Vladimir Hachinski, MD, receives the Prince Mahidol Award at the Grand Palace from Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand. Also in attendance were Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and Canada’s Ambassador to Thailand Donica Pottie.
Vladimir Hachinski, MD, past president of the World Federation of Neurology, received the Prince Mahidol Award in Public Health for “contributions to the treatment of stroke, vascular cognitive impairment, and brain/heart interactions.”
He received the award from Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand. Also in attendance were Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and Donica Pottie, Canada’s ambassador to Thailand.
The Prince Mahidol Awards are considered the Nobel Prize of Asia, primarily because a number of awardees have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology from Sweden.
Dr. Hachinski continues to be active in research and is working to advance the updated World Stroke Proclamation, calling for the joint prevention of stroke and dementia, endorsed by the World Federation of Neurology, the International Brain Research Organization, the World Psychiatric Association, the European Academy of Neurology, and 18 other international, regional, and national organizations. •
