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BIOGRAPHY   Patrick A. Griffith, MD, FAAN Professor, Clinical Medicine (Neurology) Medical Director, Continuing Medical Education Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia Patrick A. Griffith, MD, FAAN, is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Professor of Clinical Medicine, and Chief of the Section of Neurology at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also Clinical Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia. Dr Griffith received his MD from Howard University in Washington, DC. He also completed his internship in medicine at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, and residencies at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, the Children’s Hospital, and the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr Griffith is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr Griffith has written articles for Neurology, the Journal of the American Medical Association, among others. His research has centered on examining the racial differences in stroke victims and the utilization of different drugs to prevent strokes. Dr Griffith’s interests include the study of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular disease in Black populations of America.