Professional of the Year for 2007 in Neuroscience Education: Arthur Scott Walters, M.D.

	Arthur Scott Walters, M.D.
Industry	Healthcare
Title	M.D./Professor of Neuroscience
Expertise	Neurologist, movement disorders and sleep disorders
Current Organization	New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center
Type of Organization	University medical center
Major Product	Patient care, research, teaching
Area of Distribution	New Jersey
University/Degree	B.S., Kalamazoo College; M.D., Wayne State University Medical School, 1972
Born	February 20, 1943, Baltimore, Maryland
Honors & Awards	Researcher of the Year Award in Medicine, Seton Hall University, 2003-2004; Michael Aldrich Honorary Sleep Medicine Lectureship for Outstanding Contributions to Patient Care, Education and Research, University of Michigan, 2006; International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Distinguished Service Award, 2007
Published Works	150+ articles, chapters, 3 books: Ed., "Sleep thief: the restless legs syndrome", Orange Park, FL, Galaxy Books, Inc., pp. 1-316, 1996; Co-author, "Parkinson Disease Handbook", New York, American Parkinson Disease Association Inc., pp. 1-40, 1996; Co-ed., "Sleep and Movement Disorders", 1st Edition, USA, Butterworth Heinemann, pp. 1-546, 2003; "The International Classification of Sleep Disorders", American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Westchester, Illinois, 2005; "Revised Manual for Polysomnographic Scoring", American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Westchester, Illinois, 2007
Affiliations	Fellow, A.A.N.; F.A.A.S.M.; Active Member, American Neurological Association; Editorial Board of Sleep Medicine; Editorial Board of Sleep; Professor of Neuroscience, Seton Hall University
Hobbies & Sports	Family, music, tennis, racquetball
Career Accomplishments	Chair of the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group comprised of 130 physicians and scientists from around the world dedicated to research of Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep; 1992-98 Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, a nationwide support group by and for patients with Restless Legs Syndrome/Periodic Limb Movements in Sleep
Work History	Academic faculty of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Lyons VA Medical Center, 1984-98
Spouse	Lesley Gill
Married	December 19, 1992
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