Matthew Rizzo, MD, FAAN, FANA

Frances & Edgar Reynolds Chair, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences
Professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences
Principal Investigator, Director, Great Plains IDeA-CTR
Director of Neuroscience Services, Nebraska Medicine

Phone: 402-559-8600
Fax: 402-559-9510

Dr Rizzo is the Reynolds Professor and Chair, Department of Neurological Sciences; Chief Physician for Clinical Neurosciences Programs at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC); Director of the NIH NIGMS Great Plains IDeA-Clinical and Translational Research network; and Chair the American Brain Coalition (ABC), a nonprofit organization comprising 150 leading US patient advocacy and voluntary health organizations, as well as professional neurological, psychological, and psychiatric associations, working together to reduce the burden of brain disorders. 

Dr. Rizzo received his MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. He also attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa to complete his residency in neurology and his fellowship in Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Prior to joining the UNMC faculty in April 2014, Dr. Rizzo was a professor of Neurology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine; Vice Chair of Transitional and Clinical Research, Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine and also the Director of the Aging Brain and Mind Initiative, Office of Provost at the University of Iowa.