8th European Congress on Epileptology

Full Names: SILLANPÄÄ, Matti Lauri
Date of Birth: August 4th, 1936
Nationality: Finnish
Marital Status: married, one child

 

Education, Training and Verified Competence

Licentiate of Medicine, University of Turku 1962; Licensed Physician 1962; Specialist Degree in Paediatrics 1967; in Pediatric Neurology 1969; PhD Thesis, University of Turku 1973 on the prognosis of childhood-onset epilepsy; Docent (Senior Consultant) in Pediatrics, University of Turku 1973-80; Docent (Senior Consultant) in Pediatric Neurology, University of Tampere, Finland 1975-99; verified scientific competence and clinical experience for professorship in Clinical Pediatrics, University of Kuopio Medical School, Finland 1975; verified scientific competence and experience for professorship in Public Health, University of Turku Medical School, Finland 1988; verified scientific competence and clinical experience in Child Neurology, University of Helsinki Medical School 1989 and University of Turku Medical School 1990.

Previous Professional Appointments

General Practitioner 1962-64; Senior House Officer, Department of Pediatrics, University of Turku 1964-66; Medical Specialist Consultant in Pediatrics, City of Turku 1966-70; Fellow, Department of Neurology, University of Turku 1967-68; Fellow, Section of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Uppsala, Sweden 1968-69; Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Turku, 1976-90; Acting Professor of Public Health, University of Turku 1981-88; Professor of Child Neurology, Univedrsity of Turku 1990-2001 (age retired).

Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Departments of Child Neurology and Public Health, University of Turku 2001-.

 

Commissions of Trust in Epilepsy Organizations

International: International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE): Vice-Chairman of the Finnish Chapter 1980-93, Chairman of the Finnish Chapter (Finnish Epilepsy Society) 1993-2006, ILAE Commission on Epidemiology and Prognosis of Epilepsy, Member 1991-97, ILAE European Advisory Group, Member 1991-97; Second European Congress of Epileptology, The Hague, Member of the Organizing Committee 1996; 5th European Conference on Epilepsy and Society, Helsinki, Honorary President 1996; International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE), Member of the Committee on Scientific Research 1994-01; European Congress on Epilepsy, Helsinki 2006, Co-President; 32nd Nordic Neuropediatric Congress, Co-president and treasurer 2007; Member of the Faculty of One Thousand Task Force/ILAE 2007-presently.

National: District Epilepsy Association of Turku, Deputy Chairman 1973-74, Chairman 1975-98. National Epilepsy Association, Member of Board 1976-98, Medical Secretary 1976-80, Chairman 1985-98. Finnish Journal of Epilepsy, Member of Editorial Board 1976-98, Editor-in-Chief 1980-98. Finnish Epilepsy Research Foundation, Chairman 1986-2006; Finnish Epilepsy Society, Finnish Chapter of ILAE, Founder and Chairman 1992-2006.

Research Awards, Honors and Major Grant Supporting Epilepsy

Silver Medal of Merit of the National Epilepsy Association of Finland 1983; Golden Medal of Merit of the National Epilepsy Association of Finland 1993; Epilepsy Ambassador Award of the Epilepsy International (joint international epilepsy organization) 1993; Honorary President of the Finnish Epilepsy Association 2000; Honorary Member of the Finnish Epilepsy Society (the Finnish Chapter of ILAE) 2006.

Approx. 200 peer-reviewed papers, books, and other papers