Kirsten Müller-Vahl

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Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl (born Rogmann ; born March 6, 1964 in Hanover ) is a German neurologist and psychiatrist . Her scientific focus is on researching Tourette's syndrome .

Life

Müller-Vahl studied from 1983 to 1990 at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) and received his doctorate there in 1990 . In 1999 she completed her training as a specialist in neurology and in 2006 as a specialist in psychiatry . Since 2006 she has been a senior physician in the Department of Clinical Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and since 2008 at the Clinic for Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Hannover Medical School. In 2003 Müller-Vahl received his habilitation at the Hannover Medical School and was given the license to teach experimental psychiatry; In 2006 the license to teach was extended to the whole subject of psychiatry. In 2008 she was appointed adjunct professor .

Since 1994 Müller-Vahl has been studying the therapy of Tourette's syndrome with tetrahydrocannabinol . She demonstrated a significant improvement in symptoms through the administration of this active ingredient . Müller-Vahl is responsible for the introduction of a Tourette consultation hour at the MHH, which since then has served as an example for other university institutions.

Müller-Vahl is a member of the scientific advisory board of the Tourette Society in Germany and a board member of the International Working Group for Cannabinoid Medicines (IACM), of which she was chair from 2007 to 2009.

Fonts (selection)

  • Kirsten Rogmann: The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Cholestasis. 1989 (dissertation, Hannover Medical School, 1990).
  • Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome: Brochure. 2002 ( PDF , 166 kB).
  • Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome with Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). 2003 (Habilitation thesis, Hannover Medical School, 2003).
  • Tourette's Syndrome and Other Tic Diseases in Childhood and Adulthood. Medical Scientific Publishing Company, Berlin 2010; 2nd edition 2014, ISBN 978-3-95466-099-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scientific Advisory Board . Website of the Tourette Society Germany, accessed on June 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Board of Directors . Website of the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines, accessed June 16, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Müller-Vahl, Kirsten
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rogmann, Kirsten (maiden name); Müller-Vahl, Kirsten R. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German neurologist and psychiatrist
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover