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Prof. Dr. med. Jurgen Kiwit

neurosurgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, neuro-oncology
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Education

  • 1975-1980 Studied human medicine at the Heinrich-Heine University in Dusseldorf
  • 1980 Three-month research trip to Kenya, ethnomedical field study: “Trepanation in East Africa” (headed by Prof. Dr. medical Hans Schadewaldt, Director of the Institute for the History of Medicine)
  • 1981 Medical examination III
  • 1982-1983 Further training as a doctor for neurosurgery at the Bundeswehr Central Hospital in Koblenz (head of the fleet doctor Dr. medical J.Mletzko)
  • 1983 Promotion to Dr. med. before the medical faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf: “Critical analysis of fetal risk detection through serum estriol determinations”
  • 1984-1985 Further training as a doctor for neurosurgery at the Neuropathological Institute of the University of Dusseldorf (Director Prof. Dr. med. W. Wechsler)
  • 1985 FLEX exam, New York
  • 1986-1990 Further training as a doctor at the neurosurgical clinic of the Heinrich-Heine University in Dusseldorf (director Prof. Dr. med. W.J. Bock)
  • 1990-1991 Fellowship through the Mayo Foundation, continuing education in neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic Rochester
  • 1991 Specialist certification as a doctor for neurosurgery
  • 1992 Habilitation before the medical faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf: “Experimental studies on the therapy of malignant gliomas”
  • 1997 Recognition of the optional further training in special neurosurgical intensive care medicine by the North Rhine Medical Association
  • 1998 Authorization to teach at the Humboldt University in Berlin
  • 1999 Authorization for unlimited further training in the field of neurosurgery by the Berlin Medical Association (72 months)
  • 2009 Recognition of the additional designation in X-ray diagnostics by the Berlin Medical Association
  • 2011 Recognition of the additional designation in special pain therapy by the Berlin Medical Association
  • 2015 Authorization for further training in special pain therapy by the Berlin Medical Association (6 months)

Experience

  • 1980-1981 Practical year at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases and Middlesex Hospital London
  • 1987 Research funding from the Minister for Science and Research of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: "Immunobiology of brain tumors", the establishment of the Clinic's neuro-oncological laboratory
  • 1992-1993 2nd Senior Physician at the Clinic for neurosurgery at the Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf
  • 1994-1998 Senior Consultant and Permanent Representative of the Clinic Director, Clinic for neurosurgery at Heinrich Heine University
  • 1995-1996 Subproject A 12 in the SFB 194 of the German Research Foundation: "Structural-functional changes in cortical lesions due to interstitial laser irradiation" 
  • 1995-1996 Deputy Investigator of the clinical study GTI-0103: "Retroviral gene transfer with the G1Tk1SvNa7 vector in patients with recurrent glioblastoma"
  • 1996-1998 Deputy Investigator of the clinical study GTI-0115: "Retroviral gene transfer with the G1Tk1SvNa7 vector in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma"
  • 1997 Adjunct professorship by the medical faculty of the Heinrich Heine University
  • 1998 Permanent Member of the inner faculty council of the medical faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University in Dusseldorf
  • 1998-2019 Chief Physician of the Department of neurosurgery at the Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch
  • 2000 Consultant in minimally invasive spinal surgery at the MEOCLINIC Berlin
  • 2005-2017 Head of the spine specialist group of the Helios Clinics Group (neurosurgeons, orthopaedists, trauma surgeons)
  • 2007 Deputy Director of Helios Hospital Berlin-Buch

Awards, memberships, publications

  • 1992 Membership in the cerebrovascular section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • 2006-2008 Chairman of the MAYO Alumni German Speaking Chapter, organization of the European congresses of the scientific association
  • Member of the appeals committee of the Berlin Medical Association
  • Permanent Elected Member of the restricted faculty council of the medical faculty of the Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf
  • Secretary of the MAYO Alumni German-Speaking Chapter
  • Delegate (Second Delegate) of the German Society of Neurosurgery in the World Federation of Neurosurgeons

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The primary specialization of the doctor is neurosurgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, neuro-oncology.

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Prof. Dr. med. Jurgen Kiwit has been practising for more than 43 years.

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