Bahia Hakiki, MD., Ph.D.

I was born in Algeria (Oran) and I spent my childhood in my native country. After graduating from secondary school, I moved with my family to France (Paris), where I completed high school. I then moved to Italy and graduated in Medicine, then specialized in Neurology at the University of Florence. During my Ph.D. in Neurosciences at the University of Florence, I worked with patients suffering from multiple sclerosis. During those years, I acquired a research method applied to clinical practice, including clinical and instrumental diagnosis, pharmacological treatment through participation in international clinical trials, clinical and neurocognitive management of the chronic phase, attending national and international congresses. I carried out my post-doctoral activity at a Rehabilitation and Research Institute on patients with neurological diseases and became passionate about neurorehabilitation with a particular interest in Disorders of Consciousness and the application of neurophysiological evaluation in my everyday clinical practice.

I also underwent a three-years traditional Chinese medicine training, which opened up a new perspective in my approach to the human person as a doctor. I started introducing this approach on my clinical practice but it also in my research.

To imporre my knowledge on rehabilitation, I underwent a II Master Degree on Rehabilitation and new Technologies at the Politecnico Institute of Milan. This experience allowed me to introduce Artificial intelligence and advanced technologies on my translational research.

I am currently an Associate Professor in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (MEDS-19/B) at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (DMSC) of the University of Florence and the head of the research group on acquired severe brain injuries.

Teaching is my third passion after clinical practice and research and the mentoring could be an amazing combination of these three passions!

My motto is: as long as you live, you can always learn, improve and grow.