Bio
 

1. Personal details:
Full Name: Veerle Elza Remi Maria Visser-Vandewalle
Gender: Female
Date and place of birth: 31/12/64
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Nationality: Belgian

2. Professional address:
Name University / Institute: University of Cologne; University Hospital Cologne
Department: Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Center of Neurosurgery
Postaddress: Kerpener Straße 62
D-50937 Cologne
Germany
Tel.: +49 221 478 82792
Fax: +49 221 478 4581
E-mail: veerle.visser-vandewalle@uk-koeln.de

3. Training / Education
1999
Apr-May Specialized training in epilepsy surgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Canada (Prof. Dr. A. Olivier)

1989-1996
Training in neurosurgery at the St-Jans hospital, Bruges, and the Ghent University hospital, Belgium (Prof. Dr. J. Caemaert)

1982-1989
Medical studies State University Ghent, Belgium
Doctorate
University: Maastricht University
Date: 23 January 2004
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. E.A.M. Beuls (University hospital Maastricht)
Prof. Dr. D.A. Bosch (University hospital Amsterdam)
Title of thesis: Deep brain stimulation in movement disorders. The applications
reconsidered.

4. Professional appointments
Aug 2012-
Full Professor Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery University of Cologne
Head of the Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Center of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Cologne, Germany

2010-Jul 2012
Guest neurosurgeon for DBS, Klinikum Aachen, Germany

2007- Jul 2012
Extraordinary Professor Functional Neurosurgery Maastricht University, The Netherlands

1999-Jul 2012
Senior member of staff at the dep. of neurosurgery, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

1996-1999:
Senior member of staff at the dep. of neurosurgery, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium,
with specific focus on functional neurosurgery