László Vécsei - Curriculum Vitae#

LICENCES: Clinical Neurology (1987), Chemical Pathology (1984), Neuroendocrinology (1984)

DEGREES: Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) (corresponding: 2001, ordinary: 2007), Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DSc. HAS, 1993), doctor habilis (1996), Doctor of the Lund University (Sweden) (1989), PhD (HAS, Univ. Szeged) (1985)

PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC CAREER

• 2019 Professor and Head, Neuroscience Research Group, University of Szeged and HAS
  
• 1993 - 2019 Professor and Head later Director, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged
  
• 1996 Short visiting fellowship (University of Göteborg, Sweden)
  
• 1994 Training in Medical Education and Clinical Neurology (TEMPUS, University of Rome, Italy)
  
• 1993 - 2019 Head Physician of Clinical Neurology in Csongrád County, Hungary
  
• 1992 Training in Medical Education and Clinical Neurology (TEMPUS, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
  
• 1991 - 1993 Associate Professor of Neurology (Dept. of Neurology, Univ. Med. School of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary)
  
• 1989 - 1990 Research Fellow in Neurology (Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA)
  
• 1987 - 1989 Research Fellow in Psychiatry (Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden)
  
• 1984 - 1987 Assistant Professor (Dept. of Neurology, Univ. Med. School of Pécs, Hungary)
  
• 1983 Courses for the medical speciality of chemical pathology (laboratory medicine) (Budapest, Hungary)
  
• 1982 Basic Methods in Brain and Behavioral Research (European Training Programme in Brain and Behavioral Research), (Univ. of Bergen, Bergen, Norway)
  
• 1981 - 1983 Short-term research fellowships at the Dept. of Physiology, Univ. of Magdeburg (Magdeburg, Germany)
  
• 1979 - 1984 Research Associate in Behavioral Pharmacology (Dept. of Pathophysiology, Univ. Med. School of Albert Szent-Györgyi, Szeged, Hungary)
  
• 1977 - 1979 Demonstrator (Dept. of Pathophysiology, Univ. Med. School of Albert Szent-Györgyi, Szeged, Hungary) (part time)
  
• 1976 - 1977 Undergraduate Research Student (Dept. of Pathophysiology, Univ. Med. School of Albert Szent-Györgyi, Szeged, Hungary) (part time)
  
• 1973 - 1976 Undergraduate Research Student (Dept. of Expr. Surgery, Univ. Med. School of Albert Szent-Györgyi, Szeged, Hungary) (part time)

PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA

• 2007 OMHASc Ordinary Member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS)
  
• 2001 - 2007 CMHASc Corresponding Member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS)
  
• 1992 DSc Hungarian Academy of Sciences, (HAS), Budapest, Hungary
  
• 1989 Doctor of Lund University, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
  
• 1987 Specialist of Clinical Neurology, Postgrad. Med. School, Budapest, Hungary
  
• 1986 PhD (CSc) Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) and University of Szeged, Hungary
  
• 1984 Specialist of Chemical Pathology, Postgrad. Med.School, Budapest, Hungary
  
• 1984 Neuroendocrinologist, Postgrad. Med. School, Budapest, Hungary
  
• 1979 M.D ( Summa Cum Laude) Univ. Med. School of Albert Szent-Györgyi, Szeged, Hungary
  
• 1973 Middle Grade Specialist of Chemistry, Veszprém, Hungary

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES

• 1994 - 1996 Member of "Panel Metabolic Disorders" European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
  
• 1994 - 2000 President, "Panel Developmental Neurology" European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
  
• 1994 - 1996 Member of the Scientific Committee, European Headache Federation (EHF)
  
• 1996 - 2002 Member of the Scientific Committee, European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
  
• 1998 General Secretary of Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences
  
• 1999 Member, Task Force "Patients Unable to Consent" and "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury" (EFNS)
  
• 2000 - 2002 Member of the Programme Committee, European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
  
• 2000- 2002 Member of the International Advisory Board, Symposium on Movement Disorders "The Alpine Basal Ganglia Club"
  
• 2000 - 2008 Secretary, European Society for Clinical Neuropharmacology (ESCNP)
  
• 2011 - 2014 Regional Vice President, European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)
  
• 2014 - 2016 Membership Committee, World Federation of Neurology (WFN)
  
• 2014 Member of General Assembly, World Federation of Neurology (WFN)
  
• 2017 Hungarian Delegate, European Brain Council (EBC)
  
• 2017 Member of Scientific Committee, European Headache Federation
  
• 2018 Hungarian Delegate, Federation of European Pain Societies (EFIC)
  
• 2018 co-organizer, 50th Danube Neurology Symposium
  
• 2020 Chair of Standard & Evaluations Committee, World Federation of Neurology (WFN)

HUNGARIAN SOCIETIES AND ORGANISATIONS

• 1998 - 2000 President, Hungarian Headache Society
  
• 1999 - 2002 President, Hungarian Pain Society (Honorary President)
  
• 2004 - 2009 President, Society of Hungarian Neurologists and Psychiatrists
  
• 2007 - 2008 President, Federation of Hungarian Medical Societies (MOTESZ)
  
• 2004 - 2010 President, Clinical Neuroscience Committee, Medical Chapter, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS)
  
• 2009 - 2011 President, Neurology Advisory Board, Ministry of Health
  
• 2009 - 2011 President, Presidents’ Committee of Medical Advisory Boards, Ministry of Health
  
• 2010 - 2014 Dean, Medical Faculty, University of Szeged
  
• 2005 - 2014 Vice -President later President, Medical Class of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS)
  
• 2019 President, Doctoral Council, University of Szeged
  

Editorial Boards (past and present activities): Journal of Neurological Sciences, European Journal of Neurology, Danube Neurology NewsLetter, Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Romanian Journal of Neurology, International Journal of Tryptophan Research, The Open Toxiconology Journal, Neuronal Regeneration Research, Acta Biological Szegediensis, Clinical Neuroscience / Ideggyógyászati Szemle, Weekly Medical Journal, Cephalalgia Hungarica, Mulitple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease , Clinical CNS Drugs, Frontiers in Neurology, Section Headache Medicine and Facial Pain,

Chief Editor: Journal of the Federation of Hungarian Medical Societies (1999-2009) European Medical Journal (Neurology)

PUBLICATIONS: 574 PUBMED articles (see: PUBMED Vecsei L) , MTMT (HAS) cumulative/independent citations: 16.400/12.200), 8 patents, 15 books

INVITED SPEAKER: European Federation of Neurological Societies (Focused Workshops) (EFNS), World Congress of Controversies in Neurology, Non-Motor Disturbances in Parkinson's Disease (NMDPD), International Congress of Vascular Dementia, Danube Symposium for Neurological Sciences