Michael Brainin#
| Membership Number: | 7009 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Affiliated section(s): | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2024 |
| Main Country of Residence: | AUSTRIA |
| Homepage(s): | http://en.m.wikipedia.org |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-8363-4962 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2000 - 2019 Head and Chair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Prevention, Danube University Krems, Austria
- 2007 - 2016 Director and Chairman, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tulln, Austria
- 1994 - 2007 Director and Chairman, Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus Gugging, Austria
- 1989 Visiting Scientist, Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA
Fields of Scholarship
- Acute treatment of stroke
- Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke
- Recovery from brain damage and rehabilitation
- Vascular prevention
- Cerebrovascular diseases
Honours and Awards
- 2000 Founding President of the Austrian Stroke Society
- 2014 - 2016 President of the European Stroke Organisation
- 2018 - 2020 President of the World Stroke Organisation
- 2018 - ongoing Chairman of the Global Policy Committee of the WSO
- 2017 Science Award of the State of Lower Austria
- 2015 Marinescu Award of the Romanian Society of Neurology
- 2015 Honoraray Doctorate of the from Iuliu Hatieganu University, Romania
- Honorary Doctorate of the Vietnam University
- Honoraray Doctorate of the Zhengzhou University, China
- Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology
- International Fellow of the American Stroke Association
- Honorary Memberships: European Stroke Organisation, World Stroke Organisation, French Neurological Society, Indian Stroke Society, Hungarian Stroke Society, Korean Stroke Society, Austrian Stroke Society
- 2021 Presidential Award of the Eurpean Stroke Organisation
- 2021 Ring of Honor, Danube University
- 2022 Silver Commander's Cross for Services to the State of Lower Austria
- 2022 Daniel Lackland Excellence Award in Diplomacy and Advocacy for Population Hypertension Risk Reduction from the World Hypertension League
