Prof. Dr. med. Martin Walter

psychiatry and psychotherapy

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Overview

Country, City

Germany, Jena

Health facility

University Hospital Jena

Medical unit

Department of psychiatry and psychotherapy

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Martin Walter is a highly accomplished psychiatrist and psychotherapist at the University Hospital Jena in Germany. With a diverse and impressive career, he has extensive experience and expertise in his field. He obtained a license for medical practice and went on to defend his dissertation on the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders. His research at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics further solidified his knowledge in the field. Dr. Walter is known for his specialization in psychiatry and psychotherapy, and his contributions in this area have been recognized through numerous scientific publications. Having published over 2809 papers, he has made significant advancements in the understanding and treatment of mental health disorders. His research focuses on functional connectivity in major depressive disorder and the neurophysiological processing of positive stimuli in depression. Not only is Dr. Walter skilled in research and academia, but he is also actively involved in clinical practice. He has held positions as a staff physician, postdoc, and senior consultant, showcasing his competence in providing comprehensive care to patients. With his expertise and dedication to the field, Dr. Martin Walter is highly regarded and trusted in psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

Studied human medicine and philosophy at the Universities of Magdeburg and Lyon
Obtaining a license for medical practice
Defense of the dissertation at the local graduate school on the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders
Carried out research at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Specialist training as a psychiatrist and psychotherapist at the University of Magdeburg
Obtaining specialization in psychiatry and psychotherapy
Habilitation and a teaching license in psychiatry and psychotherapy at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Magdeburg: “Neurophysiological investigation of the disturbed processing of positive stimuli in depression”
Staying abroad at Stanford, Harvard
Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing promoted the development of own scientific network
Visiting professorships as well as research fellowships and clinical training in China, Boston, Kansas City, and Zuerich

Experience

Staff Physician and postdoc in experimental psychiatry
Professor for biomedical image analysis
Senior Consultant
2015 W3 Professor and Chief Attending of the Department of Psychiatry and Head of the section of translational psychiatry at the University of Tuebingen and the Max Planck Institute of Biological Cybernetics in Tuebingen
2019 Professor and Director of the Department of psychiatry and psychotherapy at the University Hospital Jena

Awards & Memberships

Initiated the "Cognitive Neuroimaging" module at the Integrative Neuroscience Programme of the Otto von Guericke University
Leader of the own working group in neuropsychiatry at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology