CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Medical Advisory Board, The Greater Miami Chapter of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, 1971-1978
Guest Lecturer, School of Health and Social Services, Florida International University, Miami, 1975-1979
Chairman, Young Tae Kwon Do Academy (Korean Karate), North Miami, Florida, 1977-1980
Medical Advisory Committee, W.O. Walker Industrial Rehabilitation Center
Ohio Industrial Rehabilitation Program, 1983-1986
Search Committee for Medical Director, 1983
Medical Advisor, Parkinson's Educational Program (PEP) of Northeastern Ohio, 1985-1988
Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001
Picasso/Lewitt Community Committee, 2001
Museum Associate, 2007-2008
Founding Sponsor, The National Museum of the U.S. Army, 2009
FINE ARTS MEMBERSHIPS
Baltimore Museum of Art; Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art; Cleveland Museum of Art; Cleveland Institute of Art; Print Club of Cleveland; University Print Club
MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES - 1968-
University of Miami School of Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital Affiliation Committee, 1970
Search Committee for Chairman of Department of Biochemistry, 1971
Search Committee for Chairman of Department of Anesthesiology, 1973-1974
Governing Board, Professional Income Plan, 1973-1980
Medical Affairs and Hospital Committee, 1975-1976
Fringe Benefits Committee, 1976-1977
Subcommittee on Medical Practice, 1979-1980
Promotions and Tenure Committee, 1976-1979
Chairman, 1977-1979
Chairman, Search Committee for Chairman of Department of Radiology, 1977-1978
Ad Hoc Institutional Self Study Task Force, 1979-1980
Miami Veterans Administration Hospital
R. & D. Committee, 1974-1977
Chairman, 1976-1978
Budget Subcommittee of R. & D. Committee, 1973-1974, 1976-1978, 1980
Chairman, 1977-1978
Chairman, R. & D. Subcommittee on Career Appointments, 1977
Chairman, Subcommittee on Nomination of Research Career Scientist, 1977
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, 1976-1980
Chairman, 1978-1980.
Pharmacy Chief Selection Committee, 1976-1977
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Executive Committee, 1980-2003
Resource Allocation Subcommittee, 1994-1995
Dean's Committee, Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1980-1993
Faculty Program Planning Committee, AMICI MEDICINAE, 1980-1982
Phase III Neuroscience Committee, 1981-1986
Long Term Strategic Planning Group, 1981-1986
Advisory Committee, NIDRR, Rehabilitation Engineering Center, 1982-1983; 1988-1993
Chairman, Search Committee for Chairman of Otolaryngology, 1982-1984
Ad Hoc Committee on Departmental Status for Rehabilitation Medicine, 1984
Executive Committee, Geriatric Center for Clinical Assessment, Research, and Education, 1984-1987
MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES - 1968- (cont’d)
Search Committee for Director of Neurology, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1985-1987
Advisory Committee, Division of General Medical Sciences, 1986-2007
Chairman, 1990-1992; 2004-2007
Chairman, Search Committee for Chief of Staff Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1987-1988
Core Academic Program, Executive Committee, 1987-1993
Committee on Medical Education, 1987-1990
Teaching Excellence Awards Committee, 1988
Council of Clinical Chairmen, 1988-1993
Secretary-Treasurer, 1988-1990
Council on Graduate Medical Education, 1988-1992
Steering Committee, 1988-1991
Medical Alumni Board of Trustees, 1989-1990
Co-Chairman, Faculty Drive, Medical Annual Fund Leadership Committee, 1989-1990
Search Committee for Chairman of Neurosciences, 1989-1990
Chairman, Search Committee for Chairman of Neurological Surgery, 1991
Faculty Gifts Committee, 1991
Chairman, Search Committee for Chairman of Ophthalmology, 1991-1992
Maurice Victor and Betty Q. Banker Visiting Professorship Committee, MetroHealth Medical Center, 1991-1993
Art Advisory Selection Committee, Biomedical Research Building, 1992-1993
Search Committee for Vice Dean, 1997-1998
Search Committee for Chairman of Pediatrics, 1994-1995
Search Committee for Chairman of Radiation Oncology, 1996-1997
Search Committee for Chairman of Internal Medicine, 1997-1998
Search Committee for Chairman of Surgery, 1998-2000
Search Committee for Chairman of Reproductive Biology/Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1999-2001
Search Committee for Chairman of Psychiatry, 1999-2000
Search Committee for Chairman of Anesthesiology, 1999-2000
Search Committee for Chairman of Family Medicine, 2000-2002
Liaison Committee for Medical Education, Self-Study Steering Committee, 2001-2002
Coulter-CASE Translation Research and Innovation Program, 2005-2008
Steering Committee, International Center for Autism Research and Education, 2011-
