Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD

Professor
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine

Director
The Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging
Stanford University School of Medicine

Director
Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair, and Restoration
RR&D Center of Excellence
VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Chief
Neurology Service
VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Deputy Director

Stanford Center
on Longevity (SCL)

Stanford University

EDUCATION

1975-1979        AB          Harvard College, Cambridge, MA                Biochemistry
1979-1987        MD         Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA          Medicine
1981-1987        PhD        Harvard University, Cambridge, MA            Cell and Developmental Biology


POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS

1987-1988        Intern                            Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
1988-1990        Resident                        Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
1990-1991        Chief Resident              Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
1991-1995        Research Fellow           Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Stanford University


PRINCIPAL POSITIONS HELD

1995-2002            Assistant Professor        Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences,
                                                                                   Stanford University School of Medicine
2000-2003            Founding Director          Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic,
                                                                                   Stanford University Medical Center
2002-2009            Associate Professor        Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences,
                                                                                   Stanford University School of Medicine
2000-2006             Director                          Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC),
                                                                                   VA Palo Alto Health Care Systems
1996-present        Chief of Service              Neurology Service, VA Palo Alto Health Care Systems
2006-present        Deputy Director             Stanford Center on Longevity, Stanford University
2009-present        Professor                        Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences,
                                                                                   Stanford University School of Medicine
2009-present        Director                          RR&D Center of Excellence, VA Palo Alto Health Care Systems
2011-present        Director                          The Glenn Laboratories for the Biology of Aging,
                                                                                   Stanford University School of Medicine


HONORS AND AWARDS

1985              Grass Fellowship in Neurophysiology
1991-1994     Dana Fellowship in Neuroscience
1992-1994     Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Physicians
1995              Junior Faculty Research Award, American Academy of Neurology
1996              Frederick E. Terman Fellowship, Stanford University
1999              Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholar in Aging, American Federation for Aging Research
2004              Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar Award in Aging
2005              NIH Director's Pioneer Award
2007              Schober Award, German Society for Geriatrics and Gerontology
2007              F.L. McNaughton Lecturer, Montreal Neurological Institute
2008              Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award, American Federation for Aging Research
2009              Bennett J. Cohen Award, University of Michigan Center for Biogerontology
2010              Roy Huffington Distinguished Lecturer, Baylor College of Medicine

CONTACT INFORMATION

MAILING ADDRESS:

Department of Neurology
Room A-343
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA 94305-5235
USA


or

Neurology Service 127
VAPAHCS
3801 Miranda Ave.
Palo Alto CA, 94304
USA

COURIER ADDRESS:

Building 100, Room B4-123
VAPAHCS
3801 Miranda Ave.
Palo Alto CA, 94304
USA
[tel: 650-858-3976]

TELEPHONE, FAX, EMAIL

Telephone (office):                     650-858-3976
Telephone (laboratory):             650-493-5000, ext. 63731, 63730, or 62073
Fax:                                             650-858-3935
Email:                                          rando@stanford.edu