Prof. Dr. med. Jurgen Beck

Medical Degrees

• Medical Graduation, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich, Germany, 1996
• Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.), LMU Munich, Germany
• Habilitation (Venia legendi), University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany, 2008
• Full Professor (W3) for Neurosurgery, University and University Medical Center Freiburg, since 2017

Fellowships & Special Training

• Research Fellow, Institute of Surgical Research (Prof. Konrad Messmer), Working Group on Experimental Neurosurgery (Prof. Alexander Baethmann), Munich, 2000–2006
• Medical Specialist Training in Neurosurgery, University Hospital Frankfurt under Prof. Volker Seifert, Germany, 2000–2006
• Senior Physician (Oberarzt), University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany, 2006–2008
• Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, USA

Certifications & Accreditations

• State Chamber of Physicians, Baden-Württemberg – Registered Specialist
• German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC) – Member & Section Representative
• Representative for Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Blood Flow, German Society of Neurosurgery
• European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) – Member

Current Affiliation

• University Hospital Freiburg (Universitätsklinikum Freiburg), Germany — Medical Director (Ärztlicher Direktor) and Chair, Department of Adult and Pediatric Neurosurgery, since April 2018 (Present)
• Speaker, Neurocenter, University of Freiburg, Germany

Past Affiliations

• University Hospital Bern (Inselspital), Switzerland — Chief Physician of Neurosurgery (Prof. Andreas Raabe), 2014–2018
• University Hospital Bern, Switzerland — Leading Physician & Deputy Head, Department of Neurosurgery, 2008–2014
• University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany — Senior Physician (Oberarzt), Department of Neurosurgery, 2006–2008
• University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany — Specialist Training, Department of Neurosurgery (Prof. Volker Seifert), 2000–2006
• Institute of Surgical Research, LMU Munich, Germany — Working Group on Experimental Neurosurgery, 2000–2006

Academic & Research Roles

• Full Professor (W3) for Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg, since 2017
• Speaker, Neurocenter, University of Freiburg
• Representative, Section on Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Blood Flow, German Society of Neurosurgery
• Reviewer for numerous international scientific journals on neurosurgery
• Director, Laboratory for Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics and CSF Infusion Studies

Key Achievements

• 27+ years of clinical and academic neurosurgical experience
• 4,000+ inpatients treated annually under his department leadership
• 128+ peer-reviewed scientific publications + 9 collective monographs + 3 short contributions
• 17,561+ Google Scholar citations
• Successor to Prof. J. Zentner as Head of Department in Freiburg, since 2018