Education
Undergraduate Studies in Medicine, Physics and Social Science
Research Fellow in Neuropediatrics, Epileptology, Developmental Neurology (University of Bonn)
Research Fellow in Neurology and Psychiatry (University of Cologne)
Analytical Child Psychotherapy
Scientific main activities
1989 – 2004 Head of the Memory Clinic MPI for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
1992 Research Visit at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
1995 – 2004 Deputy Director, Dept. of Neurology, University of Cologne, Germany
2001 Appointment as Professor of Neurology, University of Cologne, Germany
2004 Appointment as Full Professor of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Cologne, Germany
2014 – 2023 Managing Director of INeKO (affiliated Institute for the Development of Personal and Interpersonal Competencies)
Formal qualifications
Board certified (State Medical Chamber North Rhine) in: Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Sports Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Traffic Medicine.
Certificate "Epileptologie plus" (German Section International League against Epilepsy), Systemic Coach and Change Manager (INeKO/University of Cologne).
Areas of Expertise
Central Nervous System Injuries, various cognitive Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease and other degenerative Disorders of Cognition, Epilepsy, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, Neurotraumatology, Psychotraumatology, Developmental Disorders, Neurological Rehabilitation, Neuroimaging, Neuropsychology (testing of cognition, affective disorders, personality, malingering), Speech- and Language-Disorders.
Research Topics
Coping and cognitive Reserve, Mind and Body-Interaction, Sport-Coaching, Mechanism of cognitive Deficits in traumatic brain injury (TBI), Rehabilitation of TBI and various neurological disorders, TBI in Children, Coping and cognitive Reserve in Alzheimer's disease, traumatic mental Impairment, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), Health Economics / HT-analysis.
Field of Medical Expert Assessments
Liability Law (e.g. Medical Malpractice, Damage following Motor Vehicle Acidents), Social Law (Assessments according to SGB VI, VII, IX), Civil Law (e.g. Need of Medical Treatment in the Health Insurance, Invalidity in the personal accident Insurance, Disability in private Insurance), Testamentary Capacity (e.g. in Alzheimer´s disease).
Broad experience in interdisciplinary issues: Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, ENT / ORL, Ophthalmology, Radiology and Neuroradiology, Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology (in cooperation with Dr. Stefan Fleck).
Volunteering
Care of heart sports groups, state sports physician