Majid Samii (Romanization of Persian: Majid Samiêi), ( fa, مجید سمیعی, born 19 June 1937) is an

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian

neurosurgeon Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peri ...

and medical scientist.

Biography

Samii was born in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

on 19 June 1937. After having completed his high school education in Iran, he moved to Germany, where he started his medical studies at the

University of Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (german: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. With approximately 32,000 stud ...

. He has been the president of the International Society for Neurosurgery and was elected as the founding president of ''MASCIN'' – "Madjid Samii Congress of International Neurosurgeons" in 2003. Samii received the "Physician" award by the north German city of

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

. Former German chancellor

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hailed the 70-year-old Samii for his medical contribution to neuroscience as head of the International Neuroscience Institute (INI), based in Hanover. He is the president of the International Neuroscience Institute (INI). In 2007, he received the "Friendship Award", from the Prime minister of China for his contribution to the medical progress of the country. He had earlier received the 2014 Leibniz Ring Prize in Berlin. In 2011,

World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), founded in 1955, in Switzerland, as a professional, scientific, non governmental organization, is composed of 130 member societies: consisting of 5 Continental Associations ( AANS, AASNS, C ...

coined a medal of honor bearing Samii's name which would be given to outstanding neurosurgeons every two years. The first awardee of this medal was Prof. Maurice Choux from France.

Present duties

* President of the International Neuroscience Institute (INI) at Otto von Guericke University President of the China INI at Capital University in Beijing * President of the Neurobionic Foundation * President of the Board of Trustees of AWD Children's Assistance Foundation * Director emeritus of the Neurosurgical Clinic, Nordstadt Hospital in Hannover * Honorary President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) * Honorary President of the

Endowment/Foundation (WFNS) * Honorary President of the German Society of Skull Base Surgery * Honorary President of CURAC - German Society of Computer and Robot-Assisted Surgery

Awards

* 2001: Honorary President of ''The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies'' * 2005:

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Honorary Lecture and Visiting Professorship initiated and hosted by the Department of Neurosurgery of the

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...

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, Germany * 2006:

Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame or Ever-lasting Names / People ( fa, چهره‌های ماندگار; read as "Čehre-hā-ye Māndegār") is a formal ceremony to honor influential contemporary scientific and cultural Eminents. The title ...

* World Physician 2007 * 2008:

Friendship Award The Chinese Government's Friendship Award () is the People's Republic of China's highest award for "foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress". The award was first established in 1950s, ...

of the People's Republic of China. * 2010: Neurosurgical Society of America Medal Recipient. * 2013: Prize winner. *2013: Neurosurgeon of the Year: Elected by the World Neurosurgery journal. * 2014: World top neurosurgeon and Golden Neuron Award Winner. * 2017: Awarded Honorary Doctorate title by Uskudar University for his valuable global researches and clinical contributions in Neuroscience.

Notes

External links

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Curriculum Vitae of Majid Samii - up to 1988

"Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery"www.radiozamaneh.com
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