Steven Lewis, MD, Chief of Neurology, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), has been appointed Acting Secretary-General, World Federation of Neurology (WFN).

Dr. Lewis will help create curricula for educational programs, organize the biennial World Congress and help oversee WFN charity and fiduciary responsibilities.

“We are thrilled for Dr. Lewis and WFN for his newly appointed leadership position on the board of trustees, where he will help advocate for brain health awareness by building world-class, global neurological education and training curriculum,” said Robert X. Murphy Jr., MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, LVHN.

“The importance of WFN’s work cannot be emphasized enough, especially reaching under-resourced areas across the world,” Murphy said.

Prior to his appointment, Lewis was an elected trustee at WFN, where he has helped guide the organization through his work as chair of the education committee.

“I am honored to have been appointed acting secretary-general, where I can continue to pursue and advocate for brain health awareness worldwide while also providing the highest quality care to my patients at LVHN,” Lewis said.

“I look forward to serving both communities to continue to advance the progress neurology has made and will continue to make,” said Lewis.

Lewis has more than 30 years of expertise in neurological care and medicine. He previously served as professor and associate chair of neurological services at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, where he educated neurologists on proper care and practice.

Lewis is a writer and editor of neurological journals, including editor-in-chief of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, the Continuing Medical Education (CME) journal of the American Academy of Neurology, and editor of World Neurology, the newsletter of the WFN. Lewis is a neurology director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

The World Federation of Neurology represents 122 neurological member societies to foster quality neurology and brain health by promoting neurological education and training with an emphasis on under-resourced areas of the world.

Information: www.wfneurology.org