Vito Toso, born in Venice on 28/03/38
Education
Liceo classico M. Foscarini, Venice
University of Padua: degree in Medicine and Surgery (1963), specialisation in Neurology (1967)
University of Pisa: specialisation in Child Neuropsychiatry (1971)
Bunge Institute, Antwerp, for neuropathology: one year, 1965-1966
Hôpital Saint-Vincent, Paris, for paediatric neurology: three months, 1969
Hôpital des Enfants Malades, Paris, for paediatric electroencephalography: three months, 1971
Sporting activity
Basketball: 4 Serie A seasons (three with Reyer Venezia and one with AP Treviso), 3 Serie B seasons (two with AP Treviso
and one with Reyer Venezia). Training camp for Olympic probables in Fermo in 1958. Italian Serie A champion with Reyer Venezia in 1958. Italian University Champion with CUS Padova in 1962. Top scorer in Serie A with AP Treviso in 1963 (the year he graduated in medicine with 108/110)
Other sports: rowing, football, skiing, golf, athletics, tennis, sailing
President of the Panathlon Club of Castelfranco Veneto for four years (2008-2012)
Professional activity
Assistant in the Neurology Department of Venice Hospital from 1964 to 1974
Head of Neurology at Castelfranco Veneto Hospital (1974-1993), at Venice Hospital (1994-1995)
at Vicenza Hospital (1996-2006)
Director of the Department of Neurosciences at Vicenza Hospital
Institutional positions
SNO (Società di Neuroscienze Ospedaliere): national president 1989-1991
SIN (Società Italiana di Neurologia): national vice-president for the two-year terms 1995-1996 and 2001-2002
Italian Stroke Forum: national president 2005-2007
Italian Stroke Organisation: national president 2008-2010
SPREAD, stroke guidelines: co-director for twenty years
Veneto Region: member of the committees for cardiovascular diseases, dementia and hospital medicines
Teaching activity
University of Padua: adjunct professor of Neurology 1990-1995
University of Verona: adjunct professor of Neurology 2004-2006
Agreement with the Universities of Verona and Ferrara for neurology residents to train at the Vicenza Stroke Unit
Agreement with the University of Padua to offer psychology graduates clinical experience in neuropsychology at the Vicenza Neurology Department (Prof. Teresa Sgaramella)
Co-director (with Prof. Giometto and Dr Moretto) of the Stroke Unit operational qualification certificate, issued in collaboration with the Veneto Region to doctors, psychologists, nurses and health technicians on completion of a theoretical and practical course with final assessment
Scientific output
Numerous and regular contributions to national congresses as speaker or chair
160 publications in national and international neurology journals
Member of the advisory board of three specialist journals
Co-author of three books on neurological topics
In April 2000, a 20-minute live television presentation on cerebral stroke (ICTUS), followed by phone calls from viewers, for the RAI programme ELISIR