Background
Hans-Christian was born on December 5, 1958, in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
1988
the old London Hospital entrance from Whitechapel Rd.
2009
Chris Kennard, consultant neurologist, Head of Neurology Dept. The London Hospital
2015
PD Dr. St. Zschocke, neurophysiologist Hamburg
(secretary, former chair board certified neurological exp...)
secretary, former chair board certified neurological expert witness since 2006 organised annual DGNB meeting 2019, Hamburg and planning for 2025
https://www.dgnb-ev.de/
(instructive neurology/neurosurgery cases collected in the...)
instructive neurology/neurosurgery cases collected in the ICUs and emergency depts. by members of the DIVI section coma
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-59129-1#bibliographic-information
2019
physician neuroscientist Neurology consultant neuropsychiatric medicine critical care medicine medical expert testimony
Hans-Christian was born on December 5, 1958, in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
civil servant 1977-79 Red Cross Hospital, Bremen
full medical qualification 1986 University Hamburg
Promotion / MD thesis 1987 University Hamburg
Habilitation / PhD thesis 1997 University Hamburg
i) coma and other disorders of consciousness
Neurophysiology and pathophysiology, prevention and manangement of delirium
- diagnosis of brain death (irreversible loss of brain functions)
ii) Neurological intensive care
- Acute encephalopathy
- increased intracranial pressure see below
- Prognostication
iii) neuro-ophthalmology and vertigo syndromes
central and peripheral oculomotor
Vestibular physiology
clinical examination methods
iv) Borders between Neurology and Psychiatry
- acute organic psychosyndromes like delirium
- clinical diagnosis and therapy of dementia
- Evaluation of functional disorders
v) neurophysiology / sonology
- first critical care applications and sfurther studies of optic nerve ultrasound studies for non-invasive ICP estimation
- Clinical electroencephalography (focus on disorders of consciousness) and
evoked potentials (focus on multiple sclerosis, visual/cognitive).
vi) expert opinions for neurology and psychiatry
- activities in various legal areas
- presentations and coachings (DGNB)
- organizations of training courses and local expert conferences
(secretary, former chair board certified neurological exp...)
(DIVI delegate for expert commission on brain death and or...)
(chair section "coma and disorders of consciousness" )
2018(textbook for GPs and students to facilitate diagnosis of ...)
2020(editors: Zschocke, Stephan & Hansen, Hans-Christian, 3rd...)
(instructive neurology/neurosurgery cases collected in the...)
2019(editor: HC Hansen, first edition 2013 2nd edition 2024 in...)
(Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE))
2018DGN, DGNB,DGNI, DIVI, DGKN, DMSG, DSG, VLK
mother tongue: German & Plattdeutsch.
fluent in English, flamish.
some vocabulary in French and Italian.
preferred language: Scottish.
double bass, cinema
watersports
jazz
married to Dr. med. Stefanie Hansen, has a daughter (Inga) and a son (Bernhard)
Qualifications / Facharztanerkennungen:
1994, 2014 Arzt für Neurologie, Arzt für Nervenheilkunde
1998 Fakultative Weiterbildung Neurologische Intensivmedizin
2000 Qualifikation Verkehrsmedizinische Begutachtung
2003 Fakultative Weiterbildung Neurologische Geriatrie
2016 Fakultative Weiterbildung Medizinische Begutachtung
Zusatzstudium 1997-1998 Organisationsentwicklung und Projektmanagement im Gesundheitswesen, Universität Hamburg
MD thesis on vestibular evoked potentials (Prof. Dr. WH Zangemeister)
(Promotion für Medizin) 1987, Univ. Hamburg
PhD thesis: Non-invasive detection of elevated intracranial pressure at the optic nerve sheath (Habilitation für Neurologie) 1996, Univ. Hamburg
Professorship C3, Oberarzt 1998-2000 NICU, Head neurological intensive care Unit, University Hamburg