George Jelinek

George Jelinek is an Australian doctor who is professor and founder, Neuroepidemiology Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. This unit expressly evaluates modifiable risk factors that predict the progression of Multiple sclerosis. He has served since 2017 as the Chief Editor for Neuroepidemiology in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, and he was Founding Editor – and is currently the Editor Emeritus – for Emergency Medicine Australasia. Jelinek also has the distinction of being the first Professor of Emergency Medicine in Australasia. Between 1987 and 2018, he published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers, seven book forewords and eight books, and received more than 20 research grants. He is a frequent invited speaker.

In 2012, Jelinek supported the establishment of the Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis charity in the UK, with registration with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit commission (ACNC) following in December 2014 and then not-for-profit 501(c)(3) registration in the United States in 2015. Provided by Wikipedia