Prof. Lozano holds the RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience at the University of Toronto. He serves as Head of Applied and Interventional Research at the Toronto Western Research Institute. Dr Lozano’s research is focused on understanding cellular pathogenesis and developing novel treatments, including surgical therapies, for neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease and dystonia. His work has appeared in over 200 publications and he has been invited lecturer or visiting professor in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. He serves as executive and board member of several international organizations and is currently president of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and chair of the Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery section of the World Federation of Neurosurgery. He serves on the international editorial board of several journals and is associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. He has received a number of awards including the Gold Medal of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Penfield Award. Dr. Lozano obtained his medical degree from the University of Ottawa and his PhD in neurobiology from McGill University.