Head of Department: Prof. Dr. med. Dipl.-Psych. Hubert Mönnikes
Certified Specialist in Internal Medicine and Qualified Psychologist
Specialisms: Gastroenterology, Diabetology, Psychotherapy

• Higher Education, Training and Qualifications
  
  • 1978 - 1986   
    Medical degree, Philipps University, Marburg 
  • 26.08.1980   
    Preliminary Medical Examinations
  • 25.03.1982   
    First stage of medical examinations
  • 22.03.1985    
    Second stage of medical examinations   
  • 23.04.1986    
    Third stage of medical examinations 
  • 1979 - 1988       
    Degree in Psychology, Philipps University, Marburg      
  • 18.03.1983        
    Preliminary diploma examinations for psychologists     
  • 1983 - 1988   
    Training in elective specialty of "Clinical psychology"  
  • 28.11.1988   
    Main diploma examinations for psychologists
  • 06.06.1986       
    Medical licence awarded 
• Career
  • 01.08.1986–28.02.1989   
    Research assistant at Centre for Internal Medicine, Philipps University, Marburg, Department of Internal Medicine with research focus on digestive and metabolic diseases (Director: Prof. R. Arnold)     
  • 01.03.1988–28.02.1991   
    Visiting research fellow at University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Department of Medicine, CURE, VA Wadworth Medical Center and Brain Research Institute (Prof. Dr. Y. Taché), grant awarded by German Research Association     
  • 01.09.1991–31.10.1999   
    Research assistant, Centre for Internal Medicine, Philipps University, Marburg, Department of Internal Medicine with research focus on gastroenterology, metabolic diseases and endocrinology   
  • 01.11.1992–31.10.1999   
    Joint leader of Working Group on Neurogastroenterology at the Centre for Internal Medicine, Philipps University in Marburg
  • 25.10.1993
    Licence to practise as a psychotherapist
  • 24.07.1996
    Awarded title Certified Specialist in Internal Medicine                       
  • 01.10.1991–31.05.1996   
    Training in deep psychological psychotherapy and psychoanalytic supervision (Prof. M. Pohlen) at the Psychotherapy Further Training Institute based at the Clinical Centre, Philipps University, Marburg
  • 01.11.1994–31.05 1998   
    Interdisciplinary psychotherapeutic training at the Psychotherapy Further Training Institute (Psychomatics-Psychiatry), Marburg/Giessen/Kassel   
  • 25.04.1997   
    Additional qualification in psychotherapy   
  • 22.03.2000   
    Additional specialist qualification in gastroenterology  
  • Since 01.09.1999   
    Consultant at the Medical Clinic specialising in Hepatology and Gastroenterology & Interdisciplinary Metabolic Centre at Charité University Centre, Medical Faculty of Humboldt University and the Free University, Berlin (Director Prof. B. Wiedenmann)
  • Since 01.11.2005   
    Senior consultant in the Medical Clinic specialising in Hepatology and Gastroenterology & Interdisciplinary Metabolic Centre at Charité University Clinic, Medical Faculty of Humboldt University and the Free University, Berlin  (Director Prof. Dr. B. Wiedenmann) 
  • Since 01.10.2009   
    Additional specialist qualification in diabetology   

   

• Membership of Professional Associations / Honorary positions / Awards
  • German Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility  
  • Federal Association of German Internists     
  • German Society for Internal Medicine     
  • German Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility
  • German Society for Behavioural Medicine and Behaviour Modification      
  • German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases     
  • European Neuropeptide Club      
  • European Association of Behaviour Therapy      
  • Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Berlin and Brandenburg      
  • International Functional Brain Gut Research Association      
  • International Society of Behavioural Medicine      
  • Society for Neuroscience      
  • American Gastroenterological Association
  • June 1990    Travel Award for Outstanding Research - Glaxo Inc. Research Triangle Park, USA
  • 1999 Member of "Gastric" abstract selection committee of the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS)     
  • Since 1999 Member of "Motility" abstract selection committee of the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS)     
  • 1999 – 2001 Chair of the German Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility     
  • June 2003 Member of the ‘Multinational Working Team to Develop Criteria for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders’  
  • Since 2004 Chair of the Gastroenterology section of the German Society for Behavioural Medicine and Behaviour Modification 
  • September  2005  1st Research Prize awarded by German Foundation for Neurogastroenterology