Curriculum vitae - Heidelberg University Hospital

Curriculum Vitae
Univ.-Professor Dr. med. Dr. med. habil., Prof.
h.c. (RCH) Georg F. Hoffmann
Address:
Heidelberg University Hospital
Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine
Im Neuenheimer Feld 430
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Place and Date of Birth: Goslar, Germany, 1957-11-29
Nationality:
German
Present position:
Chairman of Pediatrics
Medical School:
• Universities of Göttingen, F.R.G., and Birmingham, U.K., 1976 to 1984
Medical Qualification:
• June 26, 1991 - Pediatrics; April 22, 1996 - Neonatology; May 18, 1995 Electroencephalography; November 12, 1997 - Epileptology; July 1, 1998 - trainer of
electroencephalography; December 2, 1998 - Epileptology plus - October 20; 1999 - Pediatric
Laboratory medicine; February 2007 - Pediatric Neurology.
Present Appointment:
• Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman of the University Childrens Hospital Heidelberg, F.R.G.:
October 1, 1999 until today
Previous Appointments:
• Professor of Pediatrics at the Philipps-University of Marburg and Head of the Department of
Neuropediatrics and Metabolic Diseases: December 1, 1994, until September 30, 1999
Senior Clinician and Head of the Division of Metabolic Diseases at the University Childrens
Hospital Heidelberg, F.R.G.: September 1, 1992 until November 30, 1994
Memberships in Professional Organisations:
• Deutscher Hochschulverband; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde;
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Klinische Genetik; Deutsche Gesellschaft für das
Neugeborenenscreening, Deutsche Diabetes-Gesellschaft; Hessische Fachgesellschaft für
Diabetes e.V., Kindesschutzbund; Gesellschaft für Neuropädiatrie, active Member of the
Delphi conference for guidelines; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Neurophysiologie
(Deutsche EEG-Gesellschaft); Deutsche Sektion der Internationalen Liga gegen Epilepsie;
European Paediatric Neurology Society; Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism;
European Society for Pediatric Research; Society for Pediatric Research
Academic Appointments:
• Council, Vereinigung leitender Kinderärzte und Kinderchirurgen Deutschlands 2001 - today;
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pädiatrische Stoffwechselstörungen, Vice-President, 1996 - 1998;
Scientific Advisory Board "Hilfe für das autistische Kind", 1997 - 2001; Scientific Advisory
Board "Kindernetzwerk" 2001 - today; Council, European Society for Paediatric Research,
1992 - 1995; Honorary Secretary, European Society for Paediatric Research, 1995 - 1998;
Fachgutachter of the German Research Agency (DFG), 2000 – 2004; Vice Dean of the med.
faculty of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg – today; Head of the steering committee of
Koordinierungszentrum für Klinische Studien (KKS) of the Medical Faculty Heidelberg 20042008: Head of the committee for structure and development of the Medical Faculty Heidelberg
2006—today; Head of the National Committee for Newborn Screening in Germany 2009—
today.
Editorial Appointments:
• Journal of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Editor 1996 - 2005; Neuropediatrics, Editor-in-Chief
1996 - today; European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, Editorial Board 1997 - 2008; World
Journal of Pediatrics- Founding member of the Editorial Board 2004 - today; Kinderneurologie
in Klinik und Praxis, Editorial Board 2001- today; Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde - Scientific
Board 2001- today, Klinische Pädiatrie - Scientific Board 2009- today, Journal of Inherited
Metabolic Diseases, Editor-in-Chief 2005 – today, The Open Pediatric Medicine JournalFounding member of the Editorial Board 2008 – today
Awards:
• DAAD Stipendium 1981-1982; Stipendien fo the “Stiftung für das behinderte Kind”, Frankfurt
a.M., F.R.G., and of the “Werner Otto Stiftung”, Hamburg, F.R.G., 1984;
Ausbildungsstipendium der DFG 1984-1986; Noel Raine Award of the “Society for the Study of
Inborn Errors of Metabolism” 1987; SSIEM Award of the “Society for the Study of Inborn Errors
of Metabolism” 1994; Science 4 Life 2000
Publications:
• Original peer-reviewed scientific contributions: >330, chapters and books: >170, abstracts:
>380.
Performance Chart
Personal specializations:
• General Pediatrics. Metabolic diseases. Genetic diseases. Syndromology. Nurititional
disorders.
Team specializations:
• As above plus nephrology, endocrinology, diabetology, gastroenterology, hepatology.
Prof. Dr. med. Georg F. Hoffmann