Education:

American University, MFA candidate in Creative Writing,

       expected graduation                               2010

 George Washington University                   1980–1981

 University of London, Queen Square         1976

 Bowman Gray School of Medicine, MD     1973–1977

 Duke University, Chemistry, cum laude     1970-1973

Honors and Awards:

 Pulitzer Prize Nomination                           1982

 “The Long Ordeal of James Brady,”
       NY Times Magazine Cover Story          1981

 Irwin Brody Award for History of Neuroscience
     Duke Medical Center                              1979

“Aphasia in Maurice Ravel”                         1978

 Who’s Who in the World                            1988–present

 Who’s Who in America                              1990-present

Editing Experience:

 Peer–reviewed articles and made recommendations to editor–in–chief for the journals Brain & Language and Brain & Cognition (1987–1996). As an Editorial Board member for the Medical Society of DC (1988–1992), helped shape and approve all official publications of the Medical Society, including its monthly newsletter.

Writing Experience & Published Works:

 Published five books and six book chapters. Books include:

• Wednesday Is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia (with David Eagleman),                   Foreword by Dmitri Nabokov. 2009, MIT Press
• Synesthesia: A Union of The Senses, 2nd edition. MIT Press, 2002 (1st edition:                                Springer–Verlag, 1989)
• The Neurological Side of Neuropsychology. MIT Press, 1996
• The Man Who Tasted Shapes. Tarcher/Putnam 1993

       (Four foreign translations, Book–of–the–Month Club science selection.)

• Nerve Block For Common Pain. Springer Verlag, 1990

• Wrote articles in publications ranging from Delta Airline’s “Sky Magazine” and Sidney Australia’s “Café Interview,” to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

• Penned eight book reviews in publications such as New Scientist and the Washington Post Book World.

• Wrote “The Love Doctor” columns on relationships and romance for Metro Weekly Magazine, Washington DC (1996–1997). Samples at http://Cytowic.net.

• Served as Music Critic for the Winston–Salem Sentinel (1979–1980)

• Negotiated directly with agents and publishers.

Presentations:

     Given illustrated lectures at venues as varied as The Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, MIT’s Media Lab, NASA’s Engineering Colloquium, The Fragrance Foundation (Tokyo), universities, associations, book clubs, and book tours.

Television and Radio:

More than fifty media interviews and appearances. Highlights include:

• Good Morning America (twice)

• 60 Minutes

• Primetime

• National Geographic Channel

• NPR shows: “All Things Considered,” “From the Top,” “The Splendid Table,” “Weekend
  Edition,” and “To the Best of Our Knowledge.”

• CNN

• BBC television and radio, including the “BBC Horizons” documentary on Dr. Cytowic’s rediscovery of synesthesia, Orange Sherbet Kisses.

• Fox News

Artist Colonies:

 Resident Fellow at The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA (three times) and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Charlottesville, VA (twice).

Academic CV:

 Short version on–line at http://Cytowic.net; full version by request.

 Currently Clinical Associate Professor of  Neurology at George Washington University Medical Center.