
Head of Department: PD Dr. med. habil. Frank Jochum
Certified Specialist: Head of Department for Paediatric Medicine at Waldkrankenhaus Evangelical Hospital, Spandau / Berlin
- Higher Education, Training and Qualifications
- 1986
Start of medical degree at Westfälische-Wilhelms University (WWU) in Münster. - 1989
Grant awarded by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
Selected for a study year in Cardiff/Wales/ GB (University of Wales, College of Medicine) with DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) grant as part of integrated foreign study programme of the Westfälische-Wilhelms University, Institute of Study Affairs (Ifas/Director Prof. Habeck). - 1991
Start of doctorate
Supervised by Prof. D. Böning, Head of Department of Sport and Occupational Physiology at the Medical University of Hanover (later: Head of Department at Institute of Sports Medicine at the Free University in Berlin).
Title: Oxygen Transport Properties of the Blood Before and After the German Medical Research Expedition to Karakorum. - 1992
Third stage of medical examinations. Overall mark: good. - Since 1993
Research: main focus on clinical nutrition - 4/2007
Habilitation
Title: Importance of micronutrients, speciation and bioavailability for paediatric clinical nutrition
- 1986
- Career
- January 1993 - August 1994
Trainee doctor (intern)
Heinrich- Heine University Düsseldorf / Centre for Paediatric Medicine. General Paediatrics, Metabolism and Nutrition. (Prof. I. Lombeck (Mrs))
PKU Selenium study: Multicentre, prospective study as part of German PKU Association study - From August 1994
Research assistant
Continuation of clinical and academic work at the Centre for Paediatric Medicine at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. - July 1994 - Sept. 1995
Research assistant
General Paediatrics and Paediatric Neurology (Prof. Lenard) - September 1995 - 1996
Research assistant
Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (Prof. Dr. Göbel), - 1996 - 1997
Research assistant
General Paediatrics, Metabolism, Immunology/ Infectiology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition - 1997 - 1998
Research assistant
Interdisciplinary Paediatric Intensive Medicine (Prof. Dr. Lemburg). - Since July 1997
Emergency doctor for neonates/Children’s rescue service
1997 Certified Specialist / sub-specialisms
Emergency neonoate doctor - 1998 - 1998
Research assistant
Paediatric radiology (Prof. Dr. Kemperdick). - 1998 - 1999
Research assistant
Paediatric cardiology (Prof. Dr. Bourgeois) - 6/1999
Certified Specialist / sub-specialisms
Paediatrics - 1999-2001
Advanced training at Clinic for Neonatology (Prof. Dr. Obladen), Charité, Virchow Clinic - 7/2001
Certified Specialist / sub-specialisms
Neonatology - 7/2001-9/2004
Consultant: Department of Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Medicine, Centre for Paediatric Medicine, University of Greifswald. - 2002
Patent specification
Patent no. 100 603 02 A1. German Patent and Trademark Office, disclosure document Federal Print Office 04.02 102 240/4101, Munich. - 9/2004
Certified Specialist / sub-specialisms
Paediatric Intensive Medicine - 10/2004
Head of Department for Paediatric Medicine at Waldkrankenhaus Ev. Hospital, Spandau / Berlin - Since 10/2005
Teacher at the Centre for Paediatric Medicine at the University of Greifswald for paediatric clinical nutrition, physiology and prevention.
2007 Awarded teaching licence for paediatrics
Awarded venia legendi by Senate of Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University, Greifswald. - January to March 2008
First postgraduate training course in Paediatric Nutritional Medicine of the German Society for Paediatric Medicine (DGKJ) from January to March 2008..
- January 1993 - August 1994
- Membership of Professional Associations / Honorary positions / Awards
- Fresenius Inventor’s Prize (first prize) at Drug Inventors’ Fair: Development of a blood withdrawing needle for premature babies and neonates. Düsseldorf, 20 November 2002.
- Young Investigators Award of the 2nd World Congress of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN). Paris, 6th July 2004.
- Klinik Award 2007: Congress for Clinic Communication. Cologne, 6 November 2007.
- North Rhine Medical Association 1989: Co-founder of interest group. 1995 Qualification for North Rhine Medical Association.
- North Rhine Medical Association delegate
- Member of Neonatology Expert Committee of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Medical Association from 2003-2004.
- Examiner of the Neonatology Expert Committee of the Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Medical Association from 2003-2004.
- Representative of the Association of Leading Child and Youth Doctors and Child Surgeons in Germany (Berlin Association) (VLKKD), since 2006.
- Member of the Regional Health Conference in Berlin. Working Party for the Health and Safety of Children and Young People. Since 2006.
- Expert member of Joint Federal Committee (G-BA) since 2007.
- Expert member of German Hospital Society (DKG) since 2007.
- Expert working on the preparation of the nutritional guidelines of the German Society of Nutritional Medicine (DGEM) and the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN).
- "Young Family" communication network of the Federal Government – Academic Advisory Council since 2009
- Selection of Publications
- Clinical Nutrition. Offizielle Zeitschrift der “European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism“ (ESPEN).
- Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. Offizielle Zeitschrift der “Federation of European Societies on Trace Elements and Minerals (A.I.S.E.T.O.V., GMS, SFERETE)