简介
Education
1970-1974 Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich: Mathematics, Geography, Philosophy, History
1974-1980 Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich: Medicine
1980 MD-Thesis: Spinal anatomy of the Autonomic Nervous System
Clinical career
1980-1982 Neurology Training at the Departments of Neurology, Technical University of Munich (Prof. A, Struppler)
1982-1986 Neurology Training at the Department of Neurology, University of Freiburg, Germany (Prof. C.H. Lücking)
1988 Habilitation for Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology: Long loop reflexes of hand muscles
1986-1995 Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Freiburg, Germany
1986-1991 Board examinations/teaching certificates for Neurology, Pain therapy, Neurological Intensive Care, Laboratory Medicine in Neurology, Geriatric Neurology. Electromyography, Evoked Potentials and Electroencephalography.
1995- 2016 Head of the Department of Neurology, University of Kiel, Germany
Scientific career
1976-1981 Fellow of the ‚Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes‘
1976-1980 Experimental Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, München University (Prof. M. Illert)
1991-1992 National Institute of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Human Motor Control Section, (Prof. M. Hallett), Bethesda/Maryland, USA.
1994 Professor of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Freiburg
1995-2016 Full professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel and head of the Department of Neurology
2016 Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel
2018- Senior Professor of the Christian-Albrechts University Kiel
2018-2022 Guest Professor, Department of Neurology, Zürich University Hospital
Scientific committments
Since 1998 Editor of 'Aktuelle Neurologie'
2004-2010 Editor of ‘Movement Disorders’
Since 2001 Editor of ‚Referenzreihe Neurologie’ Thieme Publishers Neurology Book Series,
Since 1999 Spokesperson of the ‘German Competence Net Parkinson’
1993-1997 Member of the Executive Committee of the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
1998-2013 Member of the Senate of the Christian-Albrechts-University
1994-1998 Member of the International Executive Committee of the Movement Disorder Society.
1997-2001 Member-at-large of the International Federation of Societies for Clinical Neurophysiology
2006-2008 President of the German Society of Neurology
2011-2013 President of the Movement Disorder Society
2014-2018 Founding President of the European Academy of Neurology
Honors
1986 Kornmüller-Award German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
1994 Parkinson-Award of the German Neurological Society
2001- Member of the Academie Royale de Medicine de Belgique
2000- Visiting Professor Zhejang- University Hangzhou/China
2004 Dingebauer Parkinson Award of the German Neurological Society
2012 Max-Nonne Award of the German Neurological Society
2012 Honorary member of the Austrian Parkinson Society
2013 Berger Award of the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
2014- Visiting Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
2015 Wilhelm Griesinger Award, Berlin
2015 Doctor honoris causa of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
2015 Honorary member Societe Francaise de Neurologie
2016 Gheorghe Marinescu Medal and Honorary Membership of the Romanian Society for Neurology
2016 Honorary member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
2018 Wilhelm Erb award of the German Society of Neurology
2018 Highly Cited Researcher (top 1%, cross field, Claviate Analytics)
2018 Top 50 quoted researcher Clinical Neurosciences (Laborjournal)
2019 Honorary member German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
2019 Movement Disorders Award of the American Academy of Neurology
2020 Highly Cited Researcher (top 1%, cross field, Claviate Analytics)
2022 Honorary member European Academy of Neurology
2022 Highly cited researcher (top 1%, Neurosci and Behav) (Claviate Analytics)
Publication list see: https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=SNnXK9kAAAAJ&hl=de
