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Advocacy For Stroke

Valeria Caso

Function/Role:

Stroke Neurologist, currently employed in the Stroke Unit wards of S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital in Perugia.

Career:

Specialization in Neurology obtained in 1999, at University of Perugia. In 2000 she obtained a fellowship at the Intensive Care Unit of the Neurology Department of the University of Heidelberg, for the development of innovative therapies for stroke. In 2003 she obtained a PhD in Cerebrovascular Diseases from the University of Perugia.

Scientific achievements, main areas of research, projects, and expertise:

Since 2003 she actively deals with research on women and cerebrovascular diseases, publishing various scientific articles on gender differences in stroke.

In 2014 she was elected president of ESO (first woman to fill this role), with the programmatic mission to increase female representation in the key positions of related scientific societies, as speakers and heads of scientific commissions. Also in 2014 she obtained the national scientific qualification as Associate Professor, and in 2017 the one of Full Professor.

Editorial activities:

Valeria Caso is associate editor of the ‘Neurological Sciences’ publication. She published books and chapters in three languages: German, Italian and English, producing more than 300 scientific publications.