MGH Neurosurgical Alumnus:

Solomon Hakim, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief of Neurosurgery

Director of Biomedical Engineering

University of Los Andes

Bogata, Colombia

In association with Professors Robert Ojemann and C. Miller Fisher, Dr. Hakim defined the clinical syndrome Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus or Hakim's Disease during his fellowship at MGH.

He has continued to study CSF physiology and to contribute to the treatment of hydrocephalus with developments such as the Hakim shunt valve.

Reference:

• Hakim S: Some Observations on C.S.F. Pressure: Hydrocephalic Syndrome in Adults with "Normal" C.S.F. Pressure. Thesis No. 957 Javeriana University School of Medicine, Bogata, Colombia, March 10, 1964.

See Also: MGH Neurosurgery Alumni Page and Research@Neurosurgery