Helios Hospital Berlin-Zehlendorf
Berlin, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Michael Barker
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Helios Hospital Berlin-Zehlendorf is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents with congenital and acquired diseases, both acute and chronic. The medical staff has experts specialized in allergic reactions, respiratory disorders, inflammatory diseases, and skin conditions. The Orthopedic station is customized to provide around-the-clock care for outpatients and inpatients as it has a bed capacity of 34 beds. The rooms are designed to help make the hospital stay more tolerable for the children.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Michael Barker, the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Helios Hospital Berlin-Zehlendorf is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
- Bronchial asthma
- Acute and chronic obstructive bronchitis
- Ling infections
- Cystic fibrosis
- Tuberculosis
- Congenital lung diseases
- Neurodermatitis
- Hives
- Skin infections
- Allergic reactions to food, insect venom, grass and pollen
- Allergic atopic dermatitis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Behcet's disease
- Vasculitis
- Rheumatism
- Rheumatic fever
- Lyme arthritis
- Henoch-Schoenlein purpura
Education:
- B.S. Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1983
- M.S. Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1987
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1990
Registered Professional Engineer:
- Minnesota
- Missouri
Specialization:
- Steel bridges and bridge engineering. Experimental testing and in-situ field testing.
Recent Research:
- Performance & serviceability field testing Missouri's first High Performance Steel bridge, FHWA & MoDOT.
- Field testing a Fiber Reinforced Polymer bridge deck, Kansas State & KDOT.
- Tension Field Action in hybrid plate girders, AISI, Bethlehem Steel, FHWA and MoDOT.
- Signal Mast Arm fatigue failure investigation, MoDOT.
- Destructive and Non-Destructive tests of FRP reinforced slab bridges, MoDOT & USDOT.
- Field testing and load-rating steel girder bridges, MoDOT.
Professional Organizations:
- American Society of Civil Engineers Steel Bridge Committee.
- American Iron & Steel Institute, Bridge Research Task Force.
- Transportation Research Board Committee A2C05, Dyn. and Field Testing of Bridges.
- Federal Highway Administration SP & R Exchange Team.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, US & R Technical Committee.
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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