Antoine Hakim
Doctor Antoine M. Hakim (b. April 30, 1942) is a Canadian engineer and physician.[1]
He first trained as a chemical engineer and worked for Syncrude in Alberta.[2] Wishing to change careers, Hakim taught school for a short time in Montreal.[3] He then earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and went on to study medicine at Albany Medical College.[4] He completed his residency at the Montreal Neurological Institute and later became a professor at McGill University. In 1992, he became chair of the Neurology department and director of the Neuroscience Research Institute at the University of Ottawa.[1] From 1992 to 2000, he was head of the Neurology division at The Ottawa Hospital.[5]
When Hakim began his research, strokes were widely regarded as unpreventable and available treatments were limited.[2] By gaining a better understanding of the process of a stroke and the nature of the damage to the brain, he was able to identify possible treatments and, later, how to reduce the likelihood of strokes.[1]
Hakim helped create the Canadian Stroke Network[1] and served as its CEO and scientific director.[4] From 2001 to 2008, he was the founding scientific director of the Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery.[5]
In 2007, he was named an Officer in the Order of Canada. In 2013, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dr. Antoine Hakim". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. 2013.
- 1 2 "Ottawa MD wins top award for stroke research". Ottawa Citizen. February 7, 2007.
- ↑ "From engineer to medical hero: Canadian Medical Hall of Fame laureate Dr. Antoine Hakim". University of Ottawa Gazette. July 17, 2013.
- 1 2 "Network Personnel". Canadian Stroke Network.
- 1 2 "Antoine M. Hakim, O.C., MD, PhD, FRCPC". Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.