Dr. Richard T. Benson began his education at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. After working for one year as a Biochemist at Case Western Reserve Medical School, he attended Meharry Medical College where he received his MD degree and a PhD in Neurophysiology.

At Meharry, Dr. Benson received numerous research honors and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Medical Honor society. Subsequently, he completed a Neurology residency at the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Program in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Benson then completed a two-year Stroke Fellowship in the Neurological Institute at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, while completing a Master's degree in Epidemiology. He worked for two-years at Long Island Jewish Medical Center as an Attending Neurologist and Stroke specialist in the Department of Neurology. He has also worked at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospitals as a Stroke specialist and Director of Community Outreach and at the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Neurology as the Program Director in the Office of Minority Health and Research.

His areas of interest include health disparities, minority health, issues related to stroke and/or cerebrovascular disease, and translational research related to various neurological diseases.

You may also wish to refer to information about our other physicians:
Dr. John W. Cochran, MD, FACP
Dr. Lewis B. Eberly, MD, PhD
Dr. Eric B. Sklar, MD

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