2014: Andres M. Lozano, MD
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| Andres M. Lozano |
Andres Lozano is Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto
and holds both the RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery and a Tier 1 Canada
Research Chair in Neuroscience.
He is best known for his work in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). His team has mapped
out cortical and subcortical structures in the human brain and have pioneered
applications of DBS for various disorders including Parkinson’s disease, depression,
dystonia, anorexia, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Lozano has over 400 publications, serves on the board of several international
organizations and is a founding member of the scientific advisory board of the Michael J
Fox Foundation. He has received a number of awards including the Margolese National
Brain Award, Olivecrona medal and the Pioneer in Medicine award, has been elected
a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
and has received the Order of Spain.
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