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Jean-Jacques Askenasy

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Jean-Jacques Askenasy
Alma materUniversity of Cluj
Scientific career
FieldsNeurology
InstitutionsThe Assuta Hospital
Tel Aviv University
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

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.[1]

Education

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Doctorate in Medicine, cum laude, Univ. Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1954

Experience

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  •   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

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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

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  • 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[2]
  • 2019- Centenart Prize – Romania

References

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  1. ^ "ACADEMIA ROMÂNĂ - MEMBRI DE ONOARE DIN STRĂINĂTATE ACTUALI (". Academia Romana.
  2. ^ "Gala Fundaţiei Culturale "Augustin Buzura"". TVR2 (in Romanian).
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