Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Peter Scriba - LMU München

Endocrinologist (endocrinology = study of hormones)

LMU Munich - former Director of the City Centre Medical Clinic and Medical Head of the Clinic

Research and quality improvement are current areas of activity

Publications

More than 800 publications, predominantly in endocrinology

"Handbook of medical-clinical diagnostics" by Scriba and Pforte (pub.)

Focus of scientific activity

Developing determination methods for hormones

Mechanism of action of hormones

Endocrinological illnesses

Iodine deficiency

Supporting research

Health policy advice

Quality management

Academic career

1954 Abitur (German university entrance qualification), Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in Hamburg

1959 State exams and doctorate (summa cum laude) in Freiburg/Brsg

1957 – 1961 Doctoral student and Academic Assistant in the Biochemical Institute of the University Freiburg (Prof. HOLZER)

1962/63 Harvard Medical School

1961and Academic Assistant of the II. Medical Clinic (Prof. from 1963 BODECHTEL), subsequently Consultant in the City Centre Medical Clinic of the University of Munich (Prof. BUCHBORN)

1966 Internal specialist

1967 Habilitation

1972 apl. Professor

1978 Endocrinologist

1980 Professor (C 4) of the Medical University of Lübeck, Director of the Clinic of Internal Medicine

1987 – 1989 Rector of the Medical University of Lübeck

1990 – 2000 Chair of Internal Medicine and Director of the Medical Clinic, City Centre Clinic of the LMU Munich (until 2000)

1991 – 1999 Medical Director of the City Centre Clinic of the LMU Munich

Roles in academic societies and institutions:

1970 – 1980 Secretary, finally Spokesman of the SFB 51 (Medical Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in Munich)

1976 – 1984 Evaluator of the German Research Society

1984 – 1990 Deputy Spokesman of the Special Research Area 232 (role and defects of receptor systems), Hamburg and Lübeck

1984 – 1987 President of the German Society of Endocrinology

1984 Founding member, Dep. Spokesman, Spokesman of the Iodine Deficiency Working Group (2000 - 2008)

1986 Member of the Academic Council, Chairman of the Medical Committee (1987 – 1991)

1987 – 1999 Member of the Senate Commission of Clinical Research

1987 German Academy of Natural Researchers, Leopoldina, Obmann and Senate Member (2003 – 2007)

1993 – 2007 Member of the Advisory Council for Concerted Action in the Health System, Deputy Chair (2002 – 2007)

1994/1995 Chairman of the German Society of Internal Medicine

1995 – 2001 Member of the Senate of the Hermann von Helmholtz Community of German Research Centres (large research institutions)

1996 – 2003 Member and Dep. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Körber Prize for European Science

1998 – 2002 Member of the Senate of the Science Community Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Blue List)

Membership of Advisory Committees:

Since 1982 Member of the editorial staff of the "Deutsche medizinischen Wochenschrift“(German Medical Weekly)

1988 – 2005 Member of the editorial staff of the "Der Internist" (The Internal Specialist)

1990 – 1994 Member and Chairman of the Health Research Council of the BMFT. Currently a member again, appointed to German Medical Association.

Since 1998 Scientific Advisor of the Paul Martini Foundation

Since 2009 President of the Foundation Initiative Quality Medicine (IQM)

Membership of Advisory Boards:

Since 1999 University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Chairman (2002)

2001 – 2005 University Clinic Cologne

2001 – 2007 University of Lübeck

Since 2001 Helios-Kliniken GmbH, Berlin

Awards:

1988 Honorary Professor, Med. Univ. Zheijang, Hangzhou

1992 Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany

1992 Berthold Medal and Honorary Membership (2004) of the German Society of Endocrinology

1995 Honorary doctorate from the Medical Faculty of the Medical University of Lübeck

1998 Bavarian Order of Merit

2001 Honorary Member of the German Society of Internal Medicine

2002 Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

2002 Ludwig Heilmeyer Gold Medal

2008 Gustav von Bergmann DGIM Medal

omon Neumann Medal of the DGSMP 2008

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