Narrative Biographical Sketch – Blair Ford, MD
Blair Ford is Professor of Neurology at Columbia
University, New York. Born in Montreal, Canada, Dr. Ford
went to medical school at McGill University, completed
residencies in internal medicine (Brown University) and
neurology (McGill/Montreal Neurological Institute), and
pursued fellowship training in movement disorders at
Columbia with Dr. Stanley Fahn before joining the
neurology faculty.
Dr. Ford is a clinician, researcher and educator. In his
clinical work, he is Medical Director of the Center for
Movement Disorder Surgery at Columbia University
Medical Center, and his main area of research is deep
brain stimulation. He has published over a hundred original
articles, reviews and chapters. He has serves as ad hoc reviewer for numerous
journals, and also a writer/editor for the board exam of the American Board of
Psychiatry & Neurology. Dr. Ford is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and
a member of the American Neurological Association. Since 2002, he has been listed on
the annual roster of America’s Best Doctors.
At Columbia University, Dr. Ford is an award-winning educator who teaches at the
medical school and directs the residency training program in neurology. He has served
as national director for the Consortium of Neurology Program Directors in the United
States. He is frequently invited to give lectures and participate in educational symposia.
Blair Ford, MD
Professor of Neurology
Neurological Institute, Columbia University
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Tel: 212.305.0549
Fax: 212.305.8714
Email: bf25@columbia.edu