Year: 2026
Type: other
Abstract: The passing of Mark Hallett has left our field all the poorer.Mark was a giant in Movement Disorders who touched the lives of so many people in many ways.The wonderful tribute by Joe Jankovic and Günther Deuschl describes Mark's stellar career, highlights some of his many contributions, and gives an insight into his many interests and personality.1 In this article, we gather reflections from Mark's fellow Past Presidents (Fig. 1) of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS) and other colleagues who knew Mark well, since they provide a further window into the great man that he was. David Burn (Galway, Ireland)I first "met" Mark at an American Academy of Neurology teaching course in Boston in 1991 while working for David Brooks as a research fellow.There was some noise in between lectures, and Mark stepped up to the microphone with a loud "Boo!" that led some attendees to jump with surprise.It was, of course, a lecture on myoclonus.The last time I saw Mark was in Philadelphia, in 2024, at a Past-President's dinner, when he was accompanied by his wife Judy.He was on sparkling form, having recovered from injuries sustained in a nasty fall a few months before.Neither of us could have predicted at that time the diagnosis that would be made only a few short months later.It was always clear to me the high regard in which Mark was held by our Society, his kindness to everyone, and his humility.
DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.70512
Authors: David J. Burn, Francisco E.C. Cardoso, Robert Chen, Alberto J. Espay, Stanley Fahn, Susan H. Fox, Victor S.C. Fung, Christopher G. Goetz, Jennifer G. Goldman, Joseph Jankovic, Beomseok Jeon, Anthony E. Lang, Andrew J. Lees, Marcelo Merello, Michael S. Okun, Werner Poewe, Carolyn M. Sue, Claudia Trenkwalder
Institutions: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, The University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, University College London, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia, University of Florida, Innsbruck Medical University, UNSW Sydney, Prince of Wales Hospital, Paracelsus Elena Klinik Kassel
Language: English
Subfield: Neurology
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7118394037
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