University Hospitals of Cleveland
(List is incomplete from 1994)
Clinical (formerly Medical) Council, 1980-2003; 2006-2008
Chair 1994-2003
Professional Liability Committee, 1980
Quality Assurance Committee, 1981-1982
Spine Center Task Force, 1982
Advisory Committee for Physical and Occupational Therapy, 1982-1988
Chairman, Quality Monitoring Council, 1994-2003
Chairman, Search Committee for Director of Division of Neurosurgery, 1980-1981
Finance Committee of Board of Trustees, 1982-1988
Search Committee, Director of Pediatric Neurology, 1983-1984
P.E.T. Advisory Committee, 1985-1987
Interim Executive Committee, Faculty Health Services Organization, 1993
Professional Advisory Council, 1994-1995
Performance Improvement Council, 1995-1997
Robert J. Frackleton Memorial Fund Committee, 1994-2001
Chairman, Search Committee for University Ireland Cancer Center, 1994-1995
Nurses Coordinating Council, 1994-1996
Honorary Committee, Edgar B. Jackson, Jr., M.D. Chair, 2001-2002
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM DIRECTORSHIP AND TRUSTEESHIPS: 1994-2003
University Hospitals Holdings, Inc.
University Primary Care Practices, Inc.
University Hospitals Management Services Organization, Inc.
Pathology Associates of University Hospitals, Inc.
MacDonald Physicians, Inc.
EPONYMIC AND ANNUAL LECTURESHIPS AND PROFESSORSHIPS
1. Joseph J. Gitt Visiting Professor, Washington University, January 1979
2. Third Annual Sidney Starkman Lecturer, University of Toronto, May 1980
3. Bernard J. Alpers Lecturer in Clinical Neurology, Jefferson Medical College, April 1984
4. G. Milton Shy Visiting Professor and Memorial Lecturer, Columbia University and University of Pennsylvania, October 1984
5. Parker Heath Memorial Lecturer, Section Council on Ophthalmology to the American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, New Orleans, November 1986
6. The Fifteenth Robert B. Aird Visiting Professor of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco, September 1987
7. The Frank Netter Lecturer, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Chicago, April 1989 (now designated the H. Houston Merritt Lecturer)
8. The first Barraquer-Lafora Lecturer of the Sociedad Española de Neurología (Spanish Neurological Society), Barcelona, December 1990
9. Distinguished Guest Visitor, Nebraska Academy of Neurologists and Neurosurgeons, Omaha, October 1991
10. Eighth Annual Fogan Lecturer, State University of New York at Buffalo, February 1992
11. Distinguished Guest Lecturer, Japanese Ophthalmological Society, Yokohama, May 1992
12. Lettura Magistrale, Societa Italiana di Neurofisiologia Clinica, Alghero, Sardinia, May 1992
13. Benjamin Boshes Memorial Lecturer, Israel Neurological Association, November 1992
14. Morris B. Bender Memorial Lecturer, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, March 1993
15. The 14th T.S. Srinivasan Endowment Lecturer, Madras, February 1994
16. Silver Jubilee Lecturer, Medical College of Trivandrum, India, February 1994
17. The J.L. Silversides Visiting Professorship and Lectureship in Neurology, Toronto, May 1994
18. Cumings Lecturer, The Migraine Trust, London, September 1994
19. American Council for Headache Education Lecturer, San Diego, May 1996
20. Morton Nathanson Distinguished Lectureship in Neurology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, March 1997
21. Bernard A. Rogowski Lecturer, Yale University School of Medicine, April 1997
22. Morris B. Bender Memorial Lecturer, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, May 1998
23. THE INVITED LECTURER, 39th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Neurologic Society, Kurashiki, October 2001
24. Victor and Clara Soriano Lecturer, Israel Neurological Association, November 2001
25. Keynote Speaker, International Neurology Forum, 2004. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
26. The 7th Annual Athasit Vejjajiva Lecturer, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 2006
27. Daniel M. Jacobson Memorial Lecturer, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, 2009
AWARDS AND HONORS
1. Sphinx Senior Society, University of Pennsylvania, 1956-1957
2. Kite and Key Society, University of Pennsylvania, 1956-1957
3. Outstanding Teacher Award, House Staff Physicians Association, University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals, 1979-1980
4. Alpha Omega Alpha, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Faculty Member, 1983
5. Parker Heath Award, Section Council on Ophthalmology to the American Medical Association, 1986
6. Kaiser-Permanente Award for Excellence in Teaching, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1987
7. Honorary Member, Asociacion Colombiana de Neurologia, Bogota, Columbia, 1987
8. “Hall of Fame,” Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, 1991
