June 20 – Professor Antonio Federico received an honorary degree in medicine for his work as professor of Neurology at the University of Siena. The important distinction was awarded by the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, during a ceremony held in the Parliament Palace. The Academic Senate, the faculty, the city’s mayor, the President of the Senate and the Romanian Minister of Education were present at the event. The award was handed by Professor Bajenaru, director of the neurological clinic of the Romanian university, also conferred to Prof. Federico, on behalf of the Romanian Society of Neurology, the title of honorary member and a commemorative medal for the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Romanian neurological school’s founder, Professor Marinescu. The laudatory speech, given by Professor Popescu, mentioned the important scientific work of Professor Federico and his international contributions to the development of modern neuroscience. Federico then held a lecture entitled “Frontiers of Neurology in the third millennium: complexity, chronicity, new diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives and economic limitations.”
