WALK-IN* practice Dr. Bernhard Hoff

born 1960 in Bad Honnef (Germany), married, 1 daugther

Hobbies

running, flying aeroplanes, skiing, diving, sailing, hunting, travelling

Languages

german, english, french, italian

Universities

1980-1981:
Studies of veterinary medicine in Munich

1981-1987:
Studies of human medicine in Aachen, Vienna and Bonn

06/1987:
Approbation as Medical Doctor

02/1988:
Promotion to Doktor der Medizin in Bonn (“cum laude”) with Prof. Dr. H.K. Schwabe, Medical Clinic of the University of Bonn

1991-1993:
Studies of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the Medical School of Hannover and master exam (M.P.H.) with Prof. Dr. F.W. Schwartz, Dept. of Epidemiology and Social Medicine

Professional Career

02/1988-01/1989:
Assistant doctor (senior house officer), Dept. of Anaesthesiology at Mayday University Hospital, London, Great Britain

05/1989-12/1990:
Scientific Associate at the Institute of Clinical Anaesthesiology at the University of Duesseldorf (Head: Prof. Dr. J. Tarnow)

01/1991- 10/1992:
Preparation for private practice in General Medicine in Duesseldorf

11/1992-11/1994:
Medical Consultant of AOK-Bundesverband (Association of Health Insurances), Bonn

since 09/1997:
self-employed in a General Medical practice in the centre of Duesseldorf

since 12/1994:
Aviation Medical Examiner (AME I. class) – USA

since 01/2011:
registered as General Practitioner (GP) with the General Medical Council, London, Great Britain

Acupunctur *

• Diploma of Acupuncture. University of vienna 1986 (Prof. Bischko),
• Diploma of Acupuncture B, Cologne, 2008 (IAN)

Further qualifications and certificates  *

• Travel and Tropical Medicine – cooperating doctor of CRM*
• Designated Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre of North Rhine-Westfalia
• Aeromedical Examiner JAR class 2 of the state of North Westfalia
• Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) first class U.S.A, designated by the FAA
• Traffic Medicine
• Addiction Medicine
• Diploma of Diving Medicine GTÜM

Memberships and Participations

• Member of the German Association for Tropical and Travel Medicine, Hamburg
• Member of the network of general medical practices in Duesseldorf (HAND)
• Participant of all existing contracts with health insurances concerning general medicine
• Head of the quality circle ” Addiction medicine in medical practice” in Düsseldorf
• Member of the “Association of Group practices in Addiction Medicine” in Norht Rhine-Westfalia
• Member and treasurer of the Association for Emergency medical service of physicians in Duesseldorf e.V.”
• Mitglied der Gesellschaft für Tauch- und Überdruckmedizin e.V. (GTÜM)
• Lehrarzt der Universität Düsseldorf

*additional qualifications according to own specifications