Dr Alan Barber
Dr Alan Barber, Neurological Foundation of New Zealand. Professor of Clinical Neurology, Auckland Medical School: “Pulling Out Clots to Treat Stroke.” Professor Barber graduated from the Otago Medical School and completed his neurology training in Auckland. In 2000, he received a PhD from the University of Melbourne. In 2001, he returned to New Zealand and established the stroke unit at Auckland City Hospital, which has a very active thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy treatment program. In 2008, he was appointed the inaugural Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Professor of Clinical Neurology. Since 2009, he has been the deputy director (clinical) of the Centre for Brain Research at the University of Auckland. The Centre for Brain Research is a unique partnership between scientists, clinicians and the community, with the aim of developing new treatments for brain disease and shaping New Zealand’s healthcare policy. In 2022, he was elected President of the Australia and New Zealand Association of Neurologists (ANZAN) and will hold this position until 2025. ANZAN is the specialty body that represents neurologists in Australia and New Zealand.