[S-27] Symposium 27 Neurologic Specialty Board in the World

[S-27-1] Specialization in Neurology in Germany

^○Heinz Reichmann (University of Dresden, Germany)

Heinz Reichmann MD PhD graduated from the University of Freiburg, Germany in 1979. He spent the following four years as a research fellow at the Institute for Biochemistry, University of Konstanz, Germany and the Institute of Neurology, Columbia University, USA. This was paid for by honorary grants for excellency to Dr. Reichmann. He returned to Germany where he held a number of positions at the University of Würzburg, becoming Professor of Neurology in 1990. In 1996, he was appointed Chairmann of the Department of Neurology at the University of Dresden, where he is now also Dean of the Medical Faculty. Heinz Reichmann is a member of numerous scientific societies including the European Neurological Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorder Society. In addition, Dr Reichmann serves on the editorial boards for a number of prestigious neurology journals. His major research interests are energy metabolism, neuroprotection, premotor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease, etiopathogenesis and treatment in PD. Prof. Reichmann is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He serves on many Neurological Boards and was President of the German Neurological Society and the European Neurological Society. He is a honoray member of the Japanese Neurological Society.