Samuel Berkovic Explained

Honorific Prefix:Professor
Samuel Berkovic
Field:neurology
Birth Date:1953 10, df=yes
Thesis Title:Clinical and experimental aspects of complex partial seizures
Thesis Url:http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/22061938
Thesis Year:1984

Professor Samuel Frank Berkovic (born 1953) is an Australian neurologist and Laureate Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne and Director of the Epilepsy Research Centre at Austin Health.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Education

He earned a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and B.MedSci from the University of Melbourne in 1977, and an M.D. from University of Melbourne, in 1985.

Research and career

His research interest is in epilepsy genetics.[5] [6]

Awards and honours

He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

On 13 June 2005, Berkovic was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to medicine as a neurologist, particularly in the field of epilepsy research and treatment.[7]

In 2005 he won the Zülch Prize of the Max Planck Society.[8]

Also in 2005, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[9]

In 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[10]

On 26 January 2014, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent service to biomedical research in the field of epilepsy genetics as a leading academic and clinician, to the study of neurology on a national and international level, and as an ambassador for Australian medical science education.[11]

In 2015 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences[12]

Prof. Berkovic is the recipient of 37th TS Srinivasan Endowment Oration Award 2017 and the keynote speaker at the TS Srinivasan - NIMHANS Knowledge Conclave 2017.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berkovic, Prof. Samuel Frank, (Born 13 Oct. 1953), neurologist and clinical researcher; Laureate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, since 2007 (Australia Fellow, 2007–12) .
  2. Web site: PROF Sam BERKOVIC - The University of Melbourne . Findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au . 2018-06-26 . 2018-06-26.
  3. Web site: Prof Sam Berkovic . Epilepsy Research Centre . 9 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005211437/http://www.brain.org.au/epilepsyresearch/staff/profiles/s_berkovic.html . 5 October 2011 .
  4. Williams. Ruth. Sam Berkovic: a need for answers. The Lancet Neurology. 9. 6. 2010. 570. 1474-4422. 10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70127-7. 20494323. 206159417.
  5. Web site: 2008 - Professor Samuel Berkovic . Jewish Medical Association UK . 2015-12-21.
  6. http://newsroom.melbourne.edu/news/n-90 Profile, melbourne.edu
  7. Web site: Member of the Order of Australia (AM) . 13 June 2005 . It's an Honour . . 27 January 2014.
  8. Web site: Top honour to Sam Berkovic for research into genetics of epilepsy . UniNews Vol. 14, No. 20, 31 October - 14 November 2005 . University of Melbourne . 9 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006054651/http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/news/2915/ . 6 October 2011 .
  9. The AAS page of 2005 Fellows has recently become a
  10. Web site: Samuel Berkovic .
  11. Web site: Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) . 26 January 2014 . . 27 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121500/http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC%20(final).pdf . 2 April 2015 . dead .
  12. http://www.aahms.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/AAHMS-Full-Fellowship-a-z-Oct-2016.pdf Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
  13. Web site: Welcome Address . TS Srinivasan - NIMHANS Knowledge Conclave 2017 .

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