HELIOS Expert
P.D. Dr. med. Michael Barker
Chief physician at HELIOS Hospital Berlin-Zehlendorf
Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Allergic diseases
- Chronic diseases of the respiratory system
- Mucoviszidosis
- Asthma bronchiale
- Tuberculosis
- Special physiotherapy
- Autoimmune diseases
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
| 1985-1992 | Medical studies at the Rhenish-Westphalian Technical University od Aachen; clinical placement in Büdingen, Aachen, Ireland and USA; intern year in Aachen; final medical examination in May 1992 |
| 1992-1999 | Specialisation in child and juvenile medicine at the Children`s University Hospital of Aachen, examination with North-Rhine Medical Association in October 1999. |
| 1995-1996 | Parental leave (15 months), teaching engagement at college for child nursing |
| 1997 | Doctoral thesis on stress testing in patients with cystic fibrosis |
| 1999-2001 | Further education in pediatric pneumology and allergology in the clinics for pediatrics and dermatology at the University Hospital Aachen |
| February 2001 | Chief resident and head of the fuctional area pneumology/allergology at the University Hospital Aachen, coordination of the cystic fibrosis centre |
| 2002 | Research stay at the University of California in Irvine, USA; joint project of the departments of atmospheric chemistry, biomedical technology, and pediatric pneumology concerning exhaled trace gasses |
| April 2002 | Additional qualification in allergology |
| 2005-2007 | Senior physician of Children`s University Hospital of Aachen, head of infant and children`s ward (2,000 cases per year) |
| January 2006 | Additional qualification in allergology |
| July 2006 | Post-doctoral thesis on `Biochemical breath analysis in children and juveniles with chronic illnesses of the respiratory tract` |
| April 2007 | Transition to Berlin, senior physician of the Clinic for Pediatric Pneumology and Allergology, HELIOS Hospital Berlin-Zehlendorf |
| 2008-2009 | Participation in the HELIOS management development program |
| July 2009 | Acceptance of the role of chief physician for the Heckeshorn Children`s Clinic with relocation to HELIOS Hospital Berlin-Zehlendorf |
