Joseph Shimon Kass MD, JD, FAAN

Dr. Kass graduated from Amherst College Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Russian. He then graduated from Columbia University Law School where he was a Senior Editor of the Columbia Law Review. He completed his medical training including a neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine.

He is now Associate Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry & Medical Ethics; Vice Chair for Education, Department of Neurology; and Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Chief of Neurology and Director, Comprehensive Stroke Program, Ben Taub Hospital, Harris Health System, Houston, TX.