Michael W. Hoffmann

Dr Hoffmann completed his medical degree (MBBch) at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and subsequent neurology specialization and boards, FCP(SA) Neurol) administered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of South Africa. He completed a stroke fellowship at Columbia University New York, Presbyterian Medical Center, Neurological Institute of New York, with Dr J.P, Mohr and Dr R. Sacco as mentors. Subsequent senior doctorate degrees in both clinical medicine (MD) and behavioral medicine (PhD) were obtained through the University of Kwa-Zulu, Natal, South Africa. Dr Hoffmann was promoted to full Professor of Neurology in 2004 at the University of South Florida and has held academic appointments in South Africa (UKZN), Canada (Memorial University), United States (University of Kentucky, University of South Florida), courtesy appointments (University of Florida, NOVA South-Eastern University) and currently with the University of Central Florida.

He was the founding director of 4 US based stroke centers. These included the Primary Stroke Center (2002) and Comprehensive Stroke Center, Tampa General Hospital/University of South Florida (2004), as well as the founding director of the Primary Stroke Center at the James A Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, Florida (2013) and Orlando VA Medical Center (2017). Academic positions held at the University of South Florida included, Associate Dean of Academic Assessment, Interim Chair of Neurology and prior to that appointment, 2 years as Vice Chair of Neurology.

Research and grant activity has included physician-initiated grants awarded by the Medical Research Council of South Africa, the K.M. Browse Award by the College of Medicine of South Africa, a National Institutes of Health K- award through the University of Kentucky BIRCWH program and two University of South Florida internal neuroscience grants.

Most recent appointments have included director of the cognitive neurology and stroke programs at the James A Haley VA Hospital in Tampa Florida (2007-2015) and at the Orlando VA Medical Center as Chief of Neurology and director of stroke and cognitive neurology programs (2015-2021). He is currently Professor of Neurology at the University of Central Florida and since May of 2021 he has established a part time private practice that focusses on cognitive and behavioral neurology, traumatic brain injury and war related illnesses (brainbeatneurology.com). Scholarly activity includes a plenitude of peer reviewed manuscript publications and abstracts (>230), as well as 4 single authored books, spanning the disciplines of cognitive and behavioral neurology and brain health and fitness disquisitions.