Prof. Dr. med. Manfred Westphal
Specialist in neurosurgery, special neurosurgical intensive care medicine
*Independent doctor
Laureate Wilhelm Warner Prize for Cancer Research
Awards
Further information about Prof. Dr. med. Westphal
| 1981 | Completion of medical studies in Hamburg |
| 1980s | 3 years research stay with the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the University of California in San Francisco |
| 1980s | Research time in brain tumor biology and residency training. |
| 2003 | Clinic Director of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Neurosurgery of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) |
| since 2004 | Representative and stakeholder of European neurosurgeons in Brussels as director of the European Brain Foundation. |
| 2021 | President of the European Neurosurgery Congress in Hamburg |
| ongoing | numerous lectures at national and international congresses as well as honorary lectures |
- 400 scientific publications on a wide range of neurosurgical topics, with a focus on neuro-oncology
- 40 book chapters and co-editor of the standard work for neuro-oncology the "Oncology of CNS Tumors" (already third edition)
- Led large number of clinical trials for brain tumor therapy (including five phase 3 trials)
- Individual therapy consultation and aftercare for tumor diseases of the central nervous system
- Diseases of the cerebral vessels, especially aneurysms
- Pain syndromes in nerve compression
- Nervous fluid circulation disorders (hydrocephalus)
- Acute and degenerative spinal diseases (conservative, minimally invasive or complex treatment options), second opinion
