Richard Alan Rison is the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Medical Case reports.  He is also an associate neurology editor (editorial board) for BMC Neurology, and the former lead editor for case reports of BMC Research Notes (currently on the editorial board). His scholarly work focuses on medical case reporting, reporting standards, and editorial methodology.   Dr. Rison participated in the development and dissemination of the CARE guidelines for clinical case reporting and has authored numerous publications addressing both neurological disorders and the role of case reports in advancing medical knowledge.  Dr. Rison practices general neurology and served as the founding medical director of the PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Stroke Program and the PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, is a clinical assistant professor of neurology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and Los Angeles County Medical Center, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.  Dr Rison is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology and vascular neurology, and neurocritical care and neuroimaging by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties.  He is also board-certified by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine in electrodiagnostic medicine.  Dr. Rison is a former president of the Los Angeles Neurological Society.