curriculum vitae
November 2022
| Tom Bschor, M.D., Prof. Dr. med. |
Education/Training
| Institution and Location | Degree | Year(s) | Field of Study |
| Freie Universität Berlin, School of Medicine, Berlin, Germany | M.D. | 1986-1993 | Medicine |
| Freie Universität Berlin, School of Medicine, Berlin, Germany | Dr. med. (doctoral thesis) | 1994 | Medicine |
| Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, Freie Universität Berlin, Dpts. of Psychiatry & Neurology, Germany |
Residency | 1995-1998 | Psychiatry & Neurology |
| Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, Freie Universität Berlin, Dpt. of Psychiatry, Germany |
Residency | 1997-2000 | Psychotherapy |
| Dpt. of Psychiatry, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany | Habilitation (Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. habil.) | 2003 | Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Lithiumaugmentation: Klinische und neuroendokrinologische Untersuchungen) |
| Dpt. of Psychiatry, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany | Associate Professor | 2013 | Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
Professional Experience
| 2022-present | Leader and Coordinator of the Government Commission for Modern and Needs-Based Hospital Care implemented by the Federal Ministry of Health |
| 2013-present | Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany |
| 2010-2020 | Head (Chefarzt), Department of Psychiatry, Schlosspark-Clinic Berlin, Germany |
| 2004-2009 | Head (Chefarzt), Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jewish Hospital of Berlin, Germany |
| 2002-2004 | Supervising Psychiatrist (Oberarzt), Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany |
| 2001 | Temporary Head, Berlin Lithium Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| 1998-2001 | Supervising Psychiatrist (Oberarzt), Department of Psychiatry, Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| 1998-2001 | Supervising Psychiatrist (Oberarzt), Berlin Lithium Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| 1995-1998 | Resident Physician, Departments of Psychiatry & Neurology, Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany |
| 1993-1995 | Resident Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Krankenhaus Moabit, Berlin, Germany |
Clinical Areas of Expertise
therapy resistant depression, bipolar disorder, long-term prophylactic treatment of affective disorders, alcoholism and other dependencies
Research Areas of Expertise
pharmacotherapy of depression, antidepressants, lithium prophylaxis, lithium augmentation, neuroendocrinology of affective disorders
Memberships (selection)
President (2013-2017) Berlin Society for Psychiatry and Neurology (Berliner Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Neurologie, BGPN), since 2017 Vice President
Secretary (2002-2022), International Group for the Study of Lithium Treated Patients (IGSLI)
Drug Commission of the German Medical Association (AkdÄ), Speaker of the Working-group Psychiatry
Member of the Scientific Board of Trustees of the German Centre for Addiction Issues (Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen, DHS)
German Society for Bipolar Disorders (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Bipolare Störungen, DGBS)
Saxonian Scientific Society for Psychiatry and Neurology (Sächsische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Nervenheilkunde)
German Society for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde, DGPPN)