Curriculum vitae
- PD Dr. med. Gralf Popken
Chief physician & Director of the prostate centre
PD Dr. med. Gralf Popken
1984-1987 head assistant at the division of anatomy, Albert-Ludwigs-University freiburg, Germany.
1984-1992 freelancer at the Medical Scientific Institute LOGOS, preclinical and clinical investigation of drugs.
1990-1992 scientific assistant at the division of urology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (Prof. Dr. H. Sommerkamp).
1990-1993 scientific assistant at the division of surgery at the Städtischen Kliniken Darmstadt (prof. Dr. I. Staib).
1990-1996 scientific assistant at the division of urology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (Prof. Dr. H. Sommerkamp).
Since 1998 assistant professor and deputy of the head of division of adrology, division of urology, Surgical University Clinic of the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg.
Since 1999 member of the executive commitee of the Information centre for Sexuality and health e. V. (ISG), Freiburg.
2000 Head of project group "Microsurgery in urology, German society of urology.
2001
- Head of Department Clinic of Urology, HELIOS Hospital Berlin-Buch
- Vice-Chairman European Sexual Dysfunction Alliance (ESDA)
- Head of project group ( testicle tumours)
- Head of centre of excellence (Prostate centre in the HELIOS Hospital Berlin-Buch)
2002
- Head of centre of excellence (minimal invasive surgery, HELIOS Hospital Berlin-Buch)
- Head of project group (Urology, HELIOS Hospital Group)
2000-2005 Head of project group, Microsurgery in urology, German society of Urology.
2007 Head of project, Minimal invasive surgery, HELIOS Hospital Group.
Prof. Dr. med. Gralf Popken is member in the following:
- German Association for Urology (DGU)
- Work group Micro-surgery of the German Association for Urology
- Work group Andrology of the German Association for Urology
- Work group Endourology/Laparascopy of the German Association for Urology
- European Sexual Dysfunction Alliance (ESDA)
- European Society Sexual dysfunction and Impotence research (ESSIR)
- Information centre for Sexuality and Health e.V. (ISG)
- Professional association of the German urologists (BDU)
- European Tissue Engeneering Society (ETES)
- Tumour centre Berlin
- Tumour centre Berlin-Buch
- Urologic Association Berlin
- New European Surgical Academy (NESA)
- Andrological Association Berlin
Range of services
- Urological tumor diseases, such as prostate cancer, kidney, bladder, testicular, penile tumors
- General urology, such as benign prostate enlargements, urinary stones, urethral strictures, urinary incontinence
Specialist fields
- Minimally invasive surgery on kidneys, bladder, prostate and pelvis minor
- Interdisciplinary Prostate Center
- Brachytherapy
- Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (green light laser therapy)
- Fluorescence photodetection (PDD) for bladder and kidney tumors
- Andrology (male sexual medicine)
- Erectile dysfunctions
- Surgical correction of penile curvature
- Diagnosis and treatment of male infertility
- Microsurgical refertilization
- Varicocele treatment
- Aging male
- Pelvic floor center
