Dr. Ossama Al-Mefty, Harvard School of Medicine Boston, USA, will receive the 2011 Herbert Olivecrona Award in recognition of his important contributions to the field of skull base surgery, pioneering surgical techniques, as well as teaching neurosurgeons worldwide through numerous publications. His scientific contributions are reflected in over 350 publications that include authoring or editing seven books and 130 peer reviewed journal articles. He is a sought-after lecturer and has made over 400 presentations and over 50 Visiting Professorships at national and international universities.

Department of Neurosurgery Brigham and Woman’s Hospital 75 Francis St. Boston, MA 02115 Home Address: 20 Chapel St. Brookline, MA 02246

oalmefty@partners.org

Place of Birth: Damascus, Syria

Education 1966 Pre - Medicine (as part of 7 year medical school program) Damascus University College of Sciences

1972

Medicine Damascus University Medical School Postdoctoral Training 07/72 - 06/73 Intern Rotating Huron Road Hospital , Cleveland, Ohio 07/73

06/74 Resident General Surgery Medical Col lege of Ohio 07/74

06/78 Resident Neurosurgery West Virginia University Medical Center Faculty Academic Appointments 12/85

07/ 89 Associate Professor Neurosurgery University of Mississippi Medical Center 07/89

03/91 Professor Neurosurgery University of Mississippi Medical Center 04/91

07/93 Professor Surgery

Neurosurgery Loyola University Medical Center 08/93

10/09 Professor and Chairman Neurosurgery University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 07/2010

present Senior Lecturer Neurosurgery Harvard Medical School/ Brigham and Women’s Hospital 2 Appointments at H ospitals/Affiliated Institutions Past 1/82

12/85 Staff Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery King Faisal Specialist Hospital , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 01/86

03/91 Staff Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery U niversity of Mississippi Medical Center 01/86

03/91 Chief of Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Jackson VA Medical Center 04/91

07/93 Staff Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery Loyola University Medical Center 08/93

10/09 Staff Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery Arkansas Children’s Hospital 08/93

10/09 Chief of Neurosurgery Neurosurgery University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital 10/09

06/10 Staff Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery St. Vincent’s Infirmary, Little Rock, Arkansas

Current 07 /10

present Associate Surgeon Neurosurge ry Brigham and Women’s Hospital 04/11

present Staff Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery Boston Children’s Hospital 04/2011

present Staff Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery Dana Farber Cancer Institute Other Professional Positio n s 1978 - 19 82 Private Practice Richmond, Virginia