Dr. Allan Ropper is a clinical neurologist and professor and one of the founders of the field of neurological intensive care. He is an author of four editions of Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, the major textbook in the field, editor of the main monograph on neurological intensive care, and New England Journal of Medicine associate editor. He publishes extensively from his clinical experience on coma, Guillain-Barre syndrome and related subjects. His current research is in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene transfer for the treatment of neuropathy. He is a neurointensivist focusing on coma, general neurologist and teacher at Brigham and Women's Hospital.