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Dr. Lozano earned his M.D. from the University of Ottawa and his Ph.D. in Neurobiology from McGill University Montreal. He was appointed to the neurosurgical faculty at the University of Toronto in 1991 and became full Professor in 1999. Dr. Lozano is currently a Professor and holds the RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience at the University of Toronto. He also serves as Head of Applied and Interventional Research at the Toronto Western Research Institute.
Dr. Lozano's research is focused on understanding the cellular pathogenesis of and developing novel treatments for neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease and dystonia (abnormal muscle contractions.) His work has appeared in over 200 publications and he has been an invited lecturer or visiting professor throughout the world. Dr. Lozano serves on the boards and executive teams of several international organizations including the World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery where he currently serves as President. | 