Overview
Background
Professor Christian Gericke is a Neurologist and Public Health Physician. He directs the Canberra Specialist Epilepsy Centre at Deakin Private Hospital in Canberra and consults at Cadogan Medical in Brisbane.
He is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Australian National University, Honorary Professor of Public Health at the University of Queensland, and Convener of the Specialist Medical Review Council (SMRC) for the Australian Government. He regularly acts as an Independent Medical Expert for the Supreme Courts and the Coroners Courts in all Australian jurisdictions and for the High Court of Justice in England (King's Bench).
Previously, he worked as an academic neurologist at Calvary Mater Newcastle, the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, King’s College Hospital in London, and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
After graduating from medical school in Berlin, he trained in neurology at the Charité, followed by fellowships in adult and paediatric epilepsy in Strasbourg and Geneva. He holds two research doctorates and master's degrees from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics.
He chairs the Neuroepidemiology Section of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and serves on the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) Standards and Best Practice Council.
Availability
- Professor Christian Gericke is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine (Research), Freie Universität Berlin
- Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Université Aix-Marseille 3 Paul Cézanne
- Masters (Coursework) of Health Policy, University of London
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, University of Cambridge
- Doctor of Philosophy of Public Health, Technische Universität Berlin
- Masters (Coursework) of Business Administration, Deakin University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Honorable Society of King's Inns School of Law
- Fellow, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Associate Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
- Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Research interests
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Health policy
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Health systems research
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Health economics
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Neurology
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Epilepsy
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Bioethics
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Health and Medical Law
Research impacts
Prof Christian Gericke is leading a global advocacy campaign on behalf of the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) to reduce the time between diagnosis and a detailed presurgical assessment and therapy for children and adults with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsies.
- Gericke C et al. Time is Brain – Early Referral to Epilepsy Surgery Assessment (video file). Commission on Diagnostic Methods, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) https://www.ilae.org/about-ilae/topical-commissions/commission-on-diagnostic-methods
World Stroke Day 2022 - Raising awareness for stroke prevention and early treatment in Fiji
RACP Internal Medicine Journal (IMJ) Pomegranate Health Podcast 2024. Understanding readmissions better.
Works
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2010
Journal Article
User choice in European health systems: towards a systematic framework for analysis
Kreisz, Florian P. and Gericke, Christian (2010). User choice in European health systems: towards a systematic framework for analysis. Health Economics Policy and Law, 5 (1), 13-30. doi: 10.1017/S1744133109990132
2009
Journal Article
The Pre-Test Risk Stratified Cost-Effectiveness of 64-Slice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in the Detection of Significant Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Otherwise Referred to Invasive Coronary Angiography
Kreisz, Florian P., Merlin, Tracy, Moss, John, Atherton, John, Hiller, Janet E. and Gericke, Christian A. (2009). The Pre-Test Risk Stratified Cost-Effectiveness of 64-Slice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in the Detection of Significant Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Otherwise Referred to Invasive Coronary Angiography. Heart and Lung Circulation, 18 (3), 200-207. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.10.013
2009
Journal Article
Drug prescription patterns in schizophrenia outpatients: Analysis of data from a German health insurance fund
Weinbrenner, S., Assion, H. -J., Stargardt, T., Busse, R., Juckel, G. and Gericke, C. A. (2009). Drug prescription patterns in schizophrenia outpatients: Analysis of data from a German health insurance fund. Pharmacopsychiatry, 42 (2), 66-71. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1103293
2009
Conference Publication
Cost and effectiveness of Flupentixol compared to other first and second generation antipsychotic agents for the treatment of schizophrenia in routine care
Stargardt, T., Gericke, C. A. and Juckel, G. (2009). Cost and effectiveness of Flupentixol compared to other first and second generation antipsychotic agents for the treatment of schizophrenia in routine care. ISPOR Eighth Annual European Congress, Florence, Italy, 6-8 November 2005. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1098-3015(10)74763-X
2008
Journal Article
Human papillomavirus vaccination: paradox of vaccination in cervical cancer and screening
Gericke, Christian A. (2008). Human papillomavirus vaccination: paradox of vaccination in cervical cancer and screening. BMJ, 337 (7664), a1049-a1049. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1049
2008
Journal Article
Effectiveness and cost of atypical versus typical antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia in routine care
Stargardt, Tom, Weinbrenner, Susanne, Busse, Reinhard, Juckel, Georg and Gericke, Christian A. (2008). Effectiveness and cost of atypical versus typical antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia in routine care. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 11 (2), 89-97.
