Dr. Bankiewicz is a professor of Neurological Surgery at The Ohio State University and University of California San Francisco.
Dr. Bankiewicz is an expert in neuro-restorative medicine, including delivery of therapeutics to the brain as well as gene therapy with successful translation of multiple drugs and gene therapies to the clinic.
Throughout his career, Dr. Bankiewicz has maintained a strong focus on the development of translational approaches to drug, gene and cell replacement therapies including brain cancer, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s diseases, pediatric neurotransmitter deficiency and lysosomal storage disorders. Dr. Bankiewicz has co- founded several successful companies.