| Biographical Info |
Name: Ettore BEGHI
Birth: Cerro Maggiore, Milan, Italy, August 15, 1947
Address: IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Via G. la Masa 19, 20156-Milan.
Telephone: 0039/2/39014542, Fax: 0039/2/39001916
POSITION: Head Laboratory of Neurological Disorders, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Milan; Past Staff member of the Regional Epilepsy Center, Ospedale di Monza, Milan; Contract professor of Neuroepidemiology at the University of Milan; 4. Past Head, Neurophysiology Unit and Epilepsy Center, Ospedale di Monza, Milan (until December 31 2006).
TRAINING: M.D. at the University of Milan (1972), Post-doctoral clinical fellowship in Neurology with graduation at the Neurologic Clinic of the University of Milan (1976), Master of Pharmacologic Sciences Research, Istituto “Mario Negri”, Milan (1981), Research Fellow, Department of Medical Statistic and Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (1982-83).
MEMBERSHIP (past or present): Mayo Alumni Association, Italian Neurologic Society (INS), Italian League against Epilepsy, Italian Neuroepidemiology Section of the INS (president), Neuroepidemiology Section, AAN (chair), Commission “Epilepsy, Risks, and Insurance” of the International Bureau of Epilepsy, Commission “Antiepileptic Drugs” of the International League against Epilepsy, Research Group in Neuroepidemiology, American Academy of Neurology, Cochrane Epilepsy Group. Commission on the Burden of Epilepsy of the International League against Epilepsy, International Committeee “Epilepsy and the Law”, International Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, Course Director at the American Academy of Neurology, European ALS registry (coordinator ), Italian Epilepsy Study Group, Epilepsy and Quality of Life Study Group, Consultant for the Italian Drug Agency (AIFA), Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, European Medicines Agency (consultant), European Federation of the Neurological Societies, Co-Chair ILAE Commission on the Epidemiology of Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic Associate Member.
EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES: Member of the Editorial Board of the journals AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS & FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA, CLINICAL DRUG INVESTIGATION, NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY, INPHARMA, DRUGS R & D, NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY (CNN), Referee of more than 40 Journals, Former Associate Editor of EPILEPSIA, Ambassador for Epilepsy, Member of the Scientific Commission of the Italian ALS Association, Member of the Scientific Committee of the “Borgonovo” Foundation, Associate Editor of NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY, Contract Professor of Catholic University of Milan, Founding Editor, Clinical Cases and Reviews in Epilepsy.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: Epilepsy (epidemiology, prognosis, treatment), Peripheral Neuropathy (epidemiology, prognosis, treatment), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (epidemiology, prognosis, treatment), Myasthenia Gravis (MG) (epidemiology, prognosis), Parkinson’s Disease (epidemiology), Headache (epidemiology), Stroke (epidemiology)
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (full papers): 478 (indexed 305). |
