Prof. Dr. med. Peter Paul Urban

Medical Degrees

• Medical Graduation in Human Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes Scholarship)
• Doctorate (Promotion) under Prof. H.C. Hopf on Brainstem Diagnostics, Mainz – awarded summa cum laude
• Habilitation, 2000 — Pathophysiology of Acute Speech Disorders in Stroke
• Master of Arts (M.A.) in Health Management, Universities of Kaiserslautern and Witten/Herdecke, 2005
• Professorship, University of Hamburg, 2007

Fellowships & Special Training

• Specialist Training in Neurology under Prof. Dr. H.C. Hopf, Neurological Clinic, University of Mainz, since 1990
• Scientific research stays in Bern, Switzerland and the United States
• Certified Specialist in Special Neurological Intensive Care Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
• Certified Specialist in Electromyography (EMG), Evoked Potentials and Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Certifications & Accreditations

• State Chamber of Physicians, Hamburg (Ärztekammer Hamburg) – Registered Specialist
• German Society for Neurology (DGN) – Member
• German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology (DGKN) – Member
• American Academy of Neurology – Member
• Department head of Germany's first certified "Cooperative Myasthenia Centre" (Asklepios Klinik Barmbek + neurology practice)

Current Affiliation

• Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany — Chief Physician (Chefarzt), Department of Neurology and Epileptology, since May 2006 (Present)
• University of Hamburg, Germany — Adjunct Professor of Neurology, since 2007

Past Affiliations

• University of Mainz Polyclinic for Neurology, Germany — Chief Specialist, 1997–2006
• Neurological Clinic, University of Mainz, Germany — Senior Physician (Oberarzt), 1997
• Neurological Clinic and Polyclinic, University of Mainz, Germany — Assistant Doctor under Prof. Hopf, 1990
• Cardiology University Clinic, Mainz, Germany — Scientific Assistant, 1988–1990

Academic & Research Roles

• Adjunct Professor of Neurology, University of Hamburg
• Department head of Germany's first "Cooperative Myasthenia Centre"
• Asklepios Klinik Barmbek Neurology Department is a training centre of the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology under his leadership
• Active researcher in vascular diseases of the brainstem and clinical neurophysiology
• Active speaker at international neurology conferences

Key Achievements

• 36+ years of clinical and academic neurological experience
• 195+ scientific publications
• Doctorate awarded summa cum laude under Prof. H.C. Hopf
• AiroMedical rating 9.70
• Department head of Germany's first certified "Cooperative Myasthenia Centre"
• Multiple international scientific awards (see below)