A neurologist and attorney Dr. James C Johnston <https://drjamescjohnston.wordpress.com> focuses on advancing global neurology. He is an Honorary Professor of Neurology at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia where he has served over the past decade. Dr. James C Johnston <https://http://us.viadeo.com/en/profile/drjames.cjohnston> aestablished the non-profit organization Global NeuroCare®, with a core mission of advancing patient care, physician training and medical research in Ethiopia and other developing regions.

Accredited by the World Health Organization, Global NeuroCare® is one of the few organizations holding Special Consultative Status with the United Nations (UN) ECOSOC, which allows Dr. Johnston to participate in UN conferences and meetings, make recommendations directly to the UN intergovernmental bodies, and engage with other civil society organizations. He has presented several policy recommendation statements at the UN High Level Political Forum, Commission for Social Development and the Integrative Segment. These statements were adopted and published by the UN in 2016 and 2017, contributing to advancing healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. Johnston is the Founding Partner of GlobalNeurology®, the only international partnership of neurologists, neurosurgeons and neuroethicists dedicated to advancing sustainable, evidence-based neurological care

He is one of the very few neurologists in the world qualified in law, with licensure to practice in both professions. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with additional Certification in Neurorehabilitation, and uniquely holds Fellowship status in both the American College of Legal Medicine and the Australasian College of Legal Medicine.

A prolific author, Dr. Johnston has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, editorials, and letters in leading journals including Neurology, Journal of Neurological Sciences, Headache, Journal of Child Neurology, Neurologic Clinics, Surgery Journal, Journal of Medical Ethics, Journal of Legal Medicine, Medical Law International and a number of other publications.

He has contributed twelve book chapters in leading medical law treatises including the American College of Legal Medicine textbook Legal Medicine and Medical Ethics and the internationally acclaimed Legal and Forensic Medicine.