AWARDS AND HONORS (cont’d)
9. Association of American Publishers, Inc. Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division. “Neurology in Clinical Practice” received award as the most outstanding book published in Clinical Medicine in 1991
10. Ernst Jung-Medaille für Medizine in Gold. Presented by the Jung-Stiftung für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Hamburg, Germany, 1993
(See reference #62 in BIBLIOGRAPHY MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS)
11. Appointed as a Founding Member of the Charles A. Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, 1993
12. The 14th T.S. Srinivasan Endowment Lectureship Medal and Scroll, Madras, India, 1994
13. Silver Jubilee Oration Award, Medical College of Trivandrum, India, 1994
14. Foreign Member, Academy of the Medical Sciences of the Kazakhstan, 1996
15. Honorary Member, American Academy of Neurology, 1997
16. Vietnam Veterans Institute, Board of Scholars, 1998-
17. Distinguished Service Award, North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, 1999
18. Honorary Professor, Astana State Medical Academy, Kazakhstan Ministry of Education, Culture, and Public Health, 1999
19. Establishment of the Dorothy R. Blair–Robert B. Daroff, M.D. Endowed Professorship of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2000
20. Cornerstone Endowment Foundation Founder, American Academy of Neurology, 2000
21. DOCTOR’S AWARD, Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, 2001
22. Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service, World Federation of Neurology, 2001
23. Honorary Member, American Neurological Association, 2001
24. Fellow, American Headache Society, 2001
25. 50 Year Award, Academy of Medicine–Cleveland/Northern Ohio Medical Association, 2001
26. John H. Budd, MD Distinguished Membership Award, Academy of Medicine–Cleveland/Northern Ohio Medical Association, 2002
27. Distinguished Graduate Award, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2003
28. Invitado de Honor, Congreso Iberoamericano de Neuro-Oftalmologia, 2003
29. Establishment of the Robert B. Daroff Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2004
30. Lifetime Achievement Award, NeuroSciences India Group, 2005
31. John R. Graham Senior Clinician’s Forum Award, American Headache Society, 2005
32. Honorary Director for Life, Fairhill Center, Cleveland, 2006
33. University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Neurological Institute Leadership Award, 2007
34. A.B. Baker Lifetime Achievement in Neurological Education Award, American Academy of Neurology, 2008.
35. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Parade Grand Marshall, Medical Alumni Weekend, 2011
36. Honorary Fellow, American Neurological Association, 2013
37. Lifetime Achievement Award, National Headache Foundation, 2014
Marquis Who’sWho Publications Listings
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Who’sWho is America
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Who’sWho in the World
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Who’sWho in Science and Engineering
GOVERNMENTAL PROCLAMATIONS
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State of Ohio, Proclamation of Recognition, signed by Governor George Voinovich, October 1, 1991
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Ohio House of Representatives, Proclamation of Recognition, signed by the Speaker of the House, Vern Riffe, January 1994
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City of Philadelphia, Citation of Recognition, signed by Mayor John F. Street, May 14, 2000
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The General Assembly of the State of Ohio, Ohio Senate, Proclamation of Recognition, signed by the President of the Ohio Senate, Richard H. Finan and Eric D. Fingerhut, 25th Senatorial District, October 2001
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City of Cleveland, Proclamation of Recognition, signed by Jane L. Campbell, Mayor, April 26, 2002
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Ohio House of Representatives, Proclamation of Recognition, signed by the Speaker of the House, Larry Householder, August 2003
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Resolution honoring Robert B. Daroff, M.D., from the Cuyahoga County Commissioners, November 6, 2003
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS, LECTURESHIPS, PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
(Community hospital continuing education and intramural lectures are not listed)
1. “See-Saw Nystagmus,” Second Postgraduate Symposium on Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, sponsored by University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami Beach, Florida, January 4, 1965.
