Simon Lewis is a consultant neurologist and professor of cognitive neurology at Macquarie University, Sydney. He is the director of the Parkinson's Disease Research Clinic and heads the NSW Movement Disorders Brain Donor program. He has published more than 300 peer review papers, two books and eight book chapters. To support his research interests targeting dementia and PD, Prof. Lewis has attracted more than $10 Million in funding from various sources including the NHMRC, ARC and The Michael J. Fox Foundation. In 2014, he was awarded the Leonard Cox Award by the Australia and New Zealand Association of Neurologists for achievements of an early career neurologist who has already made a significant contribution to neuroscience. Prof. Lewis headed the first trial to evaluate community-based PD nurse specialists in Australia, and he has become the clinical lead for the Australian Parkinson’s Mission, which will establish a nationwide program of disease modifying trials.