Heinz Eric Krestel, MD
Associate Professor Adjunct
Biography
Research & Publications
Appointments
Biography
I am a trained clinical neurologist and have always been interested in combining clinical practice with a better understanding of disease concepts and pathomechanisms from basic research. In my education and training, I have taken a multidisciplinary approach that allows me to explore topics such as the application of real-time processing of brain biosignals to the analysis of epileptiform phenomena that may result in transient impairment of behavior and cognition. A second focus is to study the development of epilepsy and resistance to therapy with seizure suppressing drugs from the perspective of genetics.
Education & Training
- Lecturer in NeurologyJohann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, DE (2022)
- Lecturer in NeurologyUniversity of Bern, CH (2017)
- Fellow in Epileptology, Sleep MedicineBern University Hospital, CH
- Resident in NeurologyUniversity Hospital Heidelberg, DE; University Hospital Zurich & Bern University Hospital, CH
- Postdoctoral FellowMolecular Neurobiology, Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research DE; Pharmacology, University of Zurich, CH
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) (2011)
- Board CertificationAB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology (2011)
- Board CertificationAB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy (2010)
Activities
- Real-time processing of brain biosignalsFrankfurt, HE, Germany; New Haven, CT, United States; Bern, BE, Switzerland 2021Real-time processing of brain biosignals
- Epilepsy geneticsNew Haven, CT, United States; Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel; Crans-Montana, VS, Switzerland; Heidelberg, VIC, Australia 2020Somatic retrotransposition (Yale), RNA editing (Ramat Gan), somatic SNVs (Crans-Montana)
- Fitness-to-drive evaluationFrankfurt, HE, Germany; Oslo, Oslo, Norway; New Haven, CT, United States 2019Fitness-to-drive evaluation
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Swebilius Foundation grant | Yale Comprehensive Epilepsy Center | 2023 |
Individual Global Fellowship under the Marie Sklodowska‐Curie Grant Agreement No. 99791 | European Union | 2019 |
Press release, Reuters Health Information "Real Spikes Crash Virtual Cars" | 2016 | |
Poster award, World Congress of Neurology, Vienna: "Insular and caudate lesions release abnormal yawning in stroke patients" | 2013 | |
Young investigator award: "Influence of Taprostene, a novel prostacyclin analogue, on postischemic microcirculation and leucocyte-endothelial interaction" | 1996 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Yale Club New York City | Member | 2019 - Present |
International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) | Member | 2016 - Present |
American Epilepsy Society | Member | 2016 - Present |
Epi25 Collaborative | Member | 2015 - Present |
Associate editor, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience | Associate Editor | 2015 - Present |
Swiss Medical Association (FMH) | Member | 2010 - Present |
Swiss Neurological Society | Member | 2010 - Present |