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Meuth, Sven<\/h2>\n\n\n

Prof. Dr. Dr. Sven Meuth is currently Director of the Department of Neurology at University Hospital M\u00fcnster. In 2025, he was elected as a new KKNMS e.V. board member in the office of deputy spokesperson and is thus also a representative of the association and legal deputy. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professional stations<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2029 – 2031:<\/strong> DGN President (past), German Society of Neurology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2027 – 2029:<\/strong> DGN President, German Society of Neurology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 – 2027:<\/strong> DGN President (incoming), German Society of Neurology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2026:<\/strong> Director, Department of Neurology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2024:<\/strong> Medical Director of Speech Therapy (consultative care), University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2024:<\/strong> Spokesman of the Board of the Coordination Center for Clinical Studies (KKS), University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024:<\/strong> DGN Congress President, German Society for Neurology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 – 2026:<\/strong> Director, Department of Neurology, University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018 – 2019<\/strong>: Dean, Faculty of Medicine M\u00fcnster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2019: <\/strong>Honorary doctorate, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2017 – 2019:<\/strong> Vice Dean for Research \/ Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine M\u00fcnster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016 – 2020: <\/strong>Director (W3 with management function), Institute for Translational Neurology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 – 2020: <\/strong>Deputy Director, Clinic for General Neurology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, Director: Prof. Dr. H. Wiendl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011: <\/strong>Recognition as a specialist in neurology, Westphalia-Lippe Medical Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 – 2016: <\/strong>Professor (W3) for Neuropathophysiology, Institute of Physiology I, University of M\u00fcnster, Director: Prof. H.C. Pape<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 – 2013<\/strong>: Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology – Division of Inflammatory Diseases of the Nervous System and Neurooncology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster Director: Prof. Dr. H. Wiendl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004 – 2010: <\/strong>Assistant physician, research assistant, visiting scientist Neurological Clinic and Polyclinic, University Hospital W\u00fcrzburg Director: Prof. Dr. K.V. Toyka, Hospital for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Lohr am Main, Director: Prof. Dr. G. Jungkunz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004 – 2005:<\/strong> Stay abroad, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Education<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2009 – 2011:<\/strong> Distance learning program for “Master of Health Business Administration”, Friedrich-Alexander University, Nuremberg-Erlangen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007:<\/strong> “Dr. rer. nat.”, Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H.C. Pape, title “Expression and functional relevance of two-pore K+ channels of the TASK family in thalamic switch neurons” (summa cum laude)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005<\/strong>: “Dr. med.”, Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. T. Budde, Director: Prof. Dr. H.C. Pape, Title: “Calcium-dependent inactivation of neuronal calcium channels in rat thalamocortical switch neurons” (summa cum laude)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000 – 2011:<\/strong> Scientific work accompanying studies, Institute of Physiology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg; student assistant, Prof. H.C. Pape<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000 – 2004:<\/strong> Postgraduate course “Neurobiology”, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999 – 2002:<\/strong> funded member of the DFG Research Training Group Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg; “Biological basis of diseases of the nervous system”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1997 – 2004: <\/strong>Study of human medicine, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Main research areas<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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  • Multiple sclerosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Neuroimmunology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Membership<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    • Absence representative of the Head of the Department of Conservative Medicine, D\u00fcsseldorf University Hospital<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Advisory board for the neurological board “Der Nervenarzt”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Anton Betz Foundation of Rheinische Post e.V.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Section Spokesperson for Clinical Neurosciences, NeuroWissenschaftliche Gesellschaft e.V. (NWG)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Walter Clawiter Endowment Fund<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the German Brain Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the Steering Committee of the Clinician Scientist Program FUTURE-4-CSPMM, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the Faculty Council of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Director of the Coordination Center for Clinical Studies (KKS), Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University D\u00fcsseldorf<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the GENERATE e.V. association, scientific board of trustees<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of “F\u00f6rderverein Epilepsieforschung an der Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnster e.V.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Master’s program “MS Management “<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the “Lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid diagnostics” guidelines committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Awards<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Apheresis Innovation Award – Immunapheresis (2024)Professor of the Year, UNICUM Foundation (2024)Nursing Prize of the DGN 2024, German Society for Neurology (2024)Prize of the German Society of Nephrology (DGfN) (2024)Heinrich Pette Prize of the German Society of Neurology (2014)PRO-SCIENTIA Award of the Eckhart-Buddecke Foundation (2013)Maria M\u00f6ller Foundation Sponsorship Award, Oncology (2012)Oppenheim Young Talent Award for Multiple Sclerosis Research (2010)Maria M\u00f6ller Foundation Sponsorship Award, Oncology (2012)Oppenheim Young Talent Award for Multiple Sclerosis Research (2010)SOBEK Young Talent Award of the German Multiple Sclerosis Society, Federal Association (2010)Helmut Bauer Young Talent Award for Multiple Sclerosis Research, G\u00f6ttingen (2009)ARSE – Association pour la r\u00e9cherche sur la scl\u00e9rose en plaque, Paris, France (2009)Best presentation ECTRIMS – European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, Montreal, Canada (2008)Young Scientist Award, Klaus-Felgenhauer Foundation (2005)Dissertationspreis Otto-von-Guericke Universit\u00e4t, Magdeburg, Karin-Witte-Stiftung; Auszeichnung f\u00fcr die beste Promotion aller Fakult\u00e4ten (2005)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      Year of birth<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      1977<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11858,"template":"","gruppe":[23,38,22,37],"taskforce":[],"class_list":["post-10462","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","gruppe-mitglied","gruppe-mitglied-en","gruppe-vorstand","gruppe-vorstand-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKompetenznetz Multiple Sklerose<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kompetenznetz Multiple Sklerose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" 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