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Distinguished Achievement Awardee 2004. Prof . Anton E. Becker Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam. Presentation: Gaetano Thiene, SCVP President. USCAP 2004 Vancouver BC, Canada March 6-12, 2004 . Ton Becker: Biographic Notes (1/2). 1939: Born in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
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Distinguished Achievement Awardee 2004 Prof. Anton E. BeckerAcademic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam Presentation: Gaetano Thiene, SCVP President USCAP 2004 Vancouver BC, Canada March 6-12, 2004
Ton Becker: Biographic Notes (1/2) • 1939: Born in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles • 1956: Moved to Netherlands to complete college • “Medical Education” at the University of Amsterdam, with internship in Anatomy and in Pathology • 1966: PhD thesis and graduation in Medicine • 1963: Married Mies Bloemkolk, his fellow medical student • 1966-1968: Resident in Pathology Wilhelmina Gasthuis University Hospital • 1969-1970: Training in Cardiovascular Pathology, St. Paul, Minnesota with Jesse E. Edwards
Ton Becker: Biographic Notes (2/2) • 1972: Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Amsterdam • 1979-1982: Dean of the Faculty, first term • 1982: Full Professor of Pathology • 1983-1991: Head of the Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam • 1989-1991: Dean of the Faculty, second term • 1991-2004: Professor and Head, Cardiovascular Pathology Department
Ton Becker: Scientific Achievements (Co)author of 360 peer reviewed articles 175 chapters 19 books Awards 2001, Royal decoration “Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw” 2004, SCVP Distinguished Achievement Award Societies 1979: Founder, WG Embryology & Teratology, European Society of Cardiology 1988: Chairman, WG Developmental Anatomy & Pathology, European Society of Cardiology 1994: Founder, European School for Cardiovascular Pathology 2000-2004: President, Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology