Education/Training
Boston College A.B. 1946-50 Mathematics
Boston University School of Medicine M.D. 1950-54 Medicine
Professional Background
| 1955-56 | Assistant Resident in Medicine Second (Cornell) Medical Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York City |
| 1959-60 | Resident in Neurology, Harvard Neurological Unit, Boston City Hospital |
| 1962-63 | Fellow in Neurology, Neurological Unit, Boston City Hospital and Harvard Medical School |
| 1963-64 | Research Fellow in Neurology, Neurological Unit, Boston City Hospital and Harvard Medical School |
| 1964-65 | Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School |
| 1967-69 | Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
| 1969-71 | Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
| 1971-79 | Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, USC School of Medicine |
| 1971-Present | Professor of Neurology, USC School of Medicine |
| 1977-2005 | Vice President, Health Affairs, University of Southern California |
| 1985-86 | Dean, USC School of Medicine |
| 1996-97 | Interim Dean, USC School of Medicine |
| 1991-2005 | Director, Independent Health Professions, USC |
Societies
- American Academy of Neurology, 1967; Fellow, 1971-Present
- Los Angeles Academy of Medicine, 1972-Present
- American Neurological Association, 1976-Present
- American Medical Association, 1985-Present
- California Medical Association, 1985-Present
- Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1983-Present
- California Neurological Association 1999-Present
Editorial Board
- AMA – Archives of Neurology, 1976-78
- Continuing Education, 1975-77
Hospital Board Memberships
- Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Board of Directors, 1977-2005
- Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Board of Directors, 1983-2005; President and Chief Executive Officer, 1983-98; Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1984-87
- Doheny Eye Hospital, Board of Directors, 1985
- USC University Hospital, Chairman, Governing Board, 1989-2005
Special Honors
- Boston University – Begg Society (Honorary Medical Society), Alpha Omega Alpha
- University of Southern California – Clinical Teaching Excellence – Graduating Class of 1976
- Phi Kappa Phi, Honoris causa, 1982
References
- Van Der Meulen, J. P., Gilbert, G. J., Kane, C. A.: Familial Hyperkalemic Paralysis with Myotonia. New England Journal of Medicine 1:1-6, 1961.
- Van Der Meulen, J. P., Gilman, S.: Recovery of Muscle Spindle Activity in Cats after Cerebellar Ablation. Journal of Neurophysics 28:943-957, 1965.
- Van Der Meulen, J. P.: Cerebrospinal Fluid Xanthochromia. An objective index. Neurology 16: 170-178, 1966.
- Van Der Meulen, J. P., Gilman, S., Denny-Brown, D. E.: Muscle Spindle Activity in Animals with Chronic Lesions of the Central Nervous System. In: R. Granit (ed) Nobel Symposium 1: Muscular Afferents and Motor Control, pp. 139-149, 1966.
- Romanul, F. C. A., Van Der Meulen, J. P.: Reversal of the Enzymatic Profiles of Muscle Fibers in Fast and Slow Muscles by Cross-Innervation. Nature212: 1369-1370, 1966.
- Romanul, F. C. A., Van Der Meulen, J. P.: Enzymatic and Physiological Changes in Slow and Fast Muscles after Cross-Innervation. Arch Neuro 17: 387-402, 1967.
- Van Der Meulen, J. P.: Differentiation of Alpha and Gamma Motor Unit Discharge in Muscle Nerves. In: S. Locke (ed) Recent Advances in Neurology, Boston: Little, Brown, & Company, pp. 121-134, 1969.
- Van Der Meulen, J. P., Peckham, P. H., Mortimer, J. T.: Use and Disuse of Muscle. Ann New York Academy of Science
- Eide, I., Kolloch, R., DeQuattro, V., Miano, L., Dugger, R., Van Der Meulen, J. P.: Raised Cerebrospinal Fluid Norodrenaline in Some Patients with Primary Hypertension. Hypertension 1:255-260, 1979.
- Van Der Meulen, J. P.: Contributions to Contemporary Neurology and Tribute to Joseph Michael Foley, Robert Daroff, and John P. Conomy (eds) Is the Brain Dead?, Butterworths Publishers, Boston, pp. 187-192, 1988.
