Prof. Dr. Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale

Medical Degrees

• Studies in Human Medicine (Graduation) — Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany; University of Vienna, Austria; and Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany; completed 1998
• Doctorate (Dr. med.) — Charité (Humboldt-Universität / Charité Universitätsmedizin), Berlin, Germany, 2001
• Habilitation (Venia Legendi) — Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2007
• Specialist Certification (Facharzt) — Neurosurgery, 2004 — Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Fellowships & Special Training

• Research Fellow — Experimental Neurotraumatology, Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin (1995–1997)
• International Internship — Department of Neurology, Cornell Medical School, New York Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA (1997–1998)
• International Internship — Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA
• Research and Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery — Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA, 2007

Certifications & Accreditations

• Berlin Medical Council (Ärztekammer Berlin) — Registered Specialist (Facharzt) in Neurosurgery
• Sub-specialty: Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology
• Certified national reference centre for rare neurological diseases and complex pediatric neurosurgery (Charité)

Current Affiliation

• Director (Head), Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery — Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin (since December 2014 – Present)
• Univ.-Prof. of Pediatric Neurosurgery — Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA — Research and Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Neurosurgery (2007)
• Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Specialist (Facharzt) Training in Neurosurgery, completed 2004
• Cornell Medical School, New York Hospital & Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA — International Internship (1997–1998)
• Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA — International Internship
• Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin — Research Fellow, Experimental Neurotraumatology (1995–1997)
• Universities of Tübingen, Vienna and Berlin (Freie Universität) — Medical Studies, completed 1998

Academic & Research Roles

• Univ.-Prof. of Pediatric Neurosurgery — Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Brain City Berlin Ambassador (Pediatric Neurosurgery & AR / Robotics in Surgery)
• Author of 301 peer-reviewed publications cited 5,321+ times
• Founding member, Association for Neuroesthetics
• Active speaker at ISPN, EANS, DGNC and Hydrocephalus World Congress meetings

Key Achievements

• Director of one of the largest pediatric neurosurgery departments in Germany
• 7,000+ complex pediatric neurosurgical procedures performed
• Pioneer of robot-assisted, neuroendoscopic and augmented-reality-guided pediatric neurosurgery
• Charité Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery — certified national reference centre for rare neurological diseases and complex pediatric neurosurgery