Victor Dubowitz

Who is Victor Dubowitz?

Victor Dubowitz is an English neurologist, professor emeritus at the Imperial College, London, author of several research papers and books on neurological disorders in children.

Career history:

1958-1960 — clinical assistant at Queen Mary's Hospital

1960-1961 — lecturer in clinical pathology at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases

1961-1965 — lecturer in child health, University of Sheffield

1967-1972 — reader in child health and developmental neurology, University of Sheffield

1972-1996 — professor of paediatrics, University of London

Other functions:

1972–present — honorary consultant paediatrician at the Hammersmith Hospital

1972-1996 — Director of Muscle Research Centre

1999-2003 — Director of Therapeutic Studies, European Neuromuscular Centre, The Netherlands

President of:

1992-1994 — British Paediatric Neurology Association

1993-97 — European Paediatric Neurology Society

1995–present — World Muscle Society

1997-2000 — Medical Art Society

Awards:

1987 — Jean Hunter Prize of the Royal College of Physicians

1972 — Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

2000 — Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health