Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 12, 2016
• Invested on: February 17, 2017

For his contributions as a neurosurgeon who helped to establish deep brain stimulation as a globally recognized treatment for movement disorders.

Thanks to Andres Lozano, the treatment landscape for movement disorders has dramatically changed for the better. A professor and chair of neurological surgery at the University of Toronto, he is a pioneer in treating Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, essential tremor and a range of other conditions with the help of thin metal electrodes surgically implanted in the brain. As a result of his decades of careful research, this procedure, known as deep brain stimulation, has become a standard of care in neurology, improving mobility and quality of life for patients around the world.