Walter Möbius (doctor)
Walter Möbius (* 1937 in Bonn ) is a German doctor, university professor and book author. He became known as the personal physician of celebrities such as Helmut Kohl .
Life
Walter Möbius studied medicine for interistics and neurology in Bonn. From 1978 to 2002 Möbius was chief physician in the internal department at the Bonn Johanniter Hospital, which was a kind of "government hospital" during the Bonn Republic . He dealt with diplomats and politicians, including former chancellor Helmut Kohl, whom he accompanied on numerous government trips during his years as chancellor and with whom he was friends.
After his retirement, Möbius worked primarily for young patients in the facilities of the Salesians Don Bosco in developing countries, whom he supports as a doctor and photographer.
He is on the scientific advisory board of the organization “Singing Hospitals” under the patronage of Gerlinde Kretschmann. As a passionate photographer and mountaineer, Möbius has traveled to most countries in the world.
Medical principles
Möbius is known as a "patient whisperer". He advocates more conscious doctor-patient contact based on listening, looking, and trust. The focus of medicine should be placed more on the patient discussion and the patient's environment.
Media and TV presence
Walter Möbius is often interviewed and is a guest on TV programs such as "Live after nine", "Tele-Akademie", "Im Zeit-Raum".
Fonts
- Yol - the way: encounters of a doctor. Bonn: Mc-Moebius-Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-00-014762-3 .
- Humanity is the best medicine: a guide for patients and doctors. Piper Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-26283-5 .
- Children of one world. Don Bosco Verlag, 2010, ISBN 978-3-7698-1874-1 .
- The whisperer: a diagnostician talks about his most interesting cases. DuMont Buchverlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2015, ISBN 978-3-8321-6331-0 .
- 7 ways out of loneliness and to a new togetherness. DuMont Buchverlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2019, ISBN 978-3-8321-9878-7 .
Web links
- Literature by Walter Möbius in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Walter Möbius, doctor & book author. In: www.dw.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
- ↑ a b In time-space: Dr. Walter Möbius and his plea for a more humane medicine. In: oe1.orf.at. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Scientific Advisory Board - Singende Krankenhäuser eV Accessed on November 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Prof. Walter Möbius appeals to humanity: Why empathy is so important for doctors. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
- ↑ What really helps against loneliness in our time. In: morgenpost.de. October 6, 2019, accessed November 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Moving cases: Walter Möbius is the "hospital whisperer". January 27, 2015, accessed November 17, 2019 .
- ↑ "7 ways out of loneliness" - loneliness as taboo and flaw. In: deutschlandfunkkultur.de. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
- ^ Walter Möbius, Doctor and Author. In: Talking Germany. Accessed November 8, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Walter Möbius: Empathy in everyday medical practice. In: ARD Mediathek. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Ways out of loneliness - Live after nine. In: The first. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Möbius, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor, university professor and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonn |