Jeffrey C. McClean II, MD, FAAN

Jeffrey C. McClean II, MD, FAAN, is currently chair of the Department of Medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), the largest, busiest hospital in the Department of Defense health system. Previously, McClean was deputy chair for the BAMC Department of Medicine, and prior to this, he served four years as the program director of the only neurology residency in the US Air Force (USAF). He is an associate professor of neurology with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). He is also the neurology chief consultant to the USAF surgeon general, providing guidance for a network of neurology clinics across the country and overseas.

McClean obtained his undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1999 and his medical degree from USUHS in 2005. After finishing his neurology residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center in 2009, he completed a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Harvard (Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital) in 2010.

His engagement with the AAN began with his participation in the Emerging Leaders Forum in 2013–2014. He has served on the Member Engagement Committee, Digital Strategy Subcommittee, Diversity Leadership Subcommittee, and Nominations Committee. He is a member of the Brain & Life^® Editorial Board and was a founding co-editor of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Neurology^®. He is vice chair of the Leadership Development Committee; chair of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Anti-racism, and Social Justice Subcommittee; and previously served as chair of the AAN Special Commission on Racism, Inequities, and Social Justice. McClean is also a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and an AOA Leadership Fellow.