University Hospital Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurology at University Hospital Tübingen provides care for patients with congenital and acquired diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems. FOCUS Magazine has recognized the department as one of the best facilities in Germany for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and Parkison’s disease. The department is fully equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutics for the management of the full spectrum of neurological diseases. The department is divided into specialized units for the management of different diseases such as Neurovascular Disorders, Cognitive Disorders, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Epileptology, and Neurooncology.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Med. Thomas Gasser, the department treats about 5,000 inpatients and performs over 2,500 investigations every year. The research unit of the department has ongoing clinical studies on ataxia, epilepsy, dystonia, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. The department also has an intensive care unit where stroke patients are treated and monitored.
The department is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Nerve root-lesion
• Alzheimer's disease
• Parkison’s disease
• Dementia
• Epilepsy
• Multiple sclerosis
• Stroke
• Dystonia
• Brain tumors
• Spinal cord inflammation
• Spinal cord tumors
Academic Degrees
- 1996 Habilitation, University of Munich.
- 1985 Doctor of Medicine, Medical School of the University of Freiburg.
Major Previous Appointments
- Since 2013, Coordinator of Clinical Studies, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Tuebingen.
- Since 2010, Dean for Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tuebingen.
- Since 2008, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Center of Neurology, University of Tuebingen.
- Since 2002, Full Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen.
Activities in the Scientific Communities and Professional Memberships
- Since 2014, Coordinator of the Helmholtz Association’s Personalized Medicine Initiative for the German Center for NeurodegenerativebDiseases.
- Since 2011, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Joint Programming on Neurodegenerative Diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s disease.
- Since 2001, President, German Society for Neurogenetics.
Honors and Awards
- 2011 K. J. Zülch Award of the Max Planck Society.
- 2010 Dingebauer Award of the German Society of Neurology.
- 1998 Parkinson Research Award of the German Society of Neurology.Academic Degrees.
Department of Neurology
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