Jõhvi
Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.
History
Jõhvi was first mentioned as ...
) is an Estonian
medical scientist
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brain tumor
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s, pituitary surgery, surgical treatment of
intracranial aneurysm
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s, functional surgery (
deep brain stimulation
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for Parkinson's disease) and
spinal cord injuries
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Symptoms of ...
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Education and career
Asser graduated from Nõo Secondary School (1973) and the Faculty of Medicine of Tartu State University in 1979. In 1987, Asser defended his PhD in Medicine at Moscow N. Burdenko Institute of Neurosurgery with his candidate’s dissertation on cerebral blood flow regulation issues and stereotactic operations using the original thermocautery. Between 1988−1989, Asser trained at the Institute of Brain Diseases of Tohoku University in Japan.
Between 1979 and 1989, he was the Assistant at the Neurology Clinic of
Tartu State University
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On 26 April 2018, Toomas Asser was elected th Rector of the
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.
at extraordinary elections.
In 2011, he was elected as a member of the
Estonian Academy of Sciences
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in medical science. He belongs to the academy’s Division of Biology, Geology and Chemistry and has been the head of this division since 2014.
He belongs to the standing committee on medical science and health strategy of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.
He is als Vice-Chair o The Guild (The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities) an President o Universities Estonia
Recognition
* 1997 Tohoku University Medal
* 2009 Medal of the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine
* 2009 Badge of honour of the Estonian Medical Association
* 2011 Special recognition diploma of the World Cultural Council
* 2013 Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 1st class
* 201 University of Tartu Grand Medal
* 2019 Latvian
Cross of Recognition
The Cross of Recognition () is a state decoration of Latvia.
History
The decoration was established in 1710 in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia by Duke Frederick William as a symbol of the then-established Order of Recognition (''l’Ordre ...