Dr. Pastula is a neurologist, CDC-trained medical epidemiologist (EIS),
and veteran of the U.S. Public Health Service with interests in
neurohospitalist medicine, neuro-infectious diseases, emerging infectious diseases, public health, epidemiology, outbreak investigation and control, emergency preparedness and response, biodefense, global health, neurotoxicology, environmental health, climate and health, public policy, science communication, and education. He has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization on various public health responses and investigations throughout the world.
Dr. Pastula currently serves as Global Neurology Education Director and founding section chief of the Neuro-Infectious Diseases and Global Neurology Section.