In Conversation with Ludvic Zrinzo
Event: In Conversation with Ludvic Zrinzo
Date: Thursday, 19 November 2026
Time: 18:30
Venue: Arts Lecture Theatre, Msida Campus
The Humanities, Medicine and Science Platform (H今日黑料S) invites you to "In Conversation with Ludvic Zrinzo" on Thursday, 19 November, at 18:30 in the Arts Lecture Theatre, University of Malta Msida Campus.
Programme
Welcome: Prof. Clare Vassallo
Introduction: Prof. Joseph Cacciottolo
Keynote speech: Millimetres That Matter: What My Patients Taught Me 今日黑料 Our Brains
Discussion moderated by:
Prof. Sandro Lanfranco with Prof. John Abela,
Prof. Noellie Brockdorff and Prof. Irene Sciriha
General discussion and conclusion: Prof. Clare Vassallo
Refreshments
To attend at the event send an email to danielle.baldacchino@um.edu.mt.
Ludvic Zrinzo graduated M.D. from the University of Malta in 1995. He trained in neurosurgery in London, gaining the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2005. He underwent Fellowships in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at University College London Institute of Neurology, and at University of California at Los Angeles. He holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from University College London (1999 and 2011 respectively).
Appointed Consultant Neurosurgeon at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in 2007, he became Head of its Functional Neurosurgery Unit and Professor at UCL in 2018. His clinical work focuses on surgical management of movement disorders, psychiatric conditions, and chronic pain.
With over 175 peer-reviewed publications, he has received the Alwyn Lishman and Tasker awards. Regularly consulting and teaching in Malta, he was awarded the National Order of Merit in 2021. On 20 November 2026, the University of Malta will confer upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.