2008
Journal Article
The Seven Deadly Sins of Obesity: How the Modern World Is Making Us Fat
Larner, Andrew and Gericke, Christian (2008). The Seven Deadly Sins of Obesity: How the Modern World Is Making Us Fat. Journal of Public Health, 30 (4), 512-513. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm066
2007
Journal Article
Using population-based routine data for evidence-based health policy decisions: lessons from three examples of setting and evaluating national health policy in Australia, the UK and the USA
Morrato, Elaine H., Elias, Melinda and Gericke, Christian A. (2007). Using population-based routine data for evidence-based health policy decisions: lessons from three examples of setting and evaluating national health policy in Australia, the UK and the USA. Journal of Public Health, 29 (4), 463-471. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm065
2006
Conference Publication
Systematic review of the cost effectiveness of prevention- and control measures for neglected tropical patients
Kraska, D., Stargardt, T. and Gericke, C. (2006). Systematic review of the cost effectiveness of prevention- and control measures for neglected tropical patients. GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
2006
Journal Article
Chronic alcohol intoxication in rats leads to a strong but transient increase in NGF levels in distinct brain regions
Gericke, CA, Schulte-Herbruggen, O, Arendt, T and Hellweg, R (2006). Chronic alcohol intoxication in rats leads to a strong but transient increase in NGF levels in distinct brain regions. Journal of Neural Transmission, 113 (7), 813-820. doi: 10.1007/s00702-005-0361-x
2006
Conference Publication
Cardiovascular Risk And Motor Development Due to a 2-Year Controlled Intervention in Children
Ketelhut, Kerstin, Mohasseb, Iman, Gericke, Christian A., Strang, Hanno and Ketelhut, Reinhard G. (2006). Cardiovascular Risk And Motor Development Due to a 2-Year Controlled Intervention in Children. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2006
Journal Article
Vaccines: preventing disease and protecting health
Goette, Martin and Gericke, Christian A. (2006). Vaccines: preventing disease and protecting health. Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 126 (2), 95-96. doi: 10.1177/146642400612600214
2006
Journal Article
Comparison of the legal basis for health prevention and promotion in the school laws of the federal states in Germany
Niehues, C, Holdke, B and Gericke, CA (2006). Comparison of the legal basis for health prevention and promotion in the school laws of the federal states in Germany. Gesundheitswesen, 68 (2), 101-109. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-859002
2006
Conference Publication
Effectiveness and costs of atypical versus typical antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia in routine care
Stargardt, T., Weinbrenner, S., Busse, R., Juckel, G. and Gericke, C. A. (2006). Effectiveness and costs of atypical versus typical antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia in routine care. ISPOR Eighth Annual European Congress, Florence, Italy, 6-8 November 2005. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S1098-3015(10)63183-X
2006
Conference Publication
Health prevention and promotion as tasks of schools - a comparison of their legal basis in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Niehues, C. and Gericke, C. A. (2006). Health prevention and promotion as tasks of schools - a comparison of their legal basis in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
2005
Journal Article
Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cost-utility of lifestyle modification compared to metformin treatment
Hoffmann, B and Gericke, CA (2005). Prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cost-utility of lifestyle modification compared to metformin treatment. Medizinische Klinik, 100 (10), 686-688.
2005
Conference Publication
A systematic review of the effect of EU regulation on the European pharmaceutical market
Ginneken, E, Schreyogg, J, Gericke, C and Busse, R (2005). A systematic review of the effect of EU regulation on the European pharmaceutical market. GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
2005
Conference Publication
Comparison of the state school laws in the Federal Republic of Germany in the view of the anchorage of prevention and health promotion
Niehues, C, Holdke, B and Gericke, C (2005). Comparison of the state school laws in the Federal Republic of Germany in the view of the anchorage of prevention and health promotion. GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
2005
Conference Publication
Ethical problems in the implementation of economic instruments for decision making in the promotion of health research
Gericke, C and Busse, R (2005). Ethical problems in the implementation of economic instruments for decision making in the promotion of health research. GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
2005
Conference Publication
Regular movement straining leads to the reduction of the diastolic blood pressure in the pre-school age
Mohasseb, I, Ketelhut, K, Gericke, C, Scheffler, C and Ketelhut, R (2005). Regular movement straining leads to the reduction of the diastolic blood pressure in the pre-school age. GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG.
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Research projects in Health Policy and Management, Clinical Neurology, Medical Law and Ethics
Opportunity for students interested in research on the interface of medicine, health policy, medical law and ethics. Projects can be tailored to your timeframe, interests and career aspirations:
- