(Los Angeles, CA – November 18, 2008) – Robert Knutzen, CEO of the Pituitary Network Association is pleased to announce that Dr. M. Sean Grady, Chairman Department of Neurosurgery / Neurosurgeon in Chief at the University of Pennsylvania Health System has joined the PNA Board of Governors. “Dr. Grady clearly has the attributes, skills and training which Pituitary Patients desperately require. The depth of knowledge and experience acquired while training in some of America’s finest Medical Schools and Universities are a testament to Dr. Grady’s desire to learn, study and observe the Medical Arts from the best professors/teachers possible,” states Knutzen.
The newly created Board of Governors will be made up of 100 individuals across North America who will serve as spokespersons on behalf of the PNA. Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton serves as the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Governors. The Board is being strategically formed with distinguished business leaders, patients, as well as leading members of the medical community and University Hospitals. Each Board of Governor will work within their communities to act as the “eyes, ears and voice” for future planning, outreach and fundraising on behalf of Pituitary Patients.
Dr. Grady was appointed the Charles Harrison Frazier Professor & Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in March 1999. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California San Diego and medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained in Neurological Surgery at the University of Virginia from 1981 - 1987 and was a faculty member at the University of Washington from 1987 - 1999. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Grady presently serves as the Chairman of the American Board of Neurological Surgery as well as the editorial board for the Journal of Neurosurgery.
His clinical focus is in the area of Cranial Base Tumors, Pituitary Tumors, Meningiomas, Schwannomas and Malignant Skull Base Tumors. Dr. Grady and Dr Bert O’Malley (Chairman, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery) are co-directors of the Cranial Base Center. His clinical research focuses on minimally invasive procedures, including endoscopic and robotic surgery for cranial base tumors. He was named as one of Philadelphia Magazine’s Top Doctors in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
“I look forward to serving on The Board of the Pituitary Network Association because of its important advocacy effort on behalf of patients with pituitary tumors,” explains Grady. |
