Dietrich H. W. Grönemeyer (born November 12, 1952) is a German

Germany

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 professor of medicine

Medicine

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 and one of the inventors of Microtherapy

Microtherapy

Microtherapy is a term given to several invasive and non-invasive medical techniques.It can be the use of tiny electrical currents to encourage healing and reduce pain....

. He grew up in Bochum

Bochum

Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...

 with his two brothers. One of them, Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer

Herbert Grönemeyer is a German musician and actor, popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He starred as war correspondent Lieutenant Werner in Wolfgang Petersen's movie Das Boot, but later concentrated on his musical career...

, is a popular musician.

After studying sinology

Sinology

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 and romance languages

Romance languages

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 in Bochum

Ruhr University

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 and medicine in Kiel

Kiel

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 Grönemeyer graduated in 1978. In 1982 he received a Ph.D., and at the Witten/Herdecke University

Witten/Herdecke University

Witten/Herdecke University is a private university in Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Unlike most other German universities, it is a private enterprise with about 1100 students and 400 employees...

 in 1990 he finished his habilitation

Habilitation

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, a work that is usually needed in Germany to become a university professor.

He is the director of the "Grönemeyer Institute for MicroTherapy" in Bochum

Bochum

Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...

, and he teaches radiology

Radiology

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 and microtherapy at the privately financed Witten/Herdecke University

Witten/Herdecke University

Witten/Herdecke University is a private university in Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Unlike most other German universities, it is a private enterprise with about 1100 students and 400 employees...

. He is also a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School

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 in Boston

Boston

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, Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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 in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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, and Steinbeis-Hochschule in Berlin

Berlin

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. He is also the patron of Health First Europe

Health First Europe

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External links

• www.microtherapy.de - Grönemeyer Institute for Microtherapy
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