His primary clinical and research interests are in attentional, emotional, motor programming, language and memory disorders. He is the author/editor of 20 books, more than 115 chapters and more than 670 journal publications, with more than 60,000 citations (i-index 115). He and his coworkers have described several new diseases/disorders and their treatment such as orthostatic tremor.
His expertise as a clinician has been recognized by being listed in almost every edition of the Best Doctors in America as well as other publications. He is a past President and received a Distinguished Career Awards from the International Neuropsychology Society (INS) and also from the Society for Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology. He is an Honorary Member of the American Neurological Association. He is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and received the Wartenberg Keynote Lecturer Award from the AAN. The AAN had a program (2019) called “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.” This program highlighted the ”five Neuro Giants who will take us on their personal journey in neurology and how they have contributed to the evolution of neurology.” Dr. Heilman was one of the “Giants. ” In 2019, he was awarded the “Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Neuropsychology” award by the National Academy of Neuropsychology.