2018 INDUCTEE Vladimir Hachinski, MD Brain & Mind, Brain & Mind, Leadership in Organizational Development
August 13, 1941
(Zhytomyr, Ukraine)
MD, University of Toronto (1966)
2024: Ryman Prize
2020: F. N. G. Starr Award, Canadian Medical Association
See All AwardsAwards & Honours:
2024: Ryman Prize
2020: F. N. G. Starr Award, Canadian Medical Association
2018: Killam Prize Winner for Health Sciences
2014: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
2013: Order of Ontario
2013: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
2012: Doctor honoris causa from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
2008: Member of the Order of Canada
2007: Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa), University of Cordoba, Argentina
2005: Doctor honoris casua from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
2005: Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Science
2005: The Willis Lecture Award, American Stroke Association
2000: Doctor honoris casua from the University of Salamanca, Spain
At least half of all strokes are now preventable thanks to scientists like Dr. Vladimir Hachinski
A pioneer in cerebrovascular research and a champion for stroke awareness
At least half of all strokes are preventable, yet only one in four people knows a single risk factor for stroke. Dr. Hachinksi co-authored a book with his daughter Larissa Hachinski educating people to recognize the warning signs of stroke and to seek immediate help to reduce the risk of long-term damage.
In addition, some of our most important advances in understanding cerebrovascular diseases and their treatment are discoveries of Dr. Hachinski and his colleagues, including identification of a link between Alzheimer’s and stroke with David Cechetto and Shawn Whitehead, along with a host of new concepts captured in his new terminology: multi-infarct dementia, leukoaraiosis, vascular cognitive impairment, and brain at risk stage.
Key Facts
Coined the term “brain attack” for stroke and stroke warning to emphasize urgency in dealing with stroke symptoms
Authored, co-authored, or co-edited 17 books and more than 700 frequently-cited scientific publications
Helped to develop the World Stroke Organization and the declaration of World Stroke day
The eponymic Hachinski Ischemic Score (HIS) is now a standard means for identifying the treatable components of dementia
He has written poetry in Spanish and orchestrated a musical composition, Dream Waltz, with Jason Standford
Professional timeline
Impact on lives today
Dr. Hachinski has transformed the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the two greatest threats to the brain: stroke and dementia. For generations to come, the promise of longer life may also be a promise of better life thanks to his ground-breaking discoveries.
2023
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Treatable and Potentially Preventable Dementias
Edited by Dr. Hachinski
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Vladimir Hachinski inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
London, Ontario
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After 53 years, the World Federation of Neurology chose Dr. Hachinski to become its first Canadian president
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Dr. Hachinski became Distinguished University Professor of Neurology at the University of Western, Ontario
He was the first member of the Faculty of Medicine to be so honoured.
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Dr. Hachinski began his 10-year tenure as Editor-in-Chief of "Stroke", the top journal in the field.
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Dr. Hachinski co-founded the first acute comprehensive stroke unit in the world
Brain & MindIn collaboration with Dr. John Norris at the Sunnybrook Medical Centre in Toronto.
1975
He has achieved impact in a way that not too many get to do in their lifetime
Additional Resources:
- Ryman Prize 2024
- Brain health: Key to health, productivity and well being
- Listen | CMHF Excellence in Medicine Podcast Series: Valdimir Hachinski, MD
- Stroke, Dementia and Brain Health with guest Dr. Vladimir Hachinski
- F.N.G. Starr Award - 2020 Recipient
- CMHF Laureate biography - Vladimir Hachinski
- 2018 Killam Prize Winner- Western News