Prof. Dr. med. Christian E. Elger
epileptology, neurology, epilepsy genetics, pediatric neurology and epileptology
Fast appointment
Work > 20 years
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Education
- 1969-1976 Studied medicine, received a doctoral degree, and a license for medical practice
- 1982 Post-doctorate in physiology
- 1982-1985 Trained as a neurologist at the Universities of Munster, Memphis, and Zurich
- 1985 Specialist in neurology
- 1986 Post-doctorate in the field of neurology
Experience
- 1985-1987 Senior Physician at the Neurology Clinic of the University of Munster
- 1987-2017 Professor of epileptology at the University of Bonn
- 1990-2017 Head of the Department of epileptology at the University Hospital Bonn
- 2017 Head of the Department of neurology at the Beta Clinic Bonn
Awards, memberships, publications
- 1986-1987 Board Member of the Westphalia-Lippe Medical Association
- 1991-1994 Member of the Advisory Council of the Ministry of Health
- 1997-1999 1st Chairman of the German Section of the International League Against Epilepsy
- 2000-2001 President of the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
- 2000 Member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences
- 2001 Associate Editor: Epilepsy and Behaviour
- 2001-2007 Spokesman for the transregional special research area (TR3) Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- 2003 Co-founder and Partner of Life & Brain, Bonn
- 2004-2008 Associate Editor: Brain
- 2004-2008 Member of the Supervisory Board for Neurosciences for the German Research Community
- 2006-2015 Scientific General Director of Life & Brain, Bonn
- 2009 Co-founder and Director of the Center for economics and neuroscience, University of Bonn
- 1992 Marion-Merrell-Dow Promotional Prize for epilepsy research (with C. Helmstaedter, A. Hufnagel) Honorary Member of the Swiss League Against Epilepsy
- 2005 Ambassador in the International League Against Epilepsy
- 2005 Zuelch-Prize from the Gertrud-Reemtsma-Foundation in the Max-Planck-Society
- 2010 Hans-Berger-Prize for merits in the field of Epileptology
- 2011 Victor and Clara Soriano Award of the World Federation of Neurology
- 2012 European Epileptology Award of the International League Against Epilepsy
- 2015 William G Lennox Award of the American Epilepsy Society
- 2017 Moritz Romberg Award of the European Academy of Neurology
- Author of more than 1000 publications
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The primary specialization of the doctor is epileptology, neurology, epilepsy genetics, pediatric neurology and epileptology.
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Prof. Dr. med. Christian E. Elger has been practising for more than 38 years.
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