Medical Degrees

• MD — Medical Graduation, 1980 (Undergraduate training at Universities of Düsseldorf, Glasgow, Oxford, Baltimore/Johns Hopkins, London/Queen Square)
• Habilitation — Neurology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (as assistant professor in 1987)

Fellowships & Special Training

• Immunology Fellowship — Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (post-graduation)
• Professor & Head, MS Clinical Research Group, Vice Chair — Julius-Maximilians University Würzburg (1990)
• Chairman — University Department of Neurology, Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria (1997)
• FRCP — Fellow, Royal College of Physicians
• FAAN — Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
• FANA — Fellow, American Neurological Association
• FEAN — Fellow, European Academy of Neurology

Certifications & Accreditations

• Honorary Professor — Brain & Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
• Visiting Professor — Medical University Vienna, Austria
• Visiting Professor — Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
• Director — Centre for Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (2012+)
• MS and GBS/CIDP Foundation International Centre of Excellence — in charge

Current Affiliation

• Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf — Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology (Present, since 2001)
• Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf — Director, Centre for Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (Present, since 2012)
• Düsseldorf University Hospital — Medical Director, Department of Conservative Medicine (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Karl-Franzens University Graz, Austria — Chairman, Department of Neurology (1997–2001)
• Julius-Maximilians University Würzburg — Professor & Head, MS Research Group / Vice Chair, Neurology (1990–1997)
• Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf — Assistant Professor, Neurology (1987–1990)

Academic & Research Roles

• 900+ peer-reviewed publications; 100 book chapters; 9 books edited
• "Highly Cited Researcher 2017" — Web of Science
• President — ECTRIMS (European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis)
• Executive Board Member — European Charcot Foundation, GBS Foundation International, International Society of Neuroimmunology, MSIF (Medical Advisory Board), German MS Society
• Editorial Board — Annals of Neurology, Nature Reviews Neurology, JNNP, CNS Drugs, and numerous others
• Member — Numerous international MS and GBS clinical trials steering committees (phase 2 and 3)

Key Achievements

• 40+ years of academic and clinical neurology practice
• Chair, Dept. of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (since 2001)
• Director, Centre for Neurology and Neuropsychiatry (since 2012)
• 900+ publications; 100 book chapters; 9 books edited
• "Highly Cited Researcher 2017" — Web of Science
• President — ECTRIMS
• Honorary Professor — University of Sydney Brain & Mind Centre