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Arnold Gold, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Dr. Gold is Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, with a commitment to clinical child neurology and teaching. He has interest and significant expertise in child development, autism, cerebral vascular conditions, and neurocutaneous disorders.

Dr. Gold was Chairman and founder of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, whose Mission is to “promote humanism in medicine” with established programs at 95% of American medical schools.

After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas, he received a Master of Science degree from the University of Florida, and a Doctor of Medicine Degree, with honors, from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.  Dr. Gold completed his pediatric residency and chief residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and pediatric neurology fellowship at the Neurological Institute, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Gold served his country in the Navy in World War II.