Prof. Wolfgang SCHMIDT (Germany)

Student
1977-1983 M.D. grade at Free University, Berlin

Work as Physician:

1983-1993 1985 1989 1992 since 1993 1996 1998 2002 2005

Resident (Internal Medicine) Krankenhaus Zehlendorf, Berlin Degree as Dr. med. Degree as Specialist for Internal Medicine; education in echocardiography, abdominal, and vascular ultrasound (US) Sub-specialisation: Emergency Medicine Consultant Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, education in musculoskeletal US Degree as Rheumatologist; Consultant Rheumatologist Deputy Director of Med. Ctr. for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch Habilitation (Clinical Professor, Humboldt-University, Berlin) Local Director of Med. Ctr. for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch

Specialisation:
US (musculoskeletal, vascular, abdominal, thyroid, echocardiography),
gastroscopy, coloscopy, clinical rheumatology.

Membership:
EULAR: Co-chair of Eular Standing Committee on Imaging since 2006
DEGUM (German US society): MS-US directorial board 1997-2004
Approved DEGUM ultrasound teacher since 2000
DGRh (German Rheumatol. society): Member of imaging committee
ACR: Conducting ultrasound workshops since 1999 at annual meetings
Teacher at many local, national and international US courses.

Scientific work:
US in vasculitis (NEJM, Lancet, Ann Int Med, Rheumatology, etc.)
Musculoskeletal US (Lancet, Ann Rheum Dis, Clin Exp Rheumatol, etc.)
Misc. rheumatic diseases (Arthritis Rheum, Clin Rheumatol, etc.)
Review articles on ultrasound and on vasculitis (Curr Opin Rheumatol,
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol, Curr Rheumatol Rep, Nat Clin Pract
Rheumatol etc.)
Reviewer for the main scientific journals in rheumatology.