Walter Maetzler

Prof. Maetzler, Full Professor for neurogeriatrics and Deputy Director of the neurology department of the University Hospital in Kiel, Germany. His main clinical interest is Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders associated with functionally relevant movement and cognitive disabilities. He leads a research group focusing on the analysis and validation of mobile sensor technology in supervised ("lab- or clinic-based") and unsupervised ("home-based, daily life") assessments of older...See more

Prof. Maetzler, Full Professor for neurogeriatrics and Deputy Director of the neurology department of the University Hospital in Kiel, Germany. His main clinical interest is Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders associated with functionally relevant movement and cognitive disabilities. He leads a research group focusing on the analysis and validation of mobile sensor technology in supervised ("lab- or clinic-based") and unsupervised ("home-based, daily life") assessments of older adults and neurodegenerative diseases. He is involved as principal investigator, chief clinical investigator and work package leader in multiple international projects investigating the potential of mobile sensor technology to improve our understanding of disease progression and treatment response in chronic conditions, such as Parkinson's disease. Currently, he serves as the co-chair of the technology task force of the Movement Disorders Society and as an advisory board member of the Critical Path for Parkinson's (CPP) Consortium. He has co-authored about 300 articles in international peer-review journals and is Chief Editor of Neurogeriatrie - ICF-basierte Diagnose und Behandlung (https: //www.springer.com/de/book/9783662573570) and Associate Editor of the Journal Geriatric Care. See less