Education

A.B., Columbia University
MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Internship: Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa
Residency: Department of Neurology, The University of Iowa
Fellowship: Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, The University of Iowa

Current University of Iowa Appointments
MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
Director, Division of Neuroergonomics
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Professor, Public Policy Center

University of Iowa Committees

• Committee on Committees, Faculty Senate
• Committee on Selection of Central Academic Officials, Faculty Senate
• Committee to Review the Office of the Provost, Faculty Senate
• Committee to Review the Office of Vice-President for Student Services, Faculty Senate
• Chair, Committee on Program Faculty, Neuroscience Graduate Program
• Executive Committee, Center on Aging

Clinical Interests/Activities

• Specialty: Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience
• Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Neurology (Legislative Affairs Committee; Clinical Research Subcommittee; Practice Characteristics Subcommittee; Patient Safety Subcommittee)
• American Neurological Association (Chair, Public Policy Committee)
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Medical Factors Subcommittee, Transportation Research Board
• Society for Neuroscience
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• Central Society for Neurological Research
• European Neurological Society
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• New York Academy of Science
• Society for Neuroscience
• American Academy for the Advancement of Science
• Behavioral Neurology Society

Research Interests

• Behavioral disturbances resulting from CNS injury
• Neural substrates of human vision (attention and visuomotor coordination)
• Aging and dementia
• Driving performance in neurological disease
• Driving simulation

Current Projects

• Director, Visual Function Laboratory, Department of Neurology, The University of Iowa
• Director, Neuroergonomics (SIREN) Laboratory, Department of Neurology, The University of Iowa

Selected Publications

• Barton JJS, Rizzo M. Eds. Neuro-ophthalmology: Vision and Brain. Series: Neurologic Clinics of North American. W.B. Saunders (November 2003)
• Rizzo M, Eslinger P. Eds. Principles and Practice of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology. W.B. Saunders (November 2003)
• Rizzo M. Head trauma, brain injury, and postconcussional syndrome. In: Johnson RT, Griffin JW, McArthur JC, eds. Current Therapy in Neurologic Disease. Vol. 6. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 2002
• Rizzo M, Vecera SP. Psychoanatomical substrates of Bálint's syndrome. Review series: Nosological Entities. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 2002;72:162-178.
• Rizzo M, Akutsu H, Dawson J. Increased attentional blink after focal cerebral lesions. Neurology 2001; 57:795-800.
• Rizzo M, McGehee D, Dawson J, Anderson S. Simulated car crashes at intersections in drivers with Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 2001; 15:10-20.
• Damasio AR, Tranel D, Rizzo M. Disorders of complex visual processing. In: Mesulam M, ed. Principles of Behavioral Neurology. Philadelphia: Davis, 2000. 332-372.
• Nawrot M, Rizzo M, Rockland KS, Howard, M III. A transient deficit of motion perception in human. Vision Research 2000; 40:3435-3446.
• Rizzo M, Anderson SW, Dawson J, et al. Visual attention impairments in Alzheimer's disease. Neurology 2000; 54:1954-1959.
• Rizzo M, Anderson SW, Dawson J, et al. Vision and cognition in Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychologia 2000; 38:1156-1169.
• Rizzo M., McGehee DV, Jermeland J. Design and installation of a driving simulator in a hospital environment. In: De Waard D, Weikert C, Hoonhout J, Ramaekers J, eds. Human-System Interaction: Education, Research and Application in the 21^st Century. Maastricht, The Netherlands: Shaker Publishing, 2000. 69-77.
• Rizzo M, Barton J. Central disorders of visual function. In: Miller N, Newman N, eds. Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology. Vol. 1 Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1998. 387-483.
• Rizzo M, Nawrot M. Perception of movement and shape in Alzheimer's disease. Brain 1998; 121:2259-2270.
• Reinach SJ, Rizzo M, McGehee DV. Driving with Alzheimer disease: the anatomy of a crash. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 1997; 11 (Suppl 1):21-27.
• Rizzo M, Tranel D. Eds. Head Injury and Postconcussive Syndrome. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1996.

Address

Office: 2144 RCP
Ph: 319-356-8758
Fax: 319-356-4505
Visual Function Laboratory: S207/S210 GH Ph: 319-356-2240
Neuroergonomics Lab: 0124 RCP Ph: 319-384-6801
Public Policy Center: 207 SQ Ph: 319-356-6800
E-mail: matthew-rizzo@uiowa.edu