Thomas Rabe (medical doctor)

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Thomas N. Rabe (born February 18, 1951 in Heidelberg ) is a German professor of gynecology and obstetrics at the Heidelberg University Hospital and author of various scientific publications and specialist books. He is the grandson of John Rabe .

Life

Medical career

Thomas N. Rabe studied medicine in Heidelberg. Since 1983 he has been a " specialist in gynecology and obstetrics". The main research areas were the steroid metabolism of the placenta , new methods of family planning , hormone therapy and the development of computer-aided teaching systems. After his unscheduled professorship for gynecology and obstetrics in 1991, he became senior physician at the University Women's Clinic and the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders in Heidelberg .

From 1995 to 1999 he was responsible for the scientific activities of the WHO Collaborating Center ( Geneva ) at the University Women's Clinic. Rabe is also a member of the editorial board of numerous national and international magazines.

Foreign contacts

Development of departments for gynecological endocrinology and reproductive medicine at the University Women's Clinic in Budapest , Hungary (first IVF baby in 1993), in Timisoara , Romania (first IVF baby in 1995) and Cluj , Romania.
Cooperation with the women's clinics in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam (partner universities via the WHO, Geneva ).
Science exchange with Hungary, Romania, Israel , the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and China .

Grandfather John Rabe

Thomas Rabe is the grandson of John Rabe and is committed to coming to terms with the difficult past between China and Japan, which u. a. the second Sino-Japanese War and its aftermath has burdened the binational relations of the countries to this day. The John Rabe Communication Center , founded by Thomas Rabe in Heidelberg with the help of his family, is intended to spread his grandfather John Rabe's idea of peace. Like the John Rabe House in Nanjing, the center is a peace institute that aims to contribute to international understanding.

As part of the international understanding between China and Japan, Thomas Rabe advocates a city partnership between Nanjing / China and Hiroshima / Japan as a peace idea .

Publications

Rabe published numerous scientific publications and specialist books, some of which have been translated into several languages

with T. Strowitzki: Lifestyle & Anti-Aging Medicine. Rendezvous Verlag, Baden-Baden 2002, ISBN 3-936881-00-6 .

with T. Strowitzki and K. Diedrich (Eds.): Manual on Assisted Reproduction. 2., verb. Edition. Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 2000.

with T. Strowitzki: Congress volume: Lifestyle Symposium 1999. Heidelberg 2000.

with Benno Runnebaum : Fertility control - update and trends. Springer, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-540-64763-5 .

with B. Runnebaum (Ed.): Fertility Control. Springer, Heidelberg 1998.

with K. Diedrich and B. Runnebaum (eds.): Assisted Reproduction - a manual. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg 1997, ISBN 3-540-61134-7 .

with B. Runnebaum and L. Kiesel: Future aspects in contraception. Part 1: Male contraception. MTP Press, Falcon House, Lancaster, England 1985.

with B. Runnebaum (Ed.): Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine. Volume 2: Reproductive Medicine. Springer-Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 1994, ISBN 3-540-57347-X .

with B. Runnebaum and L. Kiesel (eds.): Female contraception and male fertility regulation. Parthenon Publishing Group, Casterton Hall, Carnforth, Lancaster 1991, ISBN 1-85070-334-5 .

Gynecology. (= Memorix special). Ed. Medicine, Weinheim 1992, ISBN 3-527-15439-6 .

Obstetrics. (= Memorix special). Edition Medicine, Weinheim 1991, ISBN 3-527-15471-X . (1995–1996: translations into English, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Polish, Greek, Turkish, Czech, Indonesian)

Gynecology and obstetrics. A student textbook with a collection of questions. Edition Medicine, Weinheim, 1989, ISBN 3-527-15365-9 . (1994: translation in Italian)

Awards

Thomas Rabe is (honorary) member of numerous professional societies. He works in the editorial board of several specialist journals and has organized several international congresses.

1996: Honorary doctorate from Semmelweis University , Budapest , Hungary ;
1997: Honorary doctorate from the Medical and Pharmaceutical University Victor Babes , Timisoara , Romania;
1999: Honorary Doctorate, University Women's Hospital, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ;
2002: Honorary Professorship, Carol Davila University in Bucharest , Romania.
2015: Honorary Citizen of Nanjing City, China
2015: Order of the Chinese President Xi Jinping as the grandson of John Rabe (September 2, 2015)

Individual evidence

↑ Interview with Thomas Rabe , Radio China International.
↑ Commitment to Peace. Thomas Rabe in Heidelberg profile. (ruprecht.de)
↑ Dealing with German history and understanding between peoples: Thomas Rabe, grandson of John Rabe, visiting the German Pavilion. ( Memento from March 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (expo2010-deutschland.de)

Web links

Literature by and about Thomas Rabe in the catalog of the German National Library
Rabe's books ( Memento from March 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Curriculum vitae on the Heidelberg University Hospital website (PDF file; 44 kB)

personal data
SURNAME	Raven, Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rabe, Thomas N.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German gynecologist, university professor and author
DATE OF BIRTH	February 18, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heidelberg

[1] Interview with Thomas Rabe , Radio China International.

[2] Commitment to Peace. Thomas Rabe in Heidelberg profile. (ruprecht.de)

[3] Dealing with German history and understanding between peoples: Thomas Rabe, grandson of John Rabe, visiting the German Pavilion. ( Memento from March 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (expo2010-deutschland.de)