Guy McKhann

GUY M. MCKHANN, M.D. was the founding chairman of the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University and the author of more than 200 publications. His books include Keep Your Brain Young: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health and Longevity and Diseases of the Nervous System: Clinical Neurobiology.

McKhann founded the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology in 1969 and later established the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute at Johns Hopkins. He received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine.

McKhann’s work included defining the criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, advancing the treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome, and studying cognitive outcomes after cardiac surgery.

Guy M. McKhann died on April 12, 2023, at age 91, at his home in Ruxton, Maryland.

Guy McKhann’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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