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Jean-Jacques Askenasy is an Israeli neurologist. Born in November 1929, in Romania. Aged 95 years old. He is an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.
Education
Doctorate in Medicine, cum laude, Univ. Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1954
Experience
Began residency, Romanian Circle of Neuropathology belonging to the Romanian Academy, 1956; appointed neurology instructor in 5th year of residency
Doctor in Science at the C. I. Parhon University, Bucharest, 1969
Chairman of the Neurology Dept at the Băneasa University Hospital, Bucharest
Appointed Neurologist at Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv University, 1972
Neuroscience Researcher, Weizmann Institute, 1974-1975
Associate Prof. of Neurology, Mt Sinai School of Medicine, NY University; 1981.
Participated in Melvin D. Yahr & Elliot D. Weitzman’s Sleep in Parkinsonian Patients project, 1981
Appointed Director of the Sleep Medicine Center at Sheba Medical Center, 1985
Organized courses in sleep medicine at Tel-Aviv University.
Became professeur agrégé at Pierre et Marie Curie Univ., Clinique Charcot, 1986
Clinical Professor of Neurology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv Univ., 1995
Currently: Prof. of Forensic Science at the Buckmann Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv Univ., Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Neurological Association member; served on numerous national & international committees
Publications
Author of 35 books, 32 book chapters, 112 scientific articles & case reports in the fields of Neurology and Sleep Medicine, 221 active participation in national and international congresses, and 46 invited lectures.
Awards
1964- La Medaille des Journées Internationales de Grenoble - France
1981- Honor Citizen of the City of Yeruham – Israel
1995- Medaille Piere Castaigne – France
1997- Merit Certificate of the Ministry of Education of Israel
1999- Officier de l'Ordre de Mono – Togo
2001- Diplome d'honneur de l'AMIF – France
2003- Meritul Academiei Romane – Romania
2012- Crystal Trophy & Diploma of Excellence of Medical Life Gala 2012- Romania
2013- Decorated by the President of Romania with "Meritul Sanitar" rank "Officer"
2016- Membre d'Honneur de l'Academie Romania
2017- Comandeur de l'Ordre de Mono - Togo
2018- Membro Honorario de la Real Academia Barcelona
2018- Prize of Excellence "Augustin Buzura" -Romania
2019- Centenart Prize – Romania
References
External links
Official website
