European Fellowship in Neuropathology

The European Fellowship in Neuropathology (EFN) is a mark of professional standing and esteem achieved by examination. The EFN maintains parity in professional standing and esteem between doctors who deliver a specialist diagnostic service in neuropathology in clinical neuroscience centres throughout Europe, by seeking appropriate evidence of knowledge, skills and achievement.

The EFN alone grants no right or authority for unsupervised clinical practice in neuropathology. For clinical practice in each European Country, this right and authority is conferred by registration with national governmental and professional bodies. The achievement of Fellowship by examination is not solely or even necessarily a criterion for appointment as a consultant. The decision on the suitability of a candidate, and whether their training is appropriate for a particular post, is the sole prerogative and responsibility of the relevant Appointment Advisory Committee, whether within a Health Care System, a University or elsewhere. The EFN is a useful benchmark for candidates for consultant posts who have followed an approved National training programme, but it does not override the Appointment Advisory Committee’s responsibility to determine that a candidate has the right background and qualification for a particular post.

However, the EFN examination constitutes an assessment of candidates’ knowledge of diagnostic neuropathology and their ability to apply that knowledge in the clinical practice. Thus, it provides external quality assurance that a trainee in neuropathology practice has reached the standard appropriate for practice as an unsupervised specialist in diagnostic neuropathology.

The Euro-CNS maintains a register of medical doctors who have achieved the EFN by examination.


Register of Fellows


Elected December 2007

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Ellen Gelpi MD, EFN
Until May 2008:
Institute of Neurology
Medical University of Vienna
AKH 4J, Waehringer Guertel 18-20
A-1097 Wien, Austria

After May 2008:
Institut de Neuropatologia
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Feixa Llarga s/n
08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Barcelona, Spain

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Tibor Hortobágyi MD, PhD, FRCPath, EFN
Senior Lecturer in Neuropathology
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and
MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
De Crespigny Park, London,SE5 8AF
United Kingdom


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Elected August 2008


Jens Pahnke MD, PhD, EFN
University of Rostock
Neurological Clinic
Neurodeg. Research Lab (NRL)
Neuromuscular Laboratory (NML)
Gehlsheimer Strasse 20
D-18147 Rostock
Germany


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Elected November 2008

Robin Highley, BA, DPhil, MBChB, EFN
Academic Unit of Pathology
Neuroscience Section
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University of Sheffield
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX
United Kingdom


Elected December 2009

Ekkehard Hewer, MD, EFN
Institute of Pathology
Neuropathology
University Hospital Basel
Schoenbeinstrasse 40
4031 Basel
Switzerland

Please also visit the page with details concerning the 'European Examination'