Dr. Alexander is a neurologist whose primary clinical
focus is neurological rehabilitation. Currently, he is the Medical Director
of the Daniel Freeman Rehabilitation Center and an Associate Clinical Professor
at the UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. An honors graduate
both of Amherst College and the University of Minnesota Medical School,
Dr. Alexander was an intern in Medicine at University Hospital in Boston,
and a resident in Neurology at the Neurological Institute of New York at
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Dr. Alexander's undergraduate thesis was in amphibian
visual physiology, and his research interests include the use of botulinum
toxin in spasticity, novel antidepressants for post-stroke depression,
and the use of acupuncture in stroke rehabilitation. As an expert panel
member, Dr. Alexander developed the Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: Clinical
Practice Guideline, with support from the Agency for Health Care Policy
and Research (AHCPR).
He is a Fellow of the Stroke Council of the American Heart
Association, a site-surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities, and sits on the Board of Directors of the American Society
of Neurorehabilitation.
