Dr. Warren Olanow passed away on Oct. 25, 2024. Beloved father of Edward, James, Alessandra and Andrew. Devoted husband of Mariana (zl), cherished son of Max (Pitt) & Betty Olanow (zl) and brother to Joel Olanow (zl). Adored nephew of Evelyn & Milton Wolfe (zl) and Etta and Sam Collins (zl), and a larger-than-life cousin to many.
Warren was born in Toronto. He graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, and then pursued advanced training in internal medicine and neurology at various centres in the United States. He moved on to serve on the faculties of McGill University, Duke University and the University of South Florida before becoming the Henry P. and Georgette Goldschmidt professor and chairman of the Department of Neurology and professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He also served as the chief of the Neurology Service at the Mount Sinai Hospital. He was a world-renowned neurologist and leading researcher in Parkinson's Disease, contributing significantly to progress in Parkinson's disease research and treatment.
He is fondly remembered and will be deeply missed by his extended family in Toronto.