2. “Cerebral Malaria in Vietnam,” San Francisco Neurological Association, San Francisco, California, November 29, 1967.
3. Visiting Lecturer in Neuro-Ophthalmology to the Eye Section of Hawaiian Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Society, February 18-22, 1968. Ten-hour course in Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, Oahu.
4. Faculty of “Sixth Postgraduate Symposium on Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology,” sponsored by the Department of Ophthalmology and The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, January 7-10, 1969.
Presentation: “Ophthalmoneurological Motility Pearls”
5. “Experiences of a Physician in Vietnam,” University of Miami School of Medicine Chapter of Student's American Medical Association, Miami, Florida, February 18, 1969.
6. Discussion of “Diabetic Ophthalmoplegia: A Clinico-Pathological Investigation,” a paper by Asbury et al., American Neurological Association, Beverly Hills, California, June 9, 1969 (by invitation).
7. “The Syndrome of Raeder and Carotid Cavernous Aneurysms,” Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida, September 12, 1969.
8. Faculty of “Symposium on Control of Eye Movements,” sponsored by Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences, Pacific Medical Center and the Department of Visual Sciences of the University of Pacific Graduate School of Medical Sciences, San Francisco, California, November 10-11, 1969.
Presentation: “Neurophysiological, Neuro-Ophthalmological Correlation in Eye Movements”
(with Dr. W.F. Hoyt)
9. Faculty of “Seventh Annual Neuro-Ophthalmology Course,” sponsored by the Department of Ophthalmology and The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, January 5-9, 1970. Presentation: “Ocular Motor Manifestations of Brain Stem and Cerebellar Dysfunction”
10. Neuro-Ophthalmic Pathology Symposium, “Pathology of Oculomotor Nerve Palsy in a Diabetic,” Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, February 27, 1970 (presented by Dr. Weber).
11. Faculty of “Special Course in Neuro-Ophthalmology,” American Academy of Neurology, Miami Beach, Florida, April 29, 1970. Presentation: “Pathophysiology of the Ocular Motor System”
12. Faculty of “International Conference on Vascular Diseases of the Brain and Spinal Cord,” sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the University of South California School of Medicine, Anaheim, California, May 25, 1970. Presentation: “Neuro-Ophthalmology in Cerebral Vascular Disease”
13. Opening Address in the session, “Neurological Aspects of Ocular Movements,” Oxford Ophthalmological Congress, Oxford, England, July 7, 1970. Presentation: “Physiologic, Anatomic and Pathophysiologic Considerations of Eye Movements”
14. Guest Lecturer, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London, England, July 10, 1970. Presentation: “Ocular Manifestations of Brain Stem and Cerebellar Dysfunction”
15. Visiting Lecturer in Neuro-Ophthalmology, The Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, September 17-19, 1970.
Presentations: “Ocular Motility”, “The Pupillary System”
16. Faculty of “Anesthesiology and the Nervous System,” Eighth Annual Postgraduate Seminar sponsored by the Departments of Anesthesiology of the University of Miami School of Medicine and the University of Florida College of Medicine, Hollywood Beach, Florida, January 7-10, 1971.
Presentation: “Pathophysiology of Cerebral Edema”
17. “Eye Movements and Ocular Muscles,” Puget Sound Academy of Ophthalmology, Seattle, Washington, January 17, 1971 (presented by Dr. David).
18. Invited participant in Symposium on “Neurological Systems,” Biomedical Engineering Society, 55th Annual Meeting of Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Chicago, Illinois, April 15, 1971.
