{"id":410,"date":"2018-11-12T17:12:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T16:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiane-volkheimer.com\/?page_id=410"},"modified":"2023-11-17T20:45:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T19:45:52","slug":"gerhard-volkheimer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christiane-volkheimer.com\/en\/gerhard-volkheimer\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. Gerhard Volkheimer \u2013 Gastroenterologist (Persorption)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prof. Dr.<\/h3><\/div>

Gerhard Volkheimer<\/h1><\/div>
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Over a period of almost twenty years (1948\u20131967), Gerhard Volkheimer rendered outstanding service to gastroenterological research at Berlin\u2019s Humboldt University. Gerhard Volkheimer’s scientific work focused on the small intestine \u2013 together with his team, he conducted extensive research on persorption [LINK] at the Faculty of Medicine of the Charit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with his work as a scientist, Volkheimer also practiced as a clinical gastroenterologist at his own practice at Berlin\u2019s Bayerischer Platz. His situation was extremely unusual: Volkheimer conducted his research in East Berlin but yet lived and ran his practice in the West of the city. After he was forced to leave the Charit\u00e9 in 1967 [1]1<\/sup><\/a>Volkheimer, Gerhard: Ich war der letzte oder vorletzte West-Berliner an der Charit\u00e9. In: Stein, Rosemarie: Die Charit\u00e9: 1945 - 1992; ein Mythos von innen, S. 43 ff. Argon-Verlag, Berlin 1992.<\/span><\/span><\/sup>, he transferred to the Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin (FU) to which his habilitation was transferred in 1969. However, he was unable to continue his research on the topic of persorption because at the FU he no longer had access to the infrastructure of the Charit\u00e9 in terms of laboratories, equipment, teams of staff and doctoral students.<\/p>\n

In addition to his experimental research, Gerhard Volkheimer was consistently active in communicating knowledge and methodology. To serve this end, he not only supervised numerous PhD students at the Charit\u00e9, but also attracted affection and respect for both his teaching and organizational skills.<\/p>\n

In addition to all this work, he was responsible for many developments in functional gastroenterological diagnostics, in rigid and flexible endoscopy and in X-ray diagnostics of the digestive tract. Among his achievements was to acquire an orbiscope for his practice – the most modern X-ray machine available at the time. [2]2<\/sup><\/a>Volkheimer, Gerhard: Gastroenterologie f\u00fcr die Praxis. Lehmann, M\u00fcnchen 1975. (siehe http:\/\/d-nb.info\/750265477<\/span><\/span> <\/sup>Gerhard Volkheimer retired from his activities as a gastroenterologist in 1993.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Vita<\/h2><\/h3><\/div>
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Born on July 11 in Kempten, Allg\u00e4u
\n\u2020 6. Januar 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span> University studies<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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University studies in medicine at Erlangen, Graz, Kiel, W\u00fcrzburg, and Marburg<\/p>\n

1946<\/strong>
\nState medical exam and graduation in Marburg<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Professional background<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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1946\u20131948<\/strong>
\nResearch assistant at the university medical clinic at Marburg at the institutes of pathology at Marburg and Bochum<\/p>\n

1948\u20131967<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three medical specialties, practiced in parallel with one another:<\/p>\n

1. Developed and established the discipline of gastroenterology at the Charit\u00e9 (in East Berlin) using modern gastroenterological methodologies<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Research and teaching activities at the First Medical Clinic of the Charit\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Management of the laboratories for experimental gastroenterology at the Charit\u00e9.
\nHis research into persorption was possible only until 1967 due to the political conditions of the time.
\n[3]3<\/sup><\/a>Volkheimer, Gerhard: Ich war der letzte oder vorletzte West-Berliner an der Charit\u00e9. In: Stein, Rosemarie: Die Charit\u00e9: 1945 - 1992; ein Mythos von innen, S. 43 ff. Argon-Verlag, Berlin 1992.<\/span><\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n

Diffusion of his research results among the scientific community through a great many domestic and international specialist congresses as well as at many teaching and training events.<\/p>\n

3. Practical gastroenterology \u2013 recognized gastroenterologist in West Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Residential apartment and gastroenterological practice at Bayerischer Platz in West Berlin in addition to his activities at the Charit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

1959\u20131967<\/strong>
\nExperimental studies on enteral assimilation of micro-particles.<\/p>\n

Six years of intensive experimental research on this phenomenon, under the working title \u201cPersorption: Retention of microparticles, particle clearance, particle-induced micro-embolization and alterations in endothelial tissues, drainage behavior of the thoracic duct.”<\/p>\n

As part of this work, he completed a number of research assignments at the Humboldt University, supervised many doctoral students and presented the results of the research he had conducted at specialist congresses all over the world.<\/p>\n

1962<\/strong>
\nHabilitation through the submission of a paper on the \u201cPermeability of gut mucosa to large corpuscular elements.\u201d<\/p>\n

1969<\/strong>
\nTransfer of habilitation to the Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin.<\/p>\n

1972<\/strong>
\nAppointment as supernumerary Professor at the Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin.
\nSummary of research results in his monograph on \u201cPersorption\u201d.<\/p>\n

1993<\/strong>
\nRetired from private practice at Bayerischer Platz, Berlin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Honorary memberships<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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