Background
Ringelstein, Erich Bernd was born on January 9, 1948 in Boppard on the Rhine, Germany. Son of Anton and Katharina (Muders) Ringelstein.
Ringelstein, Erich Bernd was born on January 9, 1948 in Boppard on the Rhine, Germany. Son of Anton and Katharina (Muders) Ringelstein.
Doctor of Medicine, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1973.
Intern various hospitals, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1973-1975. Research fellow department neuropathology University Hospital Mainz, 1976-1977. Fellow State of Hessia Psychiatric Hospital, Hadamar, Germany, 1977-1979.
Fellow department neurology University Hospital Aachen (Germany), 1980-1982, fellow department neuroradiology, 1982-1983, attending physician neurology, 1983-1986, vice chairman, senior attending neurologist, associate professor neurology, 1986-1992. Professor, chairman department neurology University Hospital WWU, Muenster, Germany, since 1992. Head department neurovascular research Leibuitz IFA, Muenster University, since 2002.
With department neurology, hematology Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, 1986-1987, department neurology University North Carolina, Winston-Salem, 1986, department epileptology University Hospital Bonn, Germany, 1988-1989. Consultant, reviewer of journals in field.
Board directors Stiftúng Deutsche Schlaganfall-Hilfe, German Stroke Foundation Guetersloh, since 1994. Captain German Army, 1975-1976. Fellow World Federation Neurology (board directors Research Group Neurosonology), American Heart Association (stroke council), European Stroke Council.
Member European Neurological Society, German Society Neurology, German Society Neuroradiology, German Society Clinical Neurophysiology, German Angiological Society (board directors 1992-1996), German Society Ultrasound in Medicine, German Society Neurological Rehabilitation, German Stroke Society (board directors since 2002, president 2004-2005), Austrian Stroke Society (honorary), European Society Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (president 2001-2005).
Married Hannelore Wirz, October 19, 1974. Children: Adrian, Marius.