| Honorary positions (selection) |
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| 2018 - 2021 | Vice president European Brain Council, Europe |
| 2015 - | Member of the "Scientific Panel for Health (SPH)" of the European Commission, Directorate General XII for Research and Innovation |
| 2014 -2021 | Chairperson European Affairs Subcommittee - European Academy of Neurology (EASC-EAN) |
| 2010 - 2016 | Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Novartis Foundation Germany |
| 2013 - 2015 |
President International REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder Study Group (IRBDSG) |
| 2011 - 2012 | President - German Neurological Society; (2013 - 2014 - past president, 2009 - 2010 vice president) |
| 2007 - 2011 |
President - German Parkinson Society (DPG); (2011 - 2013 past president, 2004 - 2007 Vice President) |
| 2007 - 2009 | Chairman: International Movement Disorders Society – European Section (2005 - 2006 Vice Chairman) |
| 2003 - |
Speaker of the German Parkinson Study Group (GPS) - Network for clinical multicenter studies: „Parkinson Syndromes“ |
| 2003 - 2008 | Member of the board: GeneMove |
| 2003 - 2014 | Chair: German Guideline Committee for diagnosis and therapy of Parkinson’s disease |
| 2003 - 2004 | Treasurer: Movement Disorders Society (2001 - 2002 elect) |
| 2002 - 2008 |
Member of the board: Telematic platform for medical research networks (TMF e.V.) |
| 2001 - 2005 | Speaker EuroPa – European network for research, diagnosis and therapy of Parkinson’s disease |
| 1999 - |
Speaker of the "Competence Network Parkinson" |
| 1998 - |
Mentor ot the German Student Merit Foundation, at the Philipps University of Marburg |
| 1998 - 2005 |
Advisor: German Huntington Association |
| 1991 - |
Advisor: German "Restless Legs Syndrome" Society |
| 1991 - |
Advisor: German Wilson Society |
| 1987 - 2010 |
Scientific Advisory Board: German Parkinson-Vereinigung e.V. (Patient advocacy group) |
| Awards | |
| 2018 | Life Time Achievement Award - European Federation of Neurological Associations |
| 2013 | Hertie-Senior Research Professorship |
| 2013 | Wilhelm-von-Humboldt Medal of the German Parkinson Society (DPG) |
| 2009 | Honorary Doctor - 1. Medical Academy Moskow |
| 2004 | Dingebaur-Price for Parkinson Research of the German Neurological Society – together with Prof. G. Deuschl, Kiel, Germany |
| 1987 - 1990 | Heisenberg-professorship (carrier award) of the "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft": Clinical and basic studies in basal ganglia diseases" |
| 1986 | "Parkinson-Frosst-Preis" of the German Neurological Society |
| 1971 - 1978 | scholarship holder of the "German Student Merit Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)" |
| Memberships (selection) | |
| American Academy of Neurology (AAN) |
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| Working group of neurological intensive medicine (ANIM) | |
| German Society of Clinical Neurophysiology | |
| German Society of Neurogenetics | |
| German Society of Neurology (DGN) | |
| German Society of Sleep Medicine (DGSM) | |
| German Parkinson Society (DPG) |
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| European Academy of Neurology (EAN) | |
| European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) | |
| Federation of European Neuroscientific Societies (FENS) | |
| "Hirnliga" for research, detection and treatment of mental disorders | |
| International Basal Ganglia Society | |
| International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO) | |
| International REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Study Group (IRBDSG) |
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| New York Academy of Science (NYAS) |
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| Society for Neuroscience Germany | |
| Society for Neuroscience (USA) | |
| The Movement Disorder Society (MDS) |
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| World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM) | |
Prof. Dr. Dr. W. H. Oertel | honorary positions
