Wolfgang J. Bock
Wolfgang Joachim Bock (born October 1, 1935 in Leipzig ; † January 22, 2008 in Neuss ) was a German neurosurgeon and professor and chief physician for neurosurgery at the University of Düsseldorf .
Life
Bock studied human medicine in Berlin and Münster from 1955 and completed his studies in 1962 with the medical state examination . In the same year, after completing a dissertation on the subject of "The Influence of the Rh-Antigen-Antibody Reaction by Antirheumatics" at the Westphalian Wilhelms University, he was awarded a Dr. med. PhD . He began his further training as a neurosurgeon with Hans Kuhlendahl in Düsseldorf and continued it in 1968 at the University Hospital Essen . In 1971 he was recognized as a specialist in neurosurgery, completed his habilitation in 1972 and was appointed adjunct professor in Essen in 1975. In 1979 the University of Düsseldorf appointed Wolfgang J. Bock as the successor to his former teacher Kuhlendahl to the chair for neurosurgery, combined with the position of director at the neurosurgical university clinic.
Wolfgang J. Bock has been involved in numerous honorary positions, for example as a long-standing member of the board and vice-president of the Hannelore Kohl Foundation for injured people with damage to the CNS and as a member of the board of trustees of the German Hospital Institute, from 1996 to 2003 as deputy chairman of the board of trustees for questions of Classification in Health Care (KKG).
From 1988 to 1990 he was President of the German Society for Neurosurgery , which awarded him the Wilhelm Tönnis Medal in 2001 , and was Chairman of the German Society for the History of Neurology until his death.
From 1996 until his death, Wolfgang J. Bock held the office of treasurer in the presidium of the Working Group of Scientific Medical Societies ( AWMF ), and since 1999 he has been the successor of Karl-August Bushe in the “Doctors and Lawyers” working group of the AWMF.
Awards
- In 2001 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st Class, for his voluntary work in scientific medicine
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang J. Bock in the catalog of the German National Library
- Work according to d. Scientific Medical Societies (AWMF)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bock, Wolfgang J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bock, Wolfgang Joachim (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German neurosurgeon, professor emeritus at the University of Düsseldorf |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 2008 |
| Place of death | Neuss |