Editors, Alliance for Brain Initiatives (founding member), Vietnam Veterans Institute (board scholars since 1998), Association Columbiana de Neurologia (honorary), Academy Medical Sciences Kazakhstan, Neuromuscular Disease Association Romania (international scientific committee 1991-1993), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Jane L. Abrahams, December 4, 1959. Children: Charles II, Robert Barry, Junior, William Clayton.