Prof. Dr med.
Peter Heusser, MME (UniBe)
Working group leader
Faculty of Health (School of Medicine) | Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine
Prof. Dr Peter Heusser heads the Medical Anthropology working group at the Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine at Witten/Herdecke University.
He was born in 1950 in Brienz in the Bernese Oberland and grew up in Switzerland, where he trained as a specialist in general practice and as a doctor of anthroposophic medicine and completed a Master of Medical Education.
He established a lectureship in anthroposophic medicine at the University of Bern and from 2009 to 2016 held the Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine at Witten/Herdecke University. Since then, he has headed a research project on medical anthropology there as a senior researcher.
Research
Research and editing project "P 14731: Commentary on Rudolf Steiner's 1st Medical Course (GA 312)".
The project serves the development of an evidence-based medical anthropology which encompasses the human being in all medical matters equally according to body, life, soul and spirit. To this end, the spiritual-scientific theses from the source texts of anthroposophical medicine are being systematically related to the results of scientific research for the first time in a comprehensive project and published in detailed commentary form in serialised volumes.
Employees
- Dr René Ebersbach
- Dr Johannes Weinzirl
- Dr Tom Scheffers (contract of employment)
- Lic. biol. Michael Kalisch (contract of employment)
Teaching
Since 2020
Head of the Working Group for Medical Anthropology at the Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University
2017 - 2019
Senior Professor of Medical Anthropology at the Chair of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University
2009 - 2016
Postdoctoral university lecturing qualification and Chair at the Department of Medical Theory, Integrative and Anthroposophic Medicine, Head of the Institute for Integrative Medicine at Witten/Herdecke University and Co-Head of the Herdecke Research and Teaching Centre.
2015 - 2016
Co-initiator and co-founder of the research training group for Waldorf Education at Alanus University Alfter
1995 - 2008
University of Bern, Faculty of Medicine: Establishment and management of the lectureship for anthroposophic medicine at the Institute for Complementary Medicine (KIKOM), establishment of a research department for anthroposophic medicine
2003 - 2006
University of Bern, postgraduate studies for Master of Medical Education, MME (UniBe)
1998 - 2005
Swiss Federal Social Insurance Office and Swiss Federal Office of Public Health: Expert for evaluation of complementary medicine and member of the national steering committee of the national programme Evaluation of Complementary Medicine (PEK)
1993 - 1998
Swiss National Science Foundation for Scientific Research: Co-chairman of a national research project on quality of life under anthroposophic complementary treatment in advanced cancer (NRP 34).
1983
University of Basel, doctoral studies for the degree of Dr med.
1977 - 1982
Further clinical training in general practice (internal medicine, surgery, paediatrics) and anthroposophic medicine (Ita Wegman Clinic and Lukas Clinic Arlesheim, Switzerland), specialist in general medicine FMH. Certificate of competence in anthroposophic medicine VAOAS/FMH
1969 - 1976
University of Bern, medical studies, federal medical diploma
1969
Matura, Gymnasium Kantonsschule Solothurn
1967 - 1968
Foreign exchange student, Pewaukee, Wi, USA