Date
of Birth: 9th
February 1976
Address: Apartment
105
2536
Overlook Road
Cleveland
Heights OH 44106
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
Electronic
Mail: mj.thurtell@gmail.com
2003
– 2007 Fellowship
of Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Clinical
Exam: Pass on first attempt (Not Graded),
2005
Royal
Australasian College of Physicians
1999
– 2005 Master
of Science in Medicine
1994
– 2000 Bachelor
of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Honours
I)
1997 Bachelor
of Science (Medical) (Honours I)
(conferred
1998) Department
of Physiology, University of Sydney
1993 Higher
School Certificate
Mount
Carmel High School, Varroville
2006
– 2007 United
States of America ECFMG Certificate
Part
1: Pass (238 [3-digit score], 96 [2-digit score])
Part
2 (CK): Pass (258 [3-digit score], 99 [2-digit score])
Part
2 (CS): Pass (Not Graded)
Educational
Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
1997 Associate
in Music, Australia
2007
– Neuro-Ophthalmology
Fellow
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland OH
Supervisors: Prof. RJ Leigh and Prof. RL Tomsak
2005
– 2006 Neurology
Advanced Trainee
Royal
Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Supervisors:
Prof. GM Halmagyi and Prof. JD Pollard
Concord
Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney
Supervisor:
Prof. AJ Corbett
2003
– 2004 Basic Physician (Internal Medicine) Trainee
Royal
Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
2002 Resident
Medical Officer
Royal
Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
2001 Intern
John
Hunter Hospital, Newcastle
1999 – 2005 Project:
Kinematics of eye movements in cerebellar atrophy Department of Neurology,
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Supervisor:
Prof. GM Halmagyi
1997 Project:
Eye position-dependence in the aVOR
Department
of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Supervisors:
Prof. GM Halmagyi and Prof. AE Sefton
12/2000
– 1/2001 Project:
Modeling saccadic eye
movements
Department
of Computer and Information Science
Brooklyn
College of CUNY, New York, USA
Supervisor:
Prof. T Raphan
11/1999 – 2/2000 Project:
Head, body and arm movements during locomotion Department of Neurology
Mount
Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA
Supervisors:
Prof. T Raphan and Prof. B Cohen
7/1998 and 12/1998 Project:
Modeling eye position-dependence in the aVOR Department of Computer and
Information Science
Brooklyn
College of CUNY, New York, USA
Supervisor:
Prof. T Raphan
Thurtell MJ,
Besser M, Halmagyi GM. Pituitary apoplexy causing isolated blindness after
cardiac bypass surgery. Arch Ophthalmol (In press).
Thurtell
MJ, Akdal G, Magnussen JS, Halmagyi
GM. A 93 year old man thought to have ParkinsonÕs disease. J Clin Neurosci (In press).
Leigh RJ, Thurtell MJ.
Reply. Ann Neurol 2007 (In press).
Akdal G, Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM. Isolated lateropulsion in acute lateral medullary infarction. Arch
Neurol 2007; 64: 1542-1543.
Thurtell
MJ, Besser M, Halmagyi GM. Anterior
clinoid mucocele causing acute monocular blindness. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2007;
35: 675-676.
Thurtell
MJ, Tomsak RL, Leigh RJ. Disorders of
saccades. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2007; 7: 407-416.
Leigh RJ, Thurtell MJ. Vestibular areflexia: under the radar. Ann Neurol
2007; 61: 499-500.
Thurtell MJ,
Keed AB, Yan M, Gottlieb T, Spies JM, Halmagyi GM. Tuberculous cranial
pachymeningitis. Neurology 2007; 68: 298-300.
Thurtell MJ,
Sharp KL, Spies JM, Halmagyi GM. Isolated sixth cranial nerve palsy in
preeclampsia. J Neuroophthalmol 2006; 26: 296-298.
Black RA, Halmagyi GM, Thurtell
MJ, Todd MJ, Curthoys IS. The active head-impulse test in unilateral
peripheral vestibulopathy. Arch Neurol 2005; 62: 290-293.
Halmagyi GM, Black RA,
Thurtell MJ, Curthoys IS. The human horizontal
vestibulo-ocular reflex in response to active and passive head impulses after
unilateral vestibular deafferentation. Ann NY Acad Sci 2003; 1004: 325-336.
Thurtell MJ,
Kunin M, Raphan T. Role of muscle pulleys in producing eye position-dependence
in the angular vestibuloocular reflex: a model-based study. J Neurophysiol
2000; 84: 639-650.
