Top 1% — Elite Historical Figure
Oliver Sacks
New York, United Kingdom
45 H-Index
3,125 Citations
382 Total Impact
NHCBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)0
Overview
Oliver Sacks was a neurology specialist with an H-index of 45 at Columbia University and NYU. Renowned neurologist-author who brought neuroscience to the public through bestselling books. Based in New York, United States.
For Patients
- Research was cited 3K+ times by other doctors and scientists
- Based at Columbia University in New York, United Kingdom
Biography
Oliver Sacks was a British-American neurologist and author who brought neuroscience to the public through bestselling books including 'Awakenings' and 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.' He pioneered L-DOPA treatment for post-encephalitic patients and became one of the most celebrated science writers of the 20th century.
Affiliations & Institutions
Research Impact
10 Publications
3,125 Total Citations
1K+ Citation Milestone
Publication Timeline
Published In
Unknown JournalJournal of Consciousness StudiesActa Neurologica ScandinavicaMedical Entomology and ZoologyNeurology
Key Publications
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
An anthropologist on Mars
Occurrence of beta-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) in ALS/PDC patients from Guam
A leg to stand on
Cycad neurotoxins, consumption of flying foxes, and ALS-PDC disease in Guam
Areas of Expertise
Medical Specialties
Clinical Knowledge & Procedures
Legacy Timeline
The life and contributions of Oliver Sacks
1966
Began working with post-encephalitic patients
Started treating survivors of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic at Beth Israel Hospital
1973
Published 'Awakenings'
Documented the dramatic effects of L-DOPA on post-encephalitic patients; later adapted into a film
1985
Published 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat'
Bestselling collection of neurological case studies that reached millions of readers
2007
Appointed Professor of Neurology at Columbia
Joined Columbia University Medical Center as professor of neurology and psychiatry
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