Hermann Vogel
Hermann Vogel, M.D., born July 7, 1942, grew up in Hamburg, Germany. As a student, he excelled in natural sciences as well as modern and classical languages. He went on to the medical school at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and received a scholarship from the French government to Montpellier, the second oldest medical school in Europe. He also studied law in Hamburg and Heidelberg. After receiving his degree in medicine, he served in the German Navy and then worked in Sweden in the department of anesthesia and dialysis, General Hospital of Vanersborg. He started his university career in the radiological clinic of the University of Hamburg, wherein 1972 he qualified as a specialist and became Privat Dozent(habilitation and venia legendi). In 1973, he became vice director of the radiological clinic of the University of Hamburg, and in 1978, professor of the faculty of medicine. In the same year he also became head of the x-ray department of Ochsenzoll Hospital, Hamburg, one of the academic and teaching hospitals of the University of Hamburg. In 1998, he was appointed the head of the Albers-Schönberg-Institut, the x-ray department of St.Georg Hospital, Hamburg, also one of the academic and teaching hospitals of the University of Hamburg, famous for its contributions to the development of radiology and for the pioneers of x-ray applications. In 1982, he was visiting professor at the UANL, Monterey, Mexico, where he started to collect x-ray pathology typical for developing countries, which led to his works on x-ray diagnostics of violence (war, torture, crime). Each year, he visits one to three third world countries in search of typical and extraordinary pathology. Dr. Vogel has published more than 250 articles in German, as well as English, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic. He has authored 18 books and 1 leaflet collection. By invitation he has given lectures and postgraduate courses in more than 30 countries such as Japan, Vietnam, Peru, Columbia, Serbia, and Bosnia. His scientific interest is in radiation protection, postoperative radiology, radiology of tropical diseases, and x-ray diagnostics of violence. He is a member of the working group for the new x-ray legislation in Germany, vice-chairman of the working group for the radiation protection at the NAR/DIN in Germany, and a member of the directory of the Societe Medico-Legale d’Imagerie in Paris. He has been invited as an expert to the hearings of the European Union and the German authorities. Furthermore, he coordinates research with physicists from DESY (the German electron synchrotron) and mineralogists from the University of Hamburg, investigating pearls and precious stones and projects for diminishing the radiation exposure, both of which have led to patents and were honored with prizes. His work has resulted in cooperation with Amnesty International. As a member of different human rights groups, he was in Chad, Africa, to investigate the crimes of the former government. In addition, an exhibition of his collection of x-rays, called, “X-ray Diagnostic of Violence” for the nonmedical public was created, which was shown in more than 20 places such as Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Vienna. Dr. Vogel is married to a radiologist and has four children.
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