A/Prof Martin Krause

Martin Krause, a Clinical Associate Professor, obtained his medical degree from the University of Heidelberg in Germany and completed his postgraduate medical degree in 1995. He pursued a doctoral thesis in radiology investigating the accuracy of digital picture archiving and communication systems which he completed with magna cum laude in 1997. He gained experience in surgery, haematology and rehabilitation before receiving training in neurology at the University Hospital Heidelberg in 1997 where he was mentored by Prof Werner Hacke, an eminent figure in acute stroke therapy. His exposure to neurocritical care units, stroke units and the emergency department inspired him to pursue innovative methods to treat stroke patients.

He received formal qualification as a neurophysiologist and underwent training in vascular neuro-sonology. He joined the deep brain stimulation and movement disorder research group in Heidelberg and was a member of the German Competence Network Parkinson’s Disease. In 2006, he relocated to Australia and was offered a medical academic position at Nepean Clinical School before being appointed Neuroscience and Stroke Network Director in the Northern Sydney Local Health District in 2011. He is currently the Head of the Neurology Department at Royal North Shore Hospital and supervises master-class lectures in neurology for stage two medical students and young doctors at the University of Sydney's Medical School. Dr Krause is still actively involved in stroke and movement disorder research, and he has published over 60 peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is also a member of the Stroke Society of Australasia and is the founding member of the German Parkinson Society.