Name: Manuel F. Casanova - Clemson University

Rev. 8/12/15
CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Manuel F. Casanova University of South Carolina: Professor of Biomedical Sciences, SMART
State Endowed Chair in Translational Neurotherapeutics Greenville Health System: Research Director of the Developmental Behavioral
Pediatric Fellowship, SMART State Endowed Chair in Translational
Neurotherapeutics Office Address: Greenville Health System, 200 Patewood Drive, Developmental
Behavioral Pediatrics, Suite A200, Greenville, SC 29615 Office Phone: (864)454-4595
Fax: None
Email: mcasanova@ghs.edu PERSONAL: Home Address: 501 River Walk Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29681 Home Telephone: (502)419-1710 Date of Birth: July 20, 1953 Place of Birth: Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Citizenship: United States Sex: Male Race: Hispanic Marital Status: Married, four beautiful daughters Web page: http://minicolumn.org/people/casanova/ Blog: corticalchauvinism.com EDUCATION: 1966-1970 Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
Santa Maria, Puerto Rico 1970-1973 University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
B.S. magna cum laude (Chemistry) 1973-1975 University of Puerto Rico Graduate School (Chemistry)
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
(Graduate work in organic synthesis, natural compounds and
spectroscopy) 1975-1979 University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Degree: M.D.
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING: 1979-1980 Medical Intern
University District Hospital
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 1980-1982 Neurology Resident
University District Hospital
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 1982-1983 Chief Resident in Neurology
University District Hospital
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 1983-1984 Clinical Fellow
Neuropathology Laboratory
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland 1984-1986 Research Fellow
Neuropathology Laboratory
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland 1984-1986 Clinical Fellow
Department of Pathology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS: 1985 Consultant Neuropathologist
Maria Ruehsen M.D., Director
The North Charles Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland 1984-1986 Consultant Neuropathologist
Sinai Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland 1986-1988 Research Associate
Neuropathology Laboratory
Department of Pathology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1984-1990 Major
Medical Corps
U.S. Army Reserve
AMEDD Augmentation Detachment
(FAAD) and 100th Station Hospital 1986-1991 Neurologist, Neuropathologist
Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
St. Elizabeths Hospital, WAW Building
National Institute of Mental Health 1987-1991 Director of the Brain Bank Unit
Neuropathology Laboratory
Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
National Institute of Mental Health 1990-1991 Deputy Medical Examiner
Washington, DC 1990-1991 Neuropathologist
D.C. General Hospital
Washington, D.C. 1990-1991 Professorial Lecturer
Department of Forensic Science
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C. 1990-1991 Lt. Commander
U.S. Public Health Service 1992 Consultant in Psychiatry
Headquarters Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon, Georgia 1989-1994 Scientific Expert
Advisory Panel for the Yakovlev Collection
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 1991-1998 Psychiatry Service Staff Physician
VA Hospital, Downtown Division
Augusta, Georgia 1998-2000 Consultant for Eisai Inc. 2000 Consultant for Nycomed Amersham 1991-2003 Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Consultant in Pathology
Tenured 1994
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia 1995-2003 Research Resource Liaison Coordinator
for the American Psychiatric Association
Department of Psychiatry
The Medical College of Georgia 2002-3 Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
2002-3 Professor School of Graduate Studies
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
2003. Affiliate Member
Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute
The University of Georgia 2003. Consultant for Aventis Pasteur Limited 2003 Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Endowed Chair in Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
University of Louisville
2003. Psychiatry Research Committee
Department of Psychiatry
University of Louisville
2003. Professor of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology
University of Louisville
2004 Associate Clinical Associate Clinical Professor, Department of
Neurology
University of Louisville 2004 Senior Member of the Graduate Faculty
University of Louisville 2004 Council of Healthcare Advisors for the Gerson Lehrman Group, New
York, USA (www.glgroup.com)
2004 Consultant for the Centro Medico Virtual- Medvantis Medical Services,
Barcelona, Spain (http://www.cmv.es) 2004. Acting Vice Chair for Research
Department of Psychiatry
University of Louisville
2004 Promotions and Tenure Committee
Department of Psychiatry
University of Louisville 2004 Executive Committee
Department of Psychiatry
University of Louisville 2005 Advisory Board
Neuronetrix Incorporated 2005. Vice Chair for Research
Department of Psychiatry
University of Louisville 2005- Board of Directors,
Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT)
Louisville, Kentucky 2005- Member, Birth Defects Center
University of Louisville 2006- Member, Merit Review Committee
Department of Psychiatry, University of Louisville 2006-2008 Performance Criteria and Economic Criteria Welfare
Committee,
School of Medicine
University of Louisville 2007- Editorial Board, Autism Research 2008- Research Committee (School of Medicine)
University of Louisville 2009- Associate Editor, Translational Neuroscience (Versita, Springer
Verlag) 2009- Editor, Autism Insights 2009- Editor, Autism Research and Treatment 2009-2011 Review Board, Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation 2009-2010 Review Editor, Frontiers in Alzheimer Research 2010- Review Editor, Frontiers in Neurodegeneration 2011- Editor, World Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 Associate Editor, Open Journal of Psychiatry (OJPsych) 2011 Editor, The Scientific World Journal, Psychiatry and Pathology
Domains 2011 Editorial Board, Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation 2011 Research Professor, associate appointment, Department of
Bioengineering, University of Louisville 2012 Editorial Board, Neuroscience (IBRO) 2012 Editorial Board, Acta Neuropathologica 2012 Editorial Board, OA Autism (Editor-in-Chief, Founding Editor) 2012 Editorial Board, Journal of Life Medicine 2013 Review Editorial Board, Frontiers in Child Health and Human
Development (a specialty publication from Frontiers in Pediatrics and
Public Health) Richard Frye, Editor-in-Chief 2013 Editorial Board, BioMed Research International, Pathology subject
area 2013 Editorial Board, Journal of Intellectual Disability- Diagnosis and
Treatment (From Lifescience Global) 2013 Section Editor, OA Psychiatry (S. Hossein Fatemi, Editor-in-Chief) 2013 Editorial Board, Journal of Autism, Herbert Publications 2014 Editor (along with Michael Lebedev and Ioan Opris) for special issue
in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience entitled "Augmentation of
Brain Function: Facts, Fiction and Controversy" 2014 Editor (along with Michael Lebedev and Ioan Opris) Frontiers Journal
in Nano Neuroscience 2014 Associate Editor. History and Philosophy of Neuroscience. Frontiers
in Human Neuroscience. 2015 Scientific Advisory Board, Autism Research Institute, San Diego CA 2015 Associate Editor, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Neural Technology CURRENT APPOINTMENTS: 2015 SMART State Endowed Chair in Translational Neurotherapeutics
Greenville Health System, Greenville SC 2015 Professor in Biomedical Sciences
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville Campus
South Carolina LICENSURES: Medical Licenses
Puerto Rico #6834
Maryland #D32729
Georgia #035834
Kentucky #39036 Chemist License No. 1596
issued by the Board of Examiners
of Chemists of Puerto Rico Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
Certificate No. 222222 1985 Diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology
AWARDS/HONORS: 1970-1975 Honor Society
University of Puerto Rico 1979 Academic Acknowledgment Plaque (top 10% graduating class)
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine 1981 Presidential Award of the American Medical
Association, Puerto Rico Chapter 1982 Mead and Johnson Award, best paper by a resident, American
Medical Association, Puerto Rico Chapter's Annual Convention 1982-1985 Physician's Recognition Award