Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Bauer, TP: C02; 2012 - 2016
Director and Executive Chair, Physician-in-Chief VCF
Contact information
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Hospital and Outpatient Clinics
Technische Universität Dresden
Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden
Phone: +49 (0)351 458-2772
E-Mail:
Scientific Education
| 2001 | Habilitation (venia legendi) in Psychiatry, FUB |
| 1990 – 1994 | Resident and research fellow in psychiatry & neurology, Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, Free University Berlin (FUB) |
| 1993 | Dr. med., Dpt. of Psychiatry, FUB |
| 1982 – 1989 | School of Medicine, FUB |
| 1987 | Dr. rer. nat., Institute of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, FUB |
| 1977 – 1982 | Diploma in Biology, University of Constance, Germany |
Professional Experience
| Since 2007 | Director and Chair (W3), Dpt. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden |
| 2004 – 2006 | Professor of Psychiatry (C3), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
| 2002 – 2004 | Privatdozent (C2), Department Deputy Head and Director, Mood Disorders Clinics and Research Program, Dpt. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Medical Center, Humboldt University Berlin |
| 1998 – 2002 | Visiting Professor of Psychiatry, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Neuropsychiatric Research Institute & Hospital, Dpt. Of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, USA |
| 1997 – 1998 | Assistant Clinical Professor (C1), Oberarzt, Dpt. of Psychiatry, Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, FUB, Germany |
| 1994 – 1998 | Associate Director, Berlin Lithium Clinic and Research Group of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Dpt. of Psychiatry, FUB |
| 1983 – 1987 | Research Fellow Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Mol Biology & Biochemistry |
Other Scientific Activities, Honors, Awards
| Since 2011 | Member Editorial Board: Translational Psychiatry, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry |
| Since 2010 | Editor, Der Nervenarzt, Editor, Pharmacopsychiatry |
| Since 2009 | Member Editorial Board: Bipolar Disorders, World Journal of Biological Psychiatry |
| Since 2007 | Project leader, S3 Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorders, funded by DGBS & DGPPN |
| Since 2007 | Chairman, Task Force on the Biological Treatment Unipolar Depressive Disorders, World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) |
| 2007 – 2011 | Chairman, German Society for Bipolar Disorders (DGBS) |
| 2005 | National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Independent Investigator Award |
| 2002 – 2009 | Advisory Board Pharmacopsychiatry |
| Since 2002 | President, International Group for the Study of Lithium-Treated Patients (IGSLI) (www.igsli.org) |
| 1999 – 2001 | National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Young Investigator Award |
| 2000 – 2002 | Judson Braun Research Scholarship, University of California Los Angeles, Dpt. Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, USA |
| 1998 – 2000 | Research Scholarship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (Ba 1504/3-1) |
Selected Publications
Bauer, M., Silverman, D.H., Schlagenhauf, F., London, E.D., Geist, C.L., Van Herle, K., Rasgon, N., Martinez, D., Miller, K., Van Herle, A., Berman, S.M., Phelps, M.E., Whybrow, P.C. (2009). Brain glucose metabolism in hypothyroidism: a positron emission tomography study before and after thyroid hormone replacement therapy. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 94(8), 2922-2929.
Bauer, M., London, E.D., Rasgon, N., Berman, S.M., Frye, M.A., Altshuler, L., Mandelkern, M.A., Bramen, J., Woods, R., Mazziotta, J.C., Whybrow, P.C. (2005). Supraphysiological doses of levothyroxine alter regional cerebral metabolism and improve mood in women with bipolar depression. Molecular Psychiatry, 10, 456-469.
Bermpohl, F., Dalanay, U., Kahnt, T., Sajonz, B., Heimann, H., Ricken, R., Stoy, M., Hägele, C., Schlagenhauf, F., Adli, M., Wrase, J., Ströhle, A., Heinz, A., Bauer, M. (2009). A preliminary study of increased amygdala activation to positive affective stimuli in mania. Bipolar Disorders, 11, 70–75.
Bauer, M., Glenn T, Whybrow PC, Grof P, Rasgon N, Alda M, Marsh W, Sagduyu K, Schmid R, Adli M (2008) Changes in self-reported sleep duration predict mood changes in bipolar disorder. Psychological Medicine, 7, 1069-1071.
Bauer, M., Grof P, Rasgon N, Bschor T, Glenn T, Whybrow PC (2006) Temporal relation between sleep and mood in patients with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders, 8, 160-167.