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Epilepsy, Neuroimaging, Neuroscience

Biography

Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD
Is Full Professor of the Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, and Coordinator of the Epilepsy Surgery Program at UNICAMP. He is board-certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and in Diagnostic Neuroradiology. Dr. Cendes is a former EEG (1989) and Epilepsy Fellow (1991-1997) at the Montreal Neurological Institute and received his Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience at McGill University, Canada, in 1996. He supervised 80 graduate students and 26 post-doctoral fellows in addition to his teaching activities with medical students and residents. He is the past Chair (2009-2013) and Treasurer (2013-2017), of the Diagnostic Methods Commission of the ILAE. He is an associate editor of the journals 'Epilepsia' and 'Frontiers in Neurology-Epilepsy,' and a member of the Editorial Board of several journals, including 'Neurology' and 'Epilepsy Research'. His research is focused on Epilepsy, Neuroimaging, and Clinical Neuroscience, with more than 500 full papers published in peer-reviewed journals, with 12,585 citations and an H-index of 68, according to the Web of Science (http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-1301-2012), and an H-index of 90 according to Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=K7jgGRQAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR).

Full CV at http://lattes.cnpq.br/4754944655427183.

Activities

Employment (1)

Universidade Estadual de Campinas: Campinas, SP, BR

1998-02-17 to present | Full Professor (Neurology)
Employment
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Education and qualifications (4)

McGill University: Montreal, QC, CA

1993 to 1997 | PhD - Neuroscience (Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Education
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McGill University Faculty of Medicine: Montreal, QC, CA

1991 to 1997 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship EEG-Epilepsy-Neuroimaging (Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas: Campinas, SP, BR

1986-02 to 1989-02 | Neurology Residency (Neurologia)
Education
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Universidade Federal de Goiás: Goiania, GO, BR

1980-01 to 1985-12 | Medicine - MD
Education
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Professional activities (11)

International League Against Epilepsy: West Hartford, Connecticut, US

2018-12-16 to present | Finance Committee
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International League Against Epilepsy: West Hartford, Connecticut, US

2017-06-02 to present | Executive Board Member of ILAE-Latin America
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International League Against Epilepsy: West Hartford, Connecticut, US

2017-06-02 to present | Epilepsy surgery education task force
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International League Against Epilepsy: West Hartford, Connecticut, US

2017-06-02 to present | Imaging Task Force
Service
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BR

2012-05-08 to present | Membro Titular
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American Epilepsy Society: Chicago, Illinois, US

2009-02-02 to present | Corresponding member
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia: Sao Paulo, SP, BR

2000-10-02 to present | Membro Titular
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Sociedade Brasileira de Neurorradiologia Diagnóstica e Terapêutica : São Paulo, SP, BR

2000-02-02 to present | Membro Titular
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McGill University: QC, QC, CA

1999-03-01 to present | Visiting Professor (Neurology and Neurosurgery)
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Liga Brasileira de Epilepsia: São Paulo, SP, BR

1998-02-02 to present | Membro
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American Academy of Neurology: Minneapolis, MN, US

1994-03-03 to present | Member
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Funding (1)

BRAINN - The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology

2013-07 to 2018-07 | Contract
São Paulo Research Foundation (São Paulo-SP, BR)
GRANT_NUMBER: 13/07559-3
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Peer review (7 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Epilepsy research. (1)
Review activity for Nature communications (2)
Review activity for Nature medicine. (1)
Review activity for Neurobiology of disease. (2)
Review activity for The Lancet neurology. (1)