Speaker: Dr. Andres Lozano

Dr. Lozano is a functional neurosurgeon at Toronto Western Hospital and a senior scientist at the Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network (UHN). He came to Toronto after completion of his neurosurgical training and PhD in Neuroscience at McGill University. He currently holds the distinguished rank of University Professor and is the past Dan Family Chairman of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto. He holds the Alan & Susan Hudson Cornerstone Chair in Neurosurgery at UHN, and he previously held the RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery at UHN and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience.

He is best known for his work in the field of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS). With his outstanding colleagues and trainees in neuroscience, neurosurgery and neurology, Dr. Lozano has built what is considered a world leading programme in functional neurosurgery. His team has mapped cortical and subcortical circuits in the human brain and has discovered and advanced novel therapies for Parkinson’s disease, depression, dystonia, anorexia, Huntington’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Lozano has over 750 manuscript publications, co-edited 10 books and over 100 book chapters, and serves on the boards of several international organizations. He is the all-time most highly cited neurosurgeon in the world (Clarivate). He is most proud of the over 70 post-doctoral fellows he has mentored who have gone on to become international leaders in their field. Dr. Lozano has delivered over 50 named international lectures and has received a number of honors including Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Sevilla, the Olivecrona Medal, Margolese Brain Prize, Salk Award, Pioneer in Medicine Award and the Dandy Medal. He has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, has received the Order of Spain and is an Officer of the Order of Canada.