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    Asdrubal Falavigna, MD

    Professor
    University of Caxias do Sul

    Asdrubal Falavigna
    I graduated from medical school at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in 1989. Neurosurgery specialization at Santa Casa Misericórdia de Porto Alegre from 1990-1994. Fellowship at Columbia University; Presbyterian Hospital – New York in 1995 and 1996. M.Sc. in Neurosurgery from the Federal University of São Paulo (1999) and a Doctorate in Neurosciences from the Federal University of São Paulo (2005). Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) since 1997.

    Current positions are:
    • Member of AO Foundation Board
    Past-Chairperson of the AO Spine International Board.
    • Vice-Rector at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS).
    • Coordinator of the Laboratory of Spinal Cord Diseases and Cellular Therapy since 2016.
    • International Liaison of the AANS/CNS Section on Spine and Peripheral Nerves Disorders since 2016.

    Prominent past positions are:
    • Director of the Health Science Area from 2018-2022.
    • Dean of the Medical School at the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) from 2008-2016.
    • President of the Caxias do Sul University Publishing House from 2020-2022.
    • Coordinator of Health Science Post-Graduation Program in Medicine at UCS from 2016-2020.
    • AO Spine Research Chair in Latin America from 2012-2015.
    • AO Spine Regional Chair in Latin America from 2016-2019.
    • Councilor of the Regional Council of Medicine of Rio Grande do Sul from 2013-2018.
    • Member of the Ethics Committee of the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery from 2014-2016.
    • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine from 2015-2019

    Awards and Acknowledgments received:
    •International Lifetime Recognition Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). on April 30, 2022
    • UCS University President Virvi Ramos Medal - Scientific Merit from the University Council of the University of Caxias do Sul on July 22, 2017.
    • Order of Merit from the Council of Presidents of Brazilian Universities on October 2, 2017.
    • José Correia Pincanço Medal for a relevant contribution to Medical Education in Brazil from the Brazilian Society of History of Medicine on October 27, 2017.
    • Award from the City Council of Caxias do Sul for Services rendered to Health in the Municipality in May 2011.

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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