About us
The duties of the Department of Epileptology are clearly defined: optimally diagnosing and treating patients with epilepsy and other seizure-like disorders, and researching epilepsy and the functions of the human brain, such as memory and emotion.
The well-being of the patient is the central guiding principle of our Department; seizure control and improvement in quality of life are the primary goals.
The Department offers our patients an environment in which all aspects of their disease can be intensively examined and taken into consideration for optimal treatment. This requires a complex interaction among several workgroups within the Department and also close cooperation with other Departments, such as Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology.
Here, internationally renowned scientific workgroups address a wide range of issues relating to epilepsy.
Through academic teaching as well as active participation in medical and professional training, we help ensure that patients can experience high-quality diagnostic testing and treatment, even outside of special epilepsy centers. We also feel a special obligation to better inform the public with regard to epilepsy’s disease pattern through active public relations work.
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Rainer Surges, MHBA
Director and Head of the Department of Epileptology
Secretariat
Rosemarie Luster
Tel.: 0228 287-19388
Fax: 0228 287-14328
Organisation
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Rosemarie Luster
Office Manager / Secretariat Supervisor
Tel.: 0228 287-19388
Fax: 0228 287-14328
Organisation
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Lale Önver
Secretary - Front Office
Tel.: 0228 287-15728
Fax: 0228 287-14328
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Dr. med. Randi von Wrede
Managing Senior Physician
Secretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Dr. med. Tobias Baumgartner
Head Senior Physician
Secretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
Fax: 0228 287-19351
Organisation
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Maren Ben Boussida
Secretary for Senior Physicians
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
Fax: 0228 287-19351
Senior Physicians
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Dr. med. Susanna Moskau-Hartmann
Senior Physician
Secretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Dr. med. Jan Pukropski
Senior Physician
Secretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Dr. rer. nat. Dr. med. Attila Rácz
Senior Physician
Secretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Dr. med. Michael Rademacher
Senior Physician
Secretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
Fax: 0228 287-19351
Specialists
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Mostafa Badr
Neurology Specialist
Station Foerster
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Aniz Ahammed Basheer
Neurology Specialist
Station Foerster
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Dr. med. Sarah Brömling
Neurology Specialist
Secretariat
Rosemarie Luster
Tel.: 0228 287-19388
Fax: 0228 287-14328
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Dr. med. Aline Faikus
Neurology Specialist
Station Foerster
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Dr. med. Anja Ivo
Neurology Specialist
Secretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Prof. Dr. med. Michael Wenzel
Neurology Specialist
Station Foerster
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
Fax: 0228 287-19351
Residents
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Arthur Jordan
Resident
Station Foerster
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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David Wolf
Resident
Station Foerster
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
Fax: 0228 287-19351
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Ulrike Burgardt
Patient Appointments
Tel.: +49 228 287-16195
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Sabine Fabiunke
MFA
Tel.: +49 228 287-19340
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Dorothee Giesecke
MFA
Tel.: +49 228 287-16195
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Marion Grupp
MFA
Tel.: +49 228 287-19340
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Darleen Jumpertz
Patient Admissions
Tel.: 0228 287-19340
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Vera Marquardt
Patient Appointments
Tel.: 0228 287-16195
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Nijole Masian
Documentation
Tel.: 0228 287-19340
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Ulrike von Mäßenhausen
Patient Appointments
Tel.: 0228 287-16195
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PD Dr. rer. nat. Christian Hoppe
Ltd. Psychologe Intervention
Tel.: 0228 287-16172
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PD Dr. phil. Juri-Alexander Witt
Ltd. Psychologe Diagnostik
Tel.: 0228 287-14436
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Prof. Dr. phil. Christoph Helmstaedter
Tel.: 0228 287-16108
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Sarah Al-Haj Mustafa
Tel.: 0228 287-13638
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Michaela Gietz
EEG Routine
Tel.: 0228 287-19354
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Ouejdan Hamane
EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-15720
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Alexander Heller
EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-15720
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Annett Jelinek
Head of EEG Routine
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Bozena Kulis
Acting Head of EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-16378
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Eligija Misiukoniene
EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-16378
