Kovács, Tibor, MD Ph.D.

Medical specialism

• Dementia, memory disorders
• Parkinson’s disease and syndromes
• Cerebrovascular diseases
• Dystonia botulinum toxic treatment

Professional experience

• 1992 – 1994: Institute of Anatomy, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Medical researcher
• 1995 - 1996, 1998, 2000 - 2003: Institute of Psychiatry, London
  • 1995 - 1996: Guest scientific colleague
  • 1998 - 2003: Honorary researcher
• 1994 - : Department of Neurology, Semmelweis University
  • 1994 - 1998: Clinician
  • 1998 - 2001: Academic assistant
  • 2002 - 2006: Academic adjunct
  • 2006 - : Associate professor
  • 2008 - : Deputy director
  • 2010 - : Schaffer Károly Neuropathological Laboratory, Director of Laboratory
• 2008 - : Buda Health Center
• 2013 - : Dementia professional in the European Union’s cases
• 2019 - : Prion Reference Center, Semmelweis University, Director

Education and qualifications

• 1992: Faculty of Medicine - Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University
• 1995, 1996: Cerebrovascular and Neuroradiological Teaching Courses, Institute of Neurology, London
• 1995 - 1996, 1998 - 1999: Neuropathological course, Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, London
• 1996: NATO Advanced Studies PET course, Debrecen
• 1997: qualifying exam in neurology
• 2001: Ph.D.
• 2005: qualifying exam in neuropathology
• 2009: Habilitation
• 2010: qualifying exam in pharmacology
• 2015: vascular neurological course

Language of consultation

• Hungarian
• English

Professional and society membership

• Hungarian Dementia Society
  • Founder Member
  • Member of Directorate
• Hungarian Neurology Society
  • Founder Member
  • Member of Directorate
• Hungarian Scientific Parkinson’s Society
  • Founder Member
  • Member of Directorate
• Hungarian Neuropathology Society, Founder Member
• European Confederation of Neuropathological Societies
• 2019 - : Clinical Neuroscience, Responsible editor

Scientific activity

• Scientific work
  • Clinical and neuropathological examination of degenerative nervous system diseases 
  • The pathology of the olfactory system
• Awards
  • 1993: Pro Scientia award
  • 2002: Környe’s medal
  • 2003: Lundbeck Neuroscience Award
  • 2007: Semmelweis University “Excellent tutor” award
• Publications
  • More than 100 English and Hungarian scientific articles
  • 28 book chapters, 3 edited books
  • Citationa are above 900
• Laboratory work
  • Neuropathological diagnostics
  • Liquor cytology
• Tutoring work
  • Neurological tutoring in Hungarian and English for medical students
  • Neurological specialist’s training
  • Ph.D. programme director

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