Joseph E. Safdieh, MD is the Richard P. Cohen MD Senior Associate Dean for Education, Vice Chair for Education and Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine. A neurologist and nationally recognized educator, he oversees the MD, CME and PA programs and has developed numerous curricula for teaching neurology to medical students and residents. He previously directed the neurology clerkship and outpatient residency training at Weill Cornell. Dr. Safdieh is editor-in-chief of Neurology Today, vice chair of the AAN publications committee, and former chair of the Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors. He completed neurology residency and chief residency at Weill Cornell after earning his MD from NYU.