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Nicole Oswald
EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-16378
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Indra Prusseit
EEG Routine
Tel.: 0228 287-16393
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Katja Reinhardt
EEG MLE
Tel.: 0228 287-16257 /-19370
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Nils Rosche
EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-16378
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Cornelia Schmitz-Stercken
EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-14063
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Maria Schruff
Head of EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-15720 /-16378
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Heike Weber-Knuf
EEG Routine
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Silke Weißkirchen
EEG SDA
Tel.: 0228 287-16378
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Susanne Beyer
MTA
Tel.: +49 228 6885-205
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Wolfram Kunz
Head of Workgroup
Tel.: +49 228 6885-290
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Silke Schiller
Secretariat
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Dr. Gábor Zsurka
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tel.: +49 228 6885-213
Organisation
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Ruth Bender
Secretary
Tel.: +49 228 287-19366
Fax: +49 228 287-11560
Case Management
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Kitty Weber
BTA / MTA
Tel.: +49 228 287-19363
Case Management
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Marion Wüst
BTA / MTA
Tel.: +49 228 287-19363
Study Trials
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Ines Goebel
Tel.: +49 228 287-15748
Study Trials
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Sylke Schaffranek
Tel.: +49 228 287-15748
Technology
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Gregor Gast
Technician
Tel.: +49 228 287-19360
Technology
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Björn Liebig
Technician
Tel.: +49 228 287-16833
Technology
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Peter Rolf
System Administrator
Tel.: +49 228 287-19006
Communication
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Sandra Schuller
Communication and Design for Patient Care, Education, and Science
Tel.: +49 228 287-14351
Communication
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Karen Wörmann
Science / Communication Assistant
Tel.: +49 228 287-11574
Project Management / Quality Management
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Dipl. Biol. Birgitta Esser
Tel.: +49 228 287-11507
Digital Teaching
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Dipl.-Biochem. Simone Claß
Tel.: +49 228 287-16126
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Sandra Redmann
Station Management
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J. Ernst
Nurse
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Antje Fiedler
Nurse
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
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Abigail Juguilon
Nurse
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
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Tanja Leis
Nurse
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Jennifer Max
Nurse
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Dietmar Nussbaum
Nurse
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Mario Starke
Nurse
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
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Fawad Sultani
Nurse
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Magnolia Villas
Nurse
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
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Nelly Witting
Nurse
Tel.: 0228 287-15706
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Jasmin Dulaj
Dipl. Remedial Education
Tel.: 0228 287-19219
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Ella Francke
Ergotherapist
Tel.: 0228 287-19219
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Prof. Dr. phil. Christoph Helmstaedter
Head of Workgroup
Tel.: 0228 287-16108
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. med. Florian Mormann
Head of Workgroup
Tel.: 0228 287-15738
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Dr. med. Susanna Moskau-Hartmann
Head of Workgroup
Sekretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
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Prof. Dr. med. Rainer Surges, MHBA
Director and Head of Workgroup
Secretariat
Rosemarie Luster
Tel.: 0228 287-19388
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PD Dr. med. Randi von Wrede
Managing Senior Physician and Head of Workgroup
Secretariat
Maren Ben Boussida
Tel.: 0228 287-15741
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The Department of Epileptology in Bonn was founded in 1979 as a special clinic for the treatment and research of epilepsy. At the same time, the only German chair for epileptology was established here for many decades. Together with the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery Departments as well as the Institute of Neuropathology, the Department of Epileptology is now part of the Centre for Neurology at the University Hospital Bonn. In close cooperation with our Department of Neurosurgery, one of the world's largest epilepsy centres was built here. The Department of Epileptology moved to the new building premisis in September of 2000.
The founding Director, Prof. Dr. Heinz Penin (1924-2020) was named as the first Professor for Epileptology in August 1979. From 1990 until March 2019, the Department was headed by Prof. Dr. Christian Elger. As of April 2019, Prof. Dr. Rainer Surges is the Chair of the University Professorship for Epileptology as well as the Director of the Department of Epileptology.