Press Releases: 2004 Releases

Dr. Carl H. Gunderson Named Deputy Director of the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation (5/21/04)

Renowned Neurologist and Former Army Colonel Has Forty-Five Years of Experience

Washington, DC, May 21, 2004 – The United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation, the principal non-government sponsor in the United States of research aimed at the prevention of cerebral palsy, recently appointed Dr. Carl H. Gunderson, M.D. as Deputy Director.

Dr. Gunderson, a retired U.S. Army Colonel and a practicing neurologist for over forty-five years, has a wealth of clinical, research, teaching, and leadership experience. Currently, he serves as Special Assistant to the Administrative Director of the National Capital Consortium, Washington, D.C., and a Professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gunderson was also Chief of the Neurology Department at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for sixteen years.

As the Chairman of the Department of Neurology of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences from 1983 to 1998, Dr. Gunderson expanded the curriculum and took an active role in teaching medical students. He has authored many scholarly documents, including the 1990 book Essentials in Clinical Neurology.

"Dr. Gunderson’s unparalleled experience will be pivotal as we reach towards our common goal of eliminating the causes of cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities," said Dr. Murray Goldstein, Director of the UCP Research and Educational Foundation.

Dr. Gunderson received his medical degree at the University of Chicago along with a Masters of Pathology. He is the past Chairman of the Government Services Committee of the American Academy of Neurology and continues to serve on its executive committee.

About United Cerebral Palsy

United Cerebral Palsy’s mission is to advance the independence, productivity, and full citizenship of people with disabilities, through an affiliate network.

UCP is comprised of a national network of affiliates who offer a broad array of programs and services for people with disabilities, such as employment services, early intervention programs, assistive technology training, individual and family support, social and recreation programs, community living, state and local referrals, employment assistance and advocacy.

Sixty-five percent (65%) of the more than 170,000 consumers served daily by UCP affiliates have disabilities other than cerebral palsy. United Cerebral Palsy is one of the nation’s most efficient charities, with a system-wide average of 85% of all revenues going to programs and services.

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