Irish neurologist awarded for ALS/Motor Neuron Disease research

Professor Orla Hardiman, Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont Hospital, and Clinical Professor of Neurology in Trinity College Dublin, has been awarded the 2011 Forbes Norris Award.

The award recognizes people who have shown exceptional care and compassion in the study and management of Motor Neurone Disease.

The Forbes Norris Award was inaugurated by the International Alliance in memory of Dr Forbes (Ted) Norris, a neurologist dedicated to helping people living with ALS. This award is given annually to a physician thought by his/her peers in the Motor Neuron Disease/ALS community to have shown exceptional care and compassion in the study and management of Motor Neuron Disease. The award is to encourage a combination of two major qualities, management of and research into the disease to the benefit of people living with ALS.

On receiving the award, Professor Hardiman said: “I am very honoured to receive this prestigious award. It is especially moving that it is given by the peers working in Motor Neurone Disease, who are a community of great colleagues striving to find solutions to tackle this disease.”