June 7 – “I am honored to have been chosen to join the Board of this prestigious organization and the group of prominent European scholars; but I am also happy to contribute to the international success of the University of Siena, small but mighty in the international arena.” Said Antonio Federico, Professor of Neurology in the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences at the University of Siena. Federico was elected to lead the scientific committee of the new European Academy of Neurology. The Academy, a scientific organization that brings together European neurologists and represents more than 45 countries, was born from the merger of two neurological associations in Europe. Federico has authored over 500 publications in major international journals, he has a PhD honoris causa from the University Carlo Davila of Bucharest, and he is “Past President” of the Italian Neurology Association, the Italian representative to the World Federation of Neurology and to the EU board of medical specialists, and he is chairman of the Neuromediterraneum Forum. He also consults the WHO in Geneva on rare neurological disorders.