Presentation: “The Metrics of Normal Human Saccadic Eye Movements”
19. Visiting Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, May 24-25, 1971.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS, LECTURESHIPS, PROGRAM PARTICIPATION (cont’d)
20. Visiting Lecturer in Neuro-Ophthalmology, Neurology Service, West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital and Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, July 19-20, 1971.
Presentations: “Eye Movement Disturbances in Brain Stem and Cerebellar Disease”, “Assorted Eye Movement Disorders” (with Dr. N.J. David), “Some Aspects of Eye Movement Physiology”
21. Instructor, Clinical Seminar Program, Annual Assembly of the American Academy of General Practice, Miami Beach, Florida, October 4-7, 1971.
22. Faculty of “Ninth Annual Neuro-Ophthalmology Course,” sponsored by the Department of Ophthalmology and The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, January 4-7, 1972. Presentations: “Potpourri of Eye Movement Disturbances, I” (with Dr. N.J. David)
“Potpourri of Eye Movement Disturbances, II” (with Dr. N.J. David)
23. Faculty, Workshop on “Diabetic Neuropathy,” Nineteenth Postgraduate Course of the American Diabetes Association, Miami, Florida, January 25, 1972.
24. Guest Lecturer in Neuro-Ophthalmology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 17-18, 1972. Presentation: “The Spectrum of Eye Movement Disorders”
25. Guest Lecturer, Department of Neurology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1972. Presentation: “Aspects of Eye Movement Neurophysiology”
26. Guest Lecturer, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 20, 1972. Presentation: “The Spectrum of Eye Movement Disorders”
27. Faculty of Special Course in Neuro-Ophthalmology, American Academy of Neurology, St. Louis, Missouri, April 24, 1972. Presentations: “Neurophysiology of Eye Movements”, “Clinical Disorders of Gaze Mechanisms”, “Ocular Oscillations” (with Dr. N.J. David)
28. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, “Ocular Motor Function Following Hemispherectomy,” Sarasota, Florida, April 27, 1972 (presented by Dr. Weber).
29. Discussion of “Unusual Abnormal Eye Movements in a Family with Hereditary Spinocerebellar Degenerations,” a paper by S. Starkman et al., American Academy of Neurology, St. Louis, Missouri, April 28, 1972 (by invitation).
30. Guest Speaker, Neuro-Ophthalmology Symposium, The Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital Alumni Association, Jamaica, New York, May 13, 1972. Presentation: “Eye Signs in Brain Stem and Cerebellar Disease”
31. Discussion of “The Lesions Producing Paralysis of Downward but Not Upward Gaze,” a paper by L. Jacobs et al., American Neurological Association, Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1972 (by invitation).
32. Discussion of “Two Visual Systems in Clinical Neurology. The Readaptive Role of the Primitive Tectal System in Visual Agnosic Patients,” a paper by M.I. Botez, American Neurological Association, Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1972.
33. Visiting Professor in Neuro-Ophthalmology, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, California, August 3-8, 1972.
34. Visiting Professor in Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, August 10-11, 1972. Presentations: “Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia”, “Oscillatory Disturbances of Eye Movements”
35. Faculty, “Postgraduate Seminar in Neuromuscular Diseases,” sponsored by the Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami Beach, Florida, November 8-11, 1972.
Presentation: “Advances in Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis”
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“Medical Diagnosis of Eye Movement Disorders,” Committee on Vision of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council (NAS-NRC), Washington, D.C., November 30, 1972 (by invitation).
37. Guest Lecturer, Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., December 1, 1972. Presentation: “Acquired Disorders of Eye Movements”
38. Faculty, “Neuro-Ophthalmology Course,” sponsored by the Department of Ophthalmology and The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Key Biscayne, Florida, January 3-6, 1973. Presentation: “Control of Eye Movements: Supranuclear and Brainstem Mechanisms
Discussion of: “Defective Saccadic Eye Movements in Wilson's Disease”
39. Faculty, 8th Annual Postgraduate Course “Internal Medicine 1973,” University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Miami, Florida, February 15, 1973. Presentation: “Treatment of Parkinsonism”
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