I am stepping down as editor-in-chief of epilepsy.com at the end of this month as I prepare to become President of the American Epilepsy Society in December.

Being editor-in-chief of this wonderful website over the past number of years has been a fantastic experience for me, and I am very grateful for the support, advice and collaboration of the Epilepsy Therapy Project, Warren Lammert, Joyce Cramer, Bill Braunlich, Orrin Devinsky, Kim Macher, Karen Dredske, Patty Shafer, Rita Watson, Jenna Martin, Jacki Gordon, May Liang, our many contributors, our editorial board, Zoomedia, and many, many others.

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Fisher, Professor of Neurology & Neurosciences at Stanford University will be the next editor-in-chief of epilepsy.com. Bob is an old friend and colleague, and a fellow musician. He directs the Epilepsy Center at Stanford University. He served as editor-in-chief of the prestigious epilepsy journal called Epilepsia, President of the American Epilepsy Society and as a member of the Executive Committee of the International League Against Epilepsy. He is a distinguished researcher in the area of new epilepsy treatments and frequent contributor to epilepsy.com, including the international AED database and numerous educational videos. He will introduce himself and his ideas for epilepsy.com at greater length in next month’s newsletter. Bob will be a fantastic editor-in-chief and I am confident that under his leadership, epilepsy.com will continue to develop into the best possible website for you and your friends and family.

I am especially thankful for being given the opportunity as editor-in-chief to reach out to many hundreds of thousands of people around the world facing the challenges that epilepsy brings. I hope that even in some small way my efforts have helped you.

One of the best things about our website is that it is provided for free by the Epilepsy Therapy Project. If you have been positively touched by epilepsy.com, you can express your thanks by contributing to the Epilepsy Therapy Project in support of its mission to develop new epilepsy treatments. It’s simple, and no gift is too small! Just go to http://www.firstgiving.com/joycecramer-etp, click on “GIVE NOW”, and you’ll be on your way to making life better for people with epilepsy.

Goodbye, for now. I wish you all good health!