Samuel Berkovic

Samuel Berkovic
AC, FAA, FRACP, FRS
Born (1953-10-13) 13 October 1953[1]
Fields neurology
Institutions University of Melbourne
Thesis Clinical and experimental aspects of complex partial seizures (1984)
Website
www.brain.org.au/epilepsyresearch/staff/profiles/s_berkovic.htm

Samuel Frank Berkovic, AC, FAA, FRACP, FRS, is an Australian neurologist, and Laureate Professor, in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, and Australia Fellow, University of Melbourne.[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

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

On 26 January 2014, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia 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.[8]

He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He won the Zülch Prize of the Max Planck Society.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U246616
  2. ↑ "PROF Sam BERKOVIC - The University of Melbourne". Findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111005211437/http://www.brain.org.au/epilepsyresearch/staff/profiles/s_berkovic.html. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Williams, Ruth (2010). "Sam Berkovic: a need for answers". The Lancet Neurology. 9 (6): 570. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70127-7. ISSN 1474-4422.
  5. ↑ "2008 - Professor Samuel Berkovic". Jewish Medical Association UK. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ Profile, melbourne.edu
  7. ↑ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM)". It's an Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111006054651/http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/news/2915/. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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