Zbigniew K. Wszolek
Dr. Wszolek earned his M.D. at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. His postgraduate training includes a neurology residency and fellowships in clinical neurophysiology, movement disorders and PET imaging in Poland, the U.S. and Canada. Dr. Wszolek’s scientific interests are in the field of clinical genetics of neurodegenerative conditions. He has been instrumental in the discovery of the several genes in which the mutations produce the clinical signs of parkinsonism, dementia, dystonia, ataxia and others. He holds several patents for discoveries related to the genetics of parkinsonism. He served as a clinical core leader on the NIH-sponsored Mayo Clinic Florida Morris K. Udall Parkinson’s Disease Research Center of Excellence from 1999 to 2018.
Dr. Wszolek has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals with over 800 publications (posted on PubMed.gov). He is a former co-editor-in-chief of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders and associate editor of European Journal of Neurology. He currently serves as co-editor-in-chief of Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery.
In recognition of his work, Dr. Wszolek has received many national and international awards and honors, including Swiss, Canadian, Indian, Polish, and Japanese awards. He is on the Thomson Reuters 2015 and 2016 lists of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” and on the Clarivate Analytics list of “2017 Highly Cited Researchers.” Dr. Wszolek also received an Honoris Causa Doctorate from the Medical University of Silesian and was recognized with the Distinguished Investigator Award and Team Science Award at Mayo Clinic.
In addition to his clinical and research activities, Dr. Wszolek is active in education and provides mentorship to multiple visiting scientists, special project associates and research fellows, among others. He is also a courtesy professor of neurology at the College of Medicine at the University of Florida Health Science Center and at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dr. Wszolek is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association, and he is a founding officer of the World Federation of Neurology and International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. He has served on committees, including in leadership roles, for numerous professional organizations.
He served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Translational and Clinical Research Flagship Programme of the NationalMedical Research Council of Singapore. He is a distinguished member of the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association.
Contact details:
Zbigniew K. Wszolek, M.D., is a consultant in the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Dr. Wszolek joined the staff of Mayo Clinic in 1998 and holds the academic rank of professor of neurology, Mayo ClinicCollege of Medicine and Science. He is recognized with the distinction of the Haworth Family Professorship
in Neurodegenerative Diseases.
tel. 904-953-0856
e-mail: Wszolek.Zbigniew@mayo.edu