University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Location
Hamburg, Germany
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Prof. Manfred Westphal, MD
Head of the Department of Neurosurgery
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University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Speciality
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Neurosurgery |
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Languages
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English, German
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Education
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1964 – 1974: Gymnasium Uhlenhorst, Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany
1975 – 1981: Medical School, University of Hamburg, Germany
Including a one year study in the academic year 78/79 at the
University of Glasgow Medical School, UK
“Approbation”: October 26, 1981
Presentation of Doctoral Thesis: November 1981
1982 – 1984: Postdoctoral esearch fellow UCSF medical center in San Francisco (USA) in the Hormone Research Lab., Director C.H. Li, Ph.D. |
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Professional Experience
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July 1993: Lecturer for Neurosurgery (Habilitation), Associate Professor
1995 – 2003: Chairman of the Committee for Neuro-Oncology of the EANS
February 1999: Promotion to full Professor
April 1999: Acting Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, UKE
June 2002: Chairman, Dept. of Neurosurgery, UKE
2003 – 2007: Election to Secretary of the EANS
February 2008: Re-election to the DFG Neuroscience Study Section
September 2008: Secretary General of the European Brain Council (Brussels) |
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Certifications
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April 1992: Certification as neurosurgeon by the Hamburg Health
Authorities |
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Memberships
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* American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Joint Section for Tumors (Exec. Board Member 203/2004, 2006/2007)
- Joint Section for Cevebrovascular Diseases
- International Advisory Board and Program Committee (2001-2005)
* American Endocrine Society (1968-2009)
* Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- Programme Committee 2005
* Deutsche Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie (DGE)
* Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)
* Deutsche Akademie für Neurochirurgie (DANC)
* Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (DKG)
* European Association for Neuro-Oncology (EANO)
- Programme Committee 2006
* European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS)
- Member: Research Committee 1991-1995
- Chairman: Committee for Neuro-Oncology 1995-2003
- Secretary 2003-2007
* European Brain Council (EBC)
- Board Member 2004-2008
- Secretary General since 2008
* European Soci |
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