Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Country
Germany
Institution
Department of Neuropathology
Charité - Universitätsmedizin
Berlin
Germany
Education summary
1989-1996 - Medicine, Essen, Deutschland
1993-1994 - Medicine, Paris, France
1996-2000 - Residency in Neurology, University teaching hospital, Dortmund, Germany
2000-2001 - Residency in Psychiatry, University teaching hospital, Bonn, Germany
2001-2008 - Residency, and since 2005 Consultant and lecturer of Neuropathology at the Department of Neuropathology Cologne, Germany
Career summary
1996-2000 - Residency in Neurology, University teaching hospital, Dortmund, Germany
2000-2001 - Residency in Psychiatry, University teaching hospital, Bonn, Germany
2001-2008 - Residency, and since 2005 Consultant and lecturer of Neuropathology at the Department of Neuropathology Cologne, Germany
2002 - M.D. thesis (magna cum laude)
2006 - Habilitation in 'Experimental Neurology' and in 'Clinical Neuropathology'
2008-present - Senior scientist and principle investigator at the Department of Neuropathology Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
since 2012 - W2 Professorship of Neuropathology and Neuroimmunology at the Department of Neuropathology Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
1996 Certification (Physician)
2004 Board certification Neurology
2007 Board certification Neuropathology
What is the personal or professional achievement you’re most proud of?
Personal: being a father of four great children; running more than 15 marathons.
Professional: working in a field that is close to my heart and with people worldwide that help to achieve my goals- which worked quite well.
Why did you first join the WMS?
Because I wanted to be part of the community and I wanted to organise the WMS Congress which I did in 2014.
What is your goal in joining the Executive Board?
Helping to shape the Society's future, facing new and important challenges globally.
