Prof. Dr. Anita Kamondi
Prof. Dr. Anita Kamondi (born November 24, 1962) is a professor and head of the Department of Neurology at the Semmelweis University Clinic for Neurosurgery and Neurointerventional Surgery, as well as a national chief medical officer specialising in neurology. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pécs Medical School in 1987. She passed her specialist exams in neurology in 1993 and clinical neurophysiology in 2008. He became a candidate of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1995 and a doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2012. He was habilitated in 2005 and was awarded the title of university professor in 2006.
He began his scientific work by studying the functioning of the hippocampus, then conducted basic research at Canadian, American, and British research centers. His clinical research initially focused primarily on Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, as well as tremors associated with cerebellar damage. Over the past decade, he has been conducting clinical neurophysiological studies of neurodegenerative diseases and consciousness disorders. In this context, many of his studies have dealt with the relationship between Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy. He has published more than 300 papers, has been cited 4,177 times, and has a Hirsch index of 25.
He has been involved in high-level teaching for more than 30 years. In addition to undergraduate education, he is also actively involved in postgraduate, specialist examination, and PhD programs. He has supervised seven PhD theses and has been an examiner or committee member in 39 cases. He teaches in both Hungarian and English, is a course coordinator, and organises numerous professional training courses. Since 2024, he has been a teaching mentor for the Semmelweis University Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN).
He carried out his clinical work at the Semmelweis University Neurology Clinic between 1994 and 2010, where he established the first tremorometry laboratory in Hungary. From 2010 to 2024, he worked at the National Institute of Mental Health, Neurology and Neurosurgery, serving as director of neurology from 2014. Following the merger of OMIII and Semmelweis University in 2024, he continues his leadership role in the Neurology Department of the Neurosurgery and Neurointerventional Clinic.
He is a member and senior officer of numerous domestic and international scientific societies, including former president of the Hungarian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, member of the executive committee of the European Federation of Autonomic Societies, member of the Education Committee of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, and secretary of the Europe, Middle East, Africa Chapter. He also serves as the Hungarian coordinator for the World Federation of Neurology.
He is a regular reviewer for domestic and international grants and journals, including the OTKA, the Belgian Alzheimer Foundation, the European Commission's H2020 and IMI projects, and a number of renowned journals (e.g., Brain, Neuroscience, Movement Disorders, Neurobiology of Ageing, The Lancet Neurology).
He is an outstanding conference organiser and has participated in the organisation of several European and domestic congresses, including the European Clinical Neurophysiology Congresses in Budapest in 2017, Marseille in 2023, and London in 2025. In 2023, he was a member of the organising committee of the EAN Congress in Budapest.
His work has been recognised with numerous awards and honours, including the Bolyai Scholarship, the Széchenyi Scholarship, the Teaching Merit Award, the Semmelweis University Outstanding Teacher Award, and the OTKA Ipolyi Arnold Award. She is fluent in English and has a basic knowledge of German and Portuguese.
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