Daniel Lowenstein, M.D.

Daniel Lowenstein, M.D. is the Robert B. and Ellinor Aird Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He received his BA in Mathematics from the University of Colorado and MD from Harvard Medical School, and completed neurology residency training at UCSF. Dr. Lowenstein is a clinician-scientist who cares for patients and studies both basic science and clinical aspects of epilepsy. He has been actively involved in advancing the cause of epilepsy at the national and international level, and has held leadership posts in numerous organizations, including the American Epilepsy Society (where he served as president), the International League Against Epilepsy, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. In recognition of his academic accomplishments and leadership in medicine, he has received many national and international awards, including election into the National Academy of Medicine.