Emeritus Director of the Neurosurgical Department of Medical School, Hannover
Research Work Title:
Neurosurgery
Biography:
Professor Madjid Samii was born in 1937, in Teheran, Iran. In 1957, he started his studies in Germany, at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, where he did his residency at the department of neurosurgery. In 1971 he received the title of professor in neurosurgery at the University of Mainz. From 1970, he received many positions such as vice director at the department of neurosurgery, President of the international skull base society, Director of the department of neurosurgery at the Nordstadt Hospital in Hannover, the Chair of neurosurgery at the Hannover Medical School, President of the International Neuroscience Institute, in Hannover, President of China-International Neuroscience Institute in Beijing. President of the German Society of Plastic-and Reconstructive Surgery, President of the German Society of Neurosurgery, President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.
Madjid Samii Society of International Neurosurgeons (MASSIN) was founded by his pupils and friends. For his worldwide contribution in neurosurgery, Professor Madjid Samii has received many honors worldwide, from Iran, Poland, China, Spain, Sweden, England, Greece, Germany, USA, Czech Republic, Colombia, Italy, and Argentina.
He also received many titles «the Ambassador for Africa» and «the Neurosurgeon of the year» in 2013, by the Journal of World Neurosurgery. In recognition of Madjid Samii´s outstanding achievements, the World Federation
of Neurosurgical Socities (WFNS) created in 2010, the Madjid Samii Medal of Honor, which is delivered every two years to an outstanding neurosurgeon. He published more than 510 papers and wrote 17 books.
Madjid Samii is a pioneer of skull base surgery; he has focused his early scientific interest in peripheral and cranial nerves as well as skull base surgery. He educated hundreds of young neurosurgeons throughout the world in micro-neurosurgery and influenced the interdisciplinary cooperation in these field and motivated many nations to establish skull base societies.
