Jean Aicardi
Jean Aicardi was a French pediatric neurologist and epileptologist. He was known as one of the most distinguished and respected neuropediatricians of his time. He, along with Alexis Arzimanoglou, created the journal Epileptic Disorders in 1999.
Education and career
He obtained his M.D. degree from the Faculté de Médecine, Paris in 1955. He was a research fellow at Harvard Medical School from 1955 to 1956. Upon returning to France, he served as an assistant physician at Hôpital des Enfants Malades Paris from 1957 to 1964, and at Hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul from 1974 to 1979. He was also Maître de Recherche from 1969 to 1986 and Directeur de Recherche from 1986 to 1991 at Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale. From 1992 to 1998, he was Honorary Professor of Child Neurology at the Institute of Child Health in London, UK.Recognition
He received many academic honours and distinctions, including:- Ambassador for Epilepsy
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Cornelia de Lange Medallion
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Hower Award
- Distinguished Investigator award, 1995
- Honorary Member American Neurological Association
- Ramon y Cajal Award
- Peter Emil Becker Award
- Honored Guest at the XXth Cleveland Clinic Meeting, Cleveland USA, 2002
- Honorary Member, European Paediatric Society, Göteborg, Sweden 2005