Sid Gilman

Sidney Gilman is an American retired physician, neurologist, and educator. He is an expert on Alzheimer's disease and has spent the majority of his career at the University of Michigan, its medical school, and its Health System.<ref name="Ann Arbor" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life, family and education

Gilman was raised in California. In 1950, he graduated from Huntington Park High School in Huntington Park, California.<ref name= CV>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for his undergraduate degree in 1954 and its medical school in 1957,<ref name= UCLA-alumni>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name= UM-profile>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> receiving the highest academic honors. During his college years, he was a gymnastics athlete.<ref name= CV />

He completed his medical residency at Boston City Hospital and a neurology fellowship at Harvard Medical School.<ref name= UM-profile /><ref name=PopperVlasic>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Rp He completed a neurophysiology fellowship from 1958 to 1960 at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.<ref name= CV />

Career

Dr. Gilman taught at Harvard Medical School after he completed his research fellowship.<ref name= CV /> He worked at the National Institutes of Health and performed authoritative research regarding brain control of motor functions and muscle tone.<ref name= UCLA-alumni /> He began working at Columbia University in 1968, and in 1976 he was named the first H. Houston Merritt chair in research neurology.<ref name= UCLA-alumni /> In 1977,<ref name= UCLA-alumni /> however, he became professor, chair and chief of service of neurology at the University of Michigan Medical School.<ref name="Ann Arbor" /><ref name= Keefe /> The hospital's neurology service named after him, as well as a lecture series.<ref name= Keefe /> He published hundreds of articles and delivered decades of lectures.<ref name="Ann Arbor" /> His university salary eventually was over US$300,000.<ref name= Keefe />

His research and areas of interest have involved brain and spinal cord injury, neurological degenerative diseases, and the effects of alcohol on the brain,<ref name= UCLA-alumni /> R.E.M. sleep disorders, Parkinson's disease and Lewy body disease, and cardiac denervation among many other subjects.<ref name= CV /> Some of his research has been in connection with many of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, including Merck, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson.<ref name="Ann Arbor" /> In the 2000s, he also worked as a consultant for Wall Street investors including Pequot Capital and Longitude Capital.<ref name="Ann Arbor" /> These jobs increased Gilman's income by more than US$200,000 per year.<ref name= Keefe />

Gilman has held numerous editorial and advisory board positions with major scientific publications, including Neurology, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, Applied Neurophysiology, Experimental Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Neurobiology of Disease, and Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders.

Bapineuzumab controversy

In 2013, Gilman was implicated in the insider trading scandal concerning the Alzheimer's medication bapineuzumab, a drug which was being developed by Wyeth and Élan.<ref name="Ann Arbor" /><ref name= Keefe>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In exchange for lighter punishment, Gilman agreed to testify and implicate Mathew Martoma of CR Intrinsic, a company affiliated with the hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors.<ref name="Ann Arbor" /> It was considered "the most lucrative insider trading scheme in history."<ref name= Keefe /> Gilman served no prison time and returned his earnings with interest.<ref name= Keefe />

As a result, the University of Michigan disassociated itself from him.<ref name=PopperVlasic />Template:Rp

Personal life

Gilman and his first wife Linda had two sons, Jeff and Todd.<ref name= Keefe /> The marriage ended in divorce.<ref name= Keefe /> Jeff, like his paternal grandmother, committed suicide.<ref name= Keefe />

In 1984 Sid Gilman married Carol Barbour, a psychoanalyst.<ref name=PopperVlasic />Template:Rp

After being diagnosed with lymphoma, he received chemotherapy treatment successfully.<ref name= Keefe />

Honors and awards

• 1972: Elected Member, The American Society for Clinical Investigation<ref name= doximity>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 1973: Lucy G. Moses Prize in Basic Neurology<ref name= CV />
• 1981: United Cerebral Palsy Weinstein-Goldenson Award for Medical Research for Cerebral Palsy and the Physically Handicapped<ref name= CV />
• 1986–88: President, Michigan Neurological Association<ref name= CV />
• 1988–89: President, American Neurological Association<ref name= UCLA-alumni /><ref name= CV />
• 1992: Professional Achievement Award from UCLA Alumni Association<ref name= UCLA-alumni />
• 1995: Elected Member, Institute of Medicine<ref name= doximity />
• 1999 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science<ref name= CV />
• 2000 Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine<ref name= CV />
• 2001 Fellow, Royal College of Physicians<ref name= CV />
• 2001 Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences<ref name= CV />
• 2005: Distinguished University Professorship, University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 2010: Medical Center Alumni Society Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Michigan<ref name= CV />

Publications

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External links

• Sid Gilman profile at University of Michigan Health System (archived)
• Curriculum Vitae of Sid Gilman at annarbor.com