Thurtell MJ,
Black RA, Halmagyi GM, Curthoys IS, Aw ST. Vertical eye position-dependence of
the human vestibuloocular reflex during passive and active yaw head rotations.
J Neurophysiol 1999; 81: 2415-2428.
Black RA, Halmagyi GM,
Curthoys IS, Thurtell MJ, Brizuela AE. Unilateral vestibular
deafferentation produces no long-term effects on human active eye-head
coordination. Exp Brain Res 1998; 122: 362-366.
Book Chapters
Halmagyi GM, Thurtell MJ.
Central eye movement disorders. In: Albert DM, Miller JW, Azar
DT, Blodi BA (Eds). Albert and JakobiecÕs principles and practice of
ophthalmology, 3rd Ed (In press). WB Saunders: Philadelphia, USA.
Halmagyi GM, Thurtell MJ,
Curthoys IS. Vertigo: clinical syndromes. In:
Gleeson, M (Ed). Scott-BrownÕs otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery, 2nd
Ed (In press). Hodder Arnold: London, UK.
Thurtell
MJ. Effect of eye position on the three-dimensional
kinematics of saccadic and vestibular-evoked eye movements.
(MScMed Thesis). University of Sydney: Sydney, Australia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1665
Thurtell MJ.
Effect of eye position on the human angular vestibulo-ocular reflex.
(BSc(Med)(Hons) Thesis). University of Sydney: Sydney, Australia, 1997.
Thurtell MJ,
Raphan T, Black RA, Todd MJ, Leigh RJ, Halmagyi GM. Three-dimensional
kinematics of saccadic eye movements in humans with cerebellar degeneration.
(Poster: Conference to honor Jean BŸttner-Ennever, London, 3-5 December 2007)
Thurtell MJ,
Raphan T, Black RA, Todd MJ, Leigh RJ, Halmagyi GM. Three-dimensional
kinematics of saccadic eye movements in humans with cerebellar degeneration. (Platform
Presentation: American Neurological Association Eye Movement Meeting,
Washington DC, 7 October 2007)
Reddel SW, Cole RN, Thurtell MJ, Phillips WD. The agrin-MuSK pathway as the second
messenger at the neuromuscular junction. (Platform presentation: Australian and
New Zealand Association of Neurologists 12th Clinical Neurophysiology Workshop,
Southport, 30 September – 3 October 2007)
Parker GD, Thurtell MJ, Wilkinson M, Dunne V, Halmagyi GM. Management of
idiopathic intracranial hypertension with stenting of transverse cerebral
venous sinus stenoses: a case series. (Platform presentation: Neuro-Ophthalmology
Society of Australia 23rd Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, Brisbane,
29-30 August 2007)
Thurtell MJ,
Sharp KL, Ho PJ, Gibson J, Davies L, Spies JM. Leukoencephalopathy following
intrathecal methotrexate. (Poster: Australian and New Zealand
Association of Neurologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Uluru, 21-25 May 2007)
Thurtell MJ,
Parker GD, Halmagyi GM. Management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with
stenting of transverse cerebral venous sinus stenoses: a case series. (Platform
presentation: American Academy of Neurology 59th Annual Meeting, Boston, 28
April – 5 May 2007)
Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM. Complete internal and external ophthalmoplegia due to bilateral
paramedian midbrain-thalamic infarcts. (Poster: North American
Neuro-Ophthalmology Society 33rd Annual Meeting, Snowbird, 10-15 February 2007)
Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM. Acute monocular blindness due to mucocele of the anterior clinoid
process. (Poster: North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society 33rd Annual
Meeting, Snowbird, 10-15 February 2007)
Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM. A young woman with migraine, dizziness, and Òdancing eyesÓ. [A
case of congenital nystagmus.] (Case presentation; Neuro-Otology Society of
Australia 16th Annual Meeting, Sydney, 4-5 November 2006)
Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM. ÒFrozen eyesÓ in late pregnancy. [A case of complete internal and
external ophthalmoplegia following bilateral paramedian midbrain-thalamic
infarcts.] (Case presentation; Neuro-Ophthalmology Society of Australia 22nd
Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 14-15 September 2006)
Thurtell MJ,
Parmar J, Nicholson GA, Reddel SW. MuSK seropositive and seronegative
autoimmune myasthenia gravis in Australasia. (Platform presentation; Australian
Association of Neurologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, 1-5 May 2006)
Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM. Blind after bypass. [A case of pituitary apoplexy following
coronary artery bypass grafting.] (Case presentation; Neuro-Ophthalmology
Society of Australia 21st Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 3-4
November 2005)
Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM. Blindness and ophthalmoplegia. [A case of invasive fungal
sinusitis following systemic chemotherapy for leukaemia.] (Case presentation;
Neuro-Ophthalmology Society of Australia 21st Annual Clinical and Scientific
Meeting, Sydney, 3-4 November 2005)
Black RA, Thurtell MJ, Halmagyi GM, Todd MJ, Curthoys IS. The horizontal VOR
with active and passive head impulses after unilateral vestibular
deafferentation. (Platform presentation; 22nd B‡r‡ny Society Meeting, Seattle,
26-29 October 2002)
Thurtell MJ,
Black RA, Raphan T, Todd MJ, Halmagyi GM. Three-dimensional kinematics of saccadic
eye movements in humans with cerebellar atrophy. (Platform
presentation; Neuro-Otology Society of Australia 11th Annual Meeting, Sydney,
20-21 October 2001)
Black RA, Thurtell MJ, Halmagyi GM, Curthoys IS. The human horizontal
vestibulo-ocular reflex in response to active and passive head impulses after
unilateral vestibular deafferentation. (Platform presentation;
Neuro-Otology Society of Australia 11th Annual Meeting, Sydney, 20-21 October
2001)
Thurtell MJ,
Raphan T, Kunin M, Black RA, Halmagyi GM. How mathematical models can predict
anatomy and physiology: rectus muscle pulleys and vestibular mechanisms.
(Poster; Australian Association of Neurologists Golden Jubilee Scientific
Meeting, Melbourne, 15-19 May 2000)
Thurtell MJ,
Black RA, Raphan T, Kunin M, Halmagyi GM. Role of muscle pulleys in producing
eye position-dependence during high velocity head rotations. Soc Neurosci Abstr
1999; 25: 1649. (Poster; Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Miami Beach,
23-28 October 1999)
Black RA, Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM, Curthoys IS, Gilchrist DP. Characteristics of corrective eye
movements made in response to active and passive head impulses in subjects with
vestibular loss. Soc Neurosci Abstr 1999; 25: 659. (Poster; Society for
Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, 23-28 October 1999)
Thurtell MJ,
Raphan T, Black RA. Rectus muscle pulleys and their role in producing eye
position-dependence in the vestibulo-ocular reflex. (Platform presentation;
Neuro-Otology Society of Australia 9th Annual Meeting, Sydney, 13-14 November
1999)
Black RA, Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM, Curthoys IS. Unilateral vestibular deafferentation (uVD) produces
no long-term effects on human active eye-head coordination. (Platform
presentation; Neuro-Otology Society of Australia 9th Annual Meeting, Sydney,
13-14 November 1999)
Thurtell MJ,
Black RA, Curthoys IS, Migliaccio AA, Halmagyi GM. Effect of vertical eye
position on the human VOR in response to passive and active high acceleration
yaw head rotations. Soc Neurosci Abstr 1998; 24: 1658. (Poster; Society for
Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 7-12 November 1998)
Black RA, Thurtell MJ,
Halmagyi GM, Curthoys IS. Responses to active and passive high acceleration yaw
head rotations in subjects with vestibular loss. Soc Neurosci Abstr 1998; 24:
1657. (Poster; Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 7-12
November 1998)
2007 i. American Academy of Neurology
Annual Meeting Resident Research Travel Scholarship
2005 i. Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
of Australia Prize for Best
Trainee
Presentation
1999 i. Sydney Tapping Bequest
Scholarship for Option Term
ii. Royal Australian College of Ophthalmology
Prize for
Ophthalmology
Term
iii. Cedric
Swanton Memorial Prize for Psychiatry Term
1997 i. Faculty of Medicine
Scholarship for BSc(Med)
ii. J.G. Hunter Research Fellowship for
BSc(Med)
1996 i. Australian Medical
Association Scholarship in Medicine
1995 i. J.I. Hunter Prize for
Classical and Research Anatomy
1994 i. WestsÕ Sports Foundation
Scholarship
Sydney
University Medical Society
Trainee Member American
Academy of Neurology
Australian
and New Zealand Association of Neurologists
Royal
Australasian College of Physicians
Reviewer Experimental
Brain Research
Investigative
Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Journal
of Neuro-Ophthalmology
Journal
of Neurophysiology