Bruce is Chairman of the Department of Neurosciences at the Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Professor of Neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He joined the Cleveland Clinic as Chairman of the Department of Neurosciences in 1994. His research investigates the cause of neurological disability in multiple sclerosis patients, cellular mechanism of brain repair in neurodegenerative diseases, and the molecular biology of myelination in the central and peripheral nervous systems.  He is internationally known for his work on mechanisms of neurodegeneration and repair in multiple sclerosis and has published over 240 peer-reviewed articles and over 30 book chapters. Bruce is a member of the advisory board of major biotech companies, the National Institutes of Health and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is active in organizing national and international conferences related to Neurodegenerative diseases.

Bruce is the recipient of the Jordi Folch-Pi Award, the Award of the American Society of Neurochemistry, The Weil Award from the American Association of Neuropathologists, the Harry Weaver Neuroscience Scholar Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), the Jacob Javits Award in Neuroscience from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the John Dystel Prize for MS Research from the American Academy of Neurology and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Scientific Achievement Award in Basic Science and the Award for Excellence in Science from the Cleveland Clinic.

He received his PhD from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago, IL and postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD. He then was appointed Assistant and subsequently Associate Professor of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. 

Ahmet is Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and Director for the Neuromuscular Division at Johns Hopkins. He received his MD from Hacettepe University, Ankara Turkey and PhD from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and NM fellowship at University of Calgary, before returning to Johns Hopkins as faculty in 1999.

Ahmet’s clinical practice and research focuses on peripheral neuropathies and nerve regeneration, with particular attention to translational studies on developing therapies that prevent axonal degeneration and enhance peripheral nerve regeneration. He has served on NIH and other study sections, edited a book and wrote over 150 articles and reviews. He is currently a Director of the American Neurological Association, chair of scientific advisory board of the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy, Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Neurology and Associate Editor of Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.