Dr. JON ANDONI URTIZBEREA

HEAD SCHOOL OF MYOLOGY, INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE - PARIS

J. Andoni URTIZBEREA, aged 65, is a French physician trained in Paris University, France and certified both in pediatrics and PMR. He served many years as Medical Director of the AFM-Telethon and then as General Delegate of the Institut de Myologie of Paris (1993-2000). While Scientific Director of the European Neuromuscular Center in the Netherlands (ENMC, 1999-2005), he contributed to the establishment of many global networks in myology. Till December 2019, he worked as part-time clinical myologist in Hendaye Hospital, France (APHP trust) and served as deputy coordinator of the French Neuromuscular Network (FILNEMUS). Over the past twenty years, he headed various worldwide educational events dedicated to myology (in Europe, Russia, Latin America and, more recently in the Middle-East). He is currently a faculty in charge of the Summer of Myology of Paris. He is a regular visiting professor in a couple of countries and a self-employed consultant for several pharma.