Patrick Lavin, M.D.
- National University of Ireland, Dublin No Photo Available.
Postgraduate Training
Internship
- Medicine and Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin.
Residency
- General Medicine, Leicester General Hospital
- Neurology, The Leicester Royal Infirmary, St. James University Hospital
- Chapel Allerton Hospital in Leeds
Fellowship
- Neuro-ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
- Parkinson's Disease Research, Charing Cross Hospital, London
Board Certification
- Neurology, U.S., and Internal Medicine, Ireland
Research Interests
- Eye movement disorders
- Nystagmus
- Neuro-otology
- Headache
- Metabolic disorders affecting the visual system
Background
Dr. Lavin joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 1983 as assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology where he helped start up the neuro-ophthalmology division. He was promoted to associate professor in 1989, and professor in 2001 - a position he still holds. Lavin has also served as director of the Ocular Motility Laboratory and director of the Transcranial Doppler Laboratory.