Joseph Sirven

Dr. Joseph Sirven (Joe) is a professor of neurology and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Past editor-in-chief of epilepsy.com. He is currently chair of the AAN Education Committee and he is on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Neurology and serves on the editorial board of Brain & Life as well.  He is the current editor of Brain & Life en Espanol. Previously, he served as director of education for Mayo Clinic Arizona with oversight over all educational activities at the Mayo Clinic Arizona campus including, medical student rotations, residencies, fellowships, PhD candidates, nursing, allied health and continuing medical education programs. He was the previous vice chair of the Epilepsy Section of the American Academy of Neurology, chair of the Communication Council for the American Epilepsy Society and former chair of the Professional Advisory Board for the Epilepsy Foundation. 

Dr. Sirven is Cuban American and has served as chief medical contributor for NBC Latino, the English language website for Latinos by NBCNews. He is currently host of the weekly NPR Florida healthcare show What's Health Got to do with it? produced by WJCT news.

Dr. Sirven has published extensively on epilepsy and its treatment. His interests in epilepsy include status epilepticus, surgical therapy, epilepsy in older adults and psychosocial issues particularly those involving Hispanic populations and transportation. His articles have appeared in Neurology, Epilepsia, Lancet, Archives of Neurology, Annals of Neurology, Epilepsy & Behavior and Mayo Clinic Proceedings. He is editor of seven textbooks: "Clinical Neurology of the Older Adult," "American Epilepsy Society’s Introduction to Epilepsy," "Clinical Epilepsy" and "An Atlas of Video EEG Monitoring." He continues to practice Neurology.