Prof. Dr. med. Peter R. Galle

internal medicine and gastroenterology

User Score	Experience	Rating	Price Range	Publications	Online Consultations
90%	41 years	9.7/10	$$$	1711	No

Overview

Country, City

Germany, Mainz

Health facility

University Hospital Johannes Gutenberg Mainz

Medical unit

Department of gastroenterology

About the doctor

Professor Dr. med. Peter R. Galle is an experienced medical professional with 40 years of internal medicine and gastroenterology expertise. He works at the Department of Gastroenterology in the University Hospital Johannes Gutenberg Mainz, Germany. Dr. Galle has made significant contributions to the medical community throughout his career. He has published over 1700 scientific papers on viral hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver transplantation. His research on the detection of antibodies in hepatitis B virus infection and the treatment of acute-on-chronic liver failure has been particularly noteworthy. Dr. Galle's extensive experience and expertise in the field have earned him several prestigious awards, including the Adolph Kussmaul Prize and the Thannhauser Prize. He is also actively involved in various medical societies and associations, such as the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver. With his vast knowledge and dedication to his field, Professor Dr. Peter R. Galle is considered a highly respected and accomplished doctor. His research and contributions have significantly advanced the understanding and treatment of liver-related diseases.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1978-1980 Studied human medicine at the Free University of Berlin
1980-1983 Studied human medicine at the University of Marburg
1982 Traineeships in internal medicine and surgery at the Hammersmith Hospital and Ealing Hospital of London
1983-1984 Graduate student at the Department of biochemistry and molecular biology of the University of Texas Medical School of Houston, as a Fulbright scholarship
1985 Obtaining a license for medical practice
1981-1985 Defense of the dissertation at the Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology of the University of Marburg: “Induction of replicative DNA synthesis in the primary rat liver cell culture with epidermal growth factor, cyproterone acetate, and portal rat serum”
1985-1988 Scientific employee at the Center for molecular biology Heidelberg in the working group of Prof. Dr. H. Schaller
1988-1998 Scientific employee in the Department of gastroenterology of the Heidelberg Medical University Clinic
1993 Obtaining specialization in internal medicine
1993-1994 Habilitation and a teaching license: “Replication of hepatitis B virus in vitro”
1996 Received additional qualifications in the field of gastroenterology
2008-2009 Visiting Professor at the National Institutes of Health of Bethesda

Experience

1984-1985 Practical year for medical students at the University Clinics in Heidelberg and Mannheim
1993 Senior Physician
1998 Director of the Department of gastroenterology at the University Hospital Johannes Gutenberg Mainz
2005-2008 Senior Medical Director of the Department of gastroenterology at the University Hospital Johannes Gutenberg Mainz

Awards & Memberships

1991 Adolph Kussmaul Prize of the Southwest German Society for Gastroenterology
1991 Advancement Award from the Bavarian Society for Gastroenterology
1995 Poster Prize of the German Society for Internal Medicine
1997 Thannhauser Prize of the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases
2001–2005 Member of the supervisory board of the Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital in Mainz
2005-2009 Speaker of the Center of collaborative research 548 "Analysis and modulation of allergic and autoimmune diseases"
2006 Member of the executive board of the International Liver Cancer Association
2010-2014 Co-editor of the "Journal of Hepatology"
2011-2013 Member of the board of directors at the German Society for Digestive and metabolic diseases
2012-2013 President-Elect at the International Liver Cancer Association
2014 President of the International Liver Cancer Association
2014 Conference President of the German Society for Digestive and metabolic diseases
Member of the advisory board of the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases
Member of the board of the Southwest German Society for Internal Medicine
Member of the board of the gastroenterological working group of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland
Member of the board of the Medical Society Mainz
Member of the Saarland-Palatinate Society of Internal Medicine
Member of the German Society for Internal Medicine
Member of the German Cancer Society
Member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver