Victor Dubowitz

Victor Dubowitz (born 6 August 1931) is an English neurologist, professor emeritus at the Imperial College, London,^[1] author of several research papers and books on neurological disorders in children.

His wife, Lilly Dubowitz (1930-2016) was a paediatrician, and together, they came up with the Dubowitz Score to estimate gestational age.^[2][3]

Career history:^[4]

• 1958 – 1960 — clinical assistant at Queen Mary's Hospital
• 1960 – 1961 — lecturer in clinical pathology at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases
• 1961 – 1965 — lecturer (1965 – 1967 senior lecturer) in child health, University of Sheffield
• 1967 – 1972 — reader in child health and developmental neurology, University of Sheffield
• 1972 – 1996 — professor (since 1996 professor emeritus) of paediatrics, University of London

Other functions:^[4]

• 1972 – present — honorary consultant paediatrician at the Hammersmith Hospital
• 1972 – 1996 — Director of Muscle Research Centre
• 1999 – 2003 — Director of Therapeutic Studies, European Neuromuscular Centre (ENMC), The Netherlands

President of:^[4]

• 1992 – 1994 — British Paediatric Neurology Association
• 1993 – 1997 — European Paediatric Neurology Society
• 1995 – present — World Muscle Society
• 1997 – 2000 — Medical Art Society

Awards:^[4]

• 1987 — Jean Hunter Prize of the Royal College of Physicians
• 1972 — Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
• 2000 — Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• 1980 — Commander of the Order of Constantine the Great
• 1982 — Arvo Ylppö Gold Medal, Finland
• 1991 — Gaetano Conte Gold Medal, Italy
• 1997 — Cornelia de Lange Medal, The Netherlands
• 2007 — James Spence Gold Medal, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
• 2009 — Inaugural Gold Medal, Jennifer Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• 2011 — Peter Emil Becker Prize, German Speaking Paediatric Neurology Society

Two medical conditions are named after him:

• Dubowitz syndrome — a rare genetic disorder characterized by microcephaly, growth retardation and a characteristic facial appearance of unknown genetic cause.
• Dubowitz disease — a particular phenotype of spinal muscular atrophy, a hereditary motor neuron disease affecting mainly infants and children.

Also, a medical and research institution at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, UK, bears his name (the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre).^[5][6]

References

1. "Professor Victor Dubowitz". Imperial College, London. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
2. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/08/lilly-dubowitz-obituary
3. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lilly-dubowitz-bgh8z2j9f
4. "Prof. Victor Dubowitz". Debretts. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
5. "Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre". Retrieved 2 January 2012.
6. "Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre at the Great Ormond Street for Children NHS Trust". Retrieved 2 January 2012.