Matthew Rizzo, MD
Frances & Edgar Reynolds Chair
Professor
Co-Director, Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance
Director of Neuroscience Services (Neurology, Neurosurgery, Mental Health, Pain Management)
402-559-8600
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Dr. Rizzo is the professor and chair of the Department of Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Co-Director of the Nebraska Neuroscience Alliance. Dr. Rizzo received his MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. He also attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa to complete his residency in neurology and his fellowship in Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Prior to joining the UNMC faculty in April 2014, Dr. Rizzo was a professor of Neurology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine; Vice Chair of Transitional and Clinical Research, Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine and also the Director of the Aging Brain and Mind Initiative, Office of Provost at the University of Iowa.
Currently, Dr. Rizzo is seeing patients with Memory Disorders and participating in several studies related to addressing behavioral consequences of aging and neurological disorders.
- Columbia University, New York (1975)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD (1975)
- University of Iowa College of Medicine, Internal Medicine Internship (1979-1980)
- University of Iowa College of Medicine, Neurology Residency (1980-1983)
- University of Iowa College of Medicine, Fellow Associate in Neurology (1982-1983)
- University of Iowa College of Medicine, Fellowship, Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience (1982-1986)
988440 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-8440