Name  Helmut Georg Pratzel Title Prof. Dr.med.habil. Dr.rer.nat. Dipl.-Chem. Akad. Direktor a.D. Holder of the Order On Ribbon of the Federational Republic of Germany Private address Toerpin 13, D-17111 Sarow/Germany Mobile  +49 152 33760052  by Car Phone +49 39996 70135 e-mail  prof@pratzel.de Web http://www.pratzel.de   http://www.toerpiner-forum.de Born in Berlin/Germany, January 27th, 1935 Study of Chemistry Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald/Germany, 1954 to 1960 Decorations Goldene Kneipp-Medaille, 1976 Golden „ Prix du Thermalism “, 1993 “Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande” 2003 “Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse” 2021 The highest decoration awarded for honourary service of the Federational Republic of Germany (like OBE) Graduated Diplom-Chemiker Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald/Germany, 1961 Scientific assistant Institute of Medical Jurisprudence of the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald/Germany 1961 Institute of Medical Balneology and Climatology of the Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich/Germany 1961 to 1983 Lecturer Organic Chemistry, Clinical Chemistry, Radiochemistry at the Public School of Radiology of the Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich/Germany 1974 - 1995   Graduated  Dr. rer. nat.    Biochemistry at the Technical University of Munich/Germany 1969 Study of Medicine Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, 1970 to 1976 (extern without approbation) Graduated  Dr. med. habil.  Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, 1985 Graduated University lecturer Physical Medicine, Balneology and Climatology since 1985 Appointed and commissioned Professor in Physical Medicine, Balneology and Climatology of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 1991  Appointed Akademic Director  at the Institute of Medical Balneology and Climatology of the University of Munich, 1983 - 2000 Commissioned Member of the Drug Committee of the National Office of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany in Pharmacology, 1984 to 1993 Elected President of the “International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology (I.S.M.H.)”, 1991 - 2003 Founder and Chairman "German Section of the International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology e.V.", the German Society of Health Resort Medicine and Spa Treatment, 1992 -1998 “Törpiner Forum e.V.” 2003 “Förderverein des studentischen Segelns zu Greifswald e.V.” 2005-2020 “Seniorenbeirat Landkreis Demmin e.V. and Seniorenbeirat Demminer Land e.V.” 2010 -2018 “Kreisseniorenbeirat Mecklenburgische Seenplatte” 2014 -2019 Congress President  “32nd World Congress of the International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology”, 24 April to 1 May 1994 in Bad Wörishofen and Bad Nenndorf/Germany 1. Internationales Symposium „ Schwefel in der Medizin “ in Bad Nenndorf 1990 1. Internationales Symposium „ Radon in der Kurortmedizin “ in Lacco Ameno d’Ischia/Italien 1994 2. Internationales Symposium „ Schwefel in der Kurortmedizin“ in Bad Nenndorf 1994 Honory President  33 ^rd World Congress of the ISMH in Karlovy Vary/Czech Republic 1998 ISMH Congress Edipsos/Greece 2000 34 ^th World Congress of the ISMH in Budapest/Hungary 2002  Honory Member Sociedad Espanola de Hidrologia Medica Societas Medicinae Balneologicae Polona  Member of Scientific Councils in many German and international Societies Autor of books "Iontophorese " Springer-Verlag 1987 "Schwefel in der Medizin " Demeter-Verlag 1991 " Handbuch der Medizinischen Baeder " Haug-Verlag 1992 „Health Resort Medicine “ I.S.M.H. Verlag 1995 „ Sulphur in Health Resort Medicine “  I.S.M.H. Verlag 1995 „Medizinische Baeder “ I.S.M.H. Verlag 1996 "Radon in der Kurortmedizin " I.S.M.H. Verlag 1998  Co-autor of books „ Physiologische Grundlagen der Hydrotherapie und Bäderheilkunde “ In: W. Brueggemann (Hrsg) Kneipp-Therapie  Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986 „ Strahlenwirkung - Strahlenrisiko”  Hugendubel Munich 1988 „ Principi Fisici e Fisiologici dell'elettroterapia “ In: Drexel H,Becker-Casademont R, Seichert N (Hrsg) Elettro-Fototerapie, Editore Marrapese Roma 1989 „Phototherapie “ In: K.L. Schmidt, H Drexel, KA Jochheim (Hrsg) Lehrbuch der Physikalischen Medizin und Rehabilitation,  Gustav Fischer Verlag, 1994 „Schwefelbaeder“, „Solebaeder “ In: M. Bühring, F. H. Kemper (Hrsg) Naturheilverfahren, Springer-Verlag 1992  Owner and publisher I.S.M.H. Verlag (Founded 1994) Verlag fuer wissenschaftliche Schriften Member of Company ITAS Ltd. Greece (gegruendet 2001)   Publisher, autor and editor „Physikalische Medizin, Balneologie, Klimatologie “ I.S.M.H. Verlag 1995 „ Sanatorien — Qualität und Ökonomie “ (Russian) I.S.M.H. Verlag 1998 Publisher Beer, Goecke: „ Kneipp-Therapie“ I.S.M.H. Verlag 1997 Beer, Lukanov, Karl: „Kompendium Klassische   Naturheilverfahren“ I.S.M.H.  Verlag 1998 Fricke: „Zukunft der Rehabilitation in Deutschland“ I.S.M.H. Verlag 1999 Fricke: „Rheumafunktionstraining “ I.S.M.H. Verlag 2001 Karaguelle et al.: „ Balneologie und Medizinische Klimatologie in der Rheumatologie “ I.S.M.H. Verlag 2003 Conny Mueller: „Segeln vor der Wende“ I.S.M.H. Verlag 2003 Educational work Medical Balneology and Climatology Healths Resort Medicine Naturopathic Medicine, Complementary Medicine Kneipp-Therapy Medical Baths Iontophoresis Physiology of percutaneous absorption Phototherapie Quality management in Health Resorts Scientific work written in more than 200 publications Basic research about medical effects in balneology, climatology and physical medicine Biochemistry of the skin Pharmacology of percutaneous transport Clinical trials of topically applied drugs Clinical trials in Balneology and Physical Medicine  Medical effects of radon and sulphur baths

M. D. habil. D. Sc. Diplom-Chemist  Akademic Director a. D.