Curriculum vitae

Title, name Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Berger MPH, MSc Position Chair, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine Institution University of Münster, Germany e-mail-address [email protected]

Degrees 2000 Habilitation (PD) in Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Germany 1993-1994 Master of Science in Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA, 1996 Board certified neurologist, Westphalian Chamber of Physicians 1991-1995 Master of Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Germany 1988 Doctorate (Dr.med.), Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany 1980-1987 Medical School, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Professional/ scientific career since 2010 Full Professor and Chair of the Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Muenster, Germany 2000 - 2009 Assistant Professor and Head of the ‘Neuroepidemiology and Health Services Research Group’, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Muenster, Germany 1997 - 2000 Research Associate, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine (80 %) and Department of Neurology (20 %), University of Muenster, Germany 1996 - 1997 Research Associate, Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Muenster (50 %) and Department of Neurology, Ruhr- University Bochum (50 %), Germany 1994 - 1995 Westphalian Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Muenster, Germany, Resident in Psychiatry 1991 - 1993 Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, Resident in Neurology 1988 - 1990 St. Josef Hospital Dortmund, Germany, Resident in Internal Medicine 1987 - 1988 Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, Resident in Neurology

Honors 1997 - 2007 Appointed Member, Scientific Advisory Board German Stroke Foundation 1998 Hilde-Ulrichs Award for Excellence in Parkinson Research 2003 - Board member of the German Competence Net Stroke 2005 - 2009 Board member of the Health Services Research Platform of the state of Northrhine-Westphalia (Clearingstelle Versorgungsforschung NRW) 2009 Clinical Research Award, IZKF University of Muenster 2009 - 2013 Elected member of the board of the German Society of Epidemiology