Prof. Bernhard Steinhoff
About Bernhard
Prof. Dr. Bernhard J. Steinhoff, FEAN started his career at the Kork Epilepsy Center in 1987. Afterwards he moved to the University Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich continuing his education as a neurologist before moving to the Cleveland Clinic. Bernhard then spent 8 years at the University of Göttingen where he earned his board certification and his professorship and then returned to the Kork Epilepsy Center where he has served as the Medical Director for 26 years. His main interests are clinical epileptology and neurophysiology and he is a Professor of neurology and clinical neurophysiology at the University of Freiburg. Bernhard has treated thousands of people with an epilepsy, published numerous scientific papers, and held several board positions at the ILAE, the German Neurological Society, the German Epilepsy Society and most recently at the European Academy of Neurology.
Areas of focus
treatment strategy
safety
quality of life
Links
LinkedIn | Vall d'Hebron | Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca | Federación Española de Epilepsia | ResearchGate | loop | Federación Española de Epilepsia
Episodes
Treatment Strategies and Specialist Epilepsy Care
22 Oct 2026
In this episode we hear of:
seizure prevention
individualised care
death risk minimisation
understanding real life with an epilepsy