Ambassador for Epilepsy Award 2019

Tatsuya Tanaka was appointed Professor of Neurosurgery in Asahikawa Medical College in 1997, becoming Professor Emeritus in 2010, and was one of the most active leaders in epilepsy surgery in Japan. He pioneered the Japan Epilepsy Society (JES) scholarship system for young delegates in the Asian Oceanian countries to meet the gap in those underserved areas. He served as ILAE First Vice President and Chair of the ILAE- Asia and Oceania Region.