About the doctor
Profile
Cerebrovascular protection mechanisms against stroke, Stroke prevention and risk factor management, Neurodegeneration, neuroregeneration, and post-stroke depression, Neurological intensive care, Neurological rehabilitation
Work experience
30 years
Scientific activity
Investigating the impact of physical activity, lifestyle modifications, and pharmacological agents on vascular function and cerebrovascular health
Studying the bidirectional relationship between stroke and cardiovascular disease
We provide optimal acute care in the critical hours following stroke onset. However, our primary mission is to detect early risk, protect the brain before injury occurs, and prevent complications at the earliest possible stage.
Data
Since 2008: Director of the Berlin Stroke Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Pioneer in developing and implementing Germany’s first mobile stroke units (Stroke-Einsatz-Mobil / STEMO) — now a model replicated worldwide
Community
German Society of Neurology (DGN)
European Stroke Organisation (ESO)
World Stroke Organization (WSO)
International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (ISCBFM)
German Stroke Society (DSS)
American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) – International Fellow
Certificates
Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2016)
Heinrich Pette Award (2008) and Adolf Wallenberg Award (2000) – German Society of Neurology (DGN)
Paul Martini Prize (2002) – for outstanding clinical research
Niels Lassen Prize – International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (ISCBFM)
Research Award, German Stroke Foundation (1999)
Oskar Lapp Research Prize – German Cardiac Society (DGK, 1998)