Lab of Molecular Neurosurgery

Professor Dr. med. Guido Nikkhah, PhD

Director

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:             Guido M. Nikkhah
Date of Birth:   August 19, 1961
Nationality:      German
Marital Status: Married, three children

EDUCATION AND CLINICAL AFFILIATION
1972-1982 High school
1982          High school diploma, June 1982, Bad Iburg, Germany
1984-1990 Medical school at the University of Giessen, Germany
1991-1997 Residency in Neurosurgery at the Neurosurgical Clinic,
                 Nordstadt Hospital, Hanover (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Dr.h.c. M. Samii)
1997-2001 Neurosurgeon at the Neurosurgical Clinic, Nordstadt Hospital, Hanover
                 (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Dr.h.c. M. Samii)
2001-today Vice Chairman of the Department of Stereotactic and Functional
                 Neurosurgery at the University Neurosurgery Clinic in Freiburg

DEGREES
1988/90 FMGEMS-Exams Part I and II (American Medical Board Exams)
1990      Medical Doctor (M.D.) from the University of Giessen, Germany
1991      Dr. med. (1 year scientific work, equivalent to a Master’s degree)
             University of Giessen, Germany (Honors)
1994      "PhD" in Neurobiology, Medical Faculty of the University of Lund, Sweden
1997      Neurosurgeon (Board Certificate)
1997      Venia Legendi for Neurosurgery
2001      University lecturer for Neurosurgery
2002      Professor for Neurosurgery

RESEARCH
1987          Research Assistant at the Department of Neuro-oncology, Institute of
                 Neurology, Queens Square, London, UK for 6 months
1987-1991 Master student at the Institute of Neuropathology,
                 Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany
1991-1994 PhD student at the Department of Medical Cell Research,
                 University of Lund, Lund, Sweden,
1991-2001 Head of the Scientific Group Neurotransplantation at the
                 Medical School, Hanover, Germany
2001 -        Head of the Scientific Group “Molecular Neurosurgery”, Department of
                 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University Neurosurgery Clinic,
                 Freiburg

MEMBERSHIPS
- Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica (Treasurer)
- German Society for Neurosurgery
- European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- NECTAR (board member, President 2000-2003)
- International Society for Neural Transplantation (board member)
- Society for Neuroscience

Laboratory of Molecular Neurosurgery

Professor Dr. med. Guido Nikkhah, PhD