The Madjid Samii Medal of Honor will be awarded every two years by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) during its meetings to eminent international neurosurgeons as a lifetime achievement award for outstanding services to neurosurgery. As such, the Madjid Samii Medal of Honor is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a neurosurgeon. The award has been incorporated in the WFNS Constitution and Bylaws.
Samii received the “Physician” award by the north German city of Hanover. Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder hailed the 70-year-old Samii for his medical contribution to neuroscience as head of the International Neuroscience Institute (INI), based in Hanover.He is the president of the International Neuroscience Institute (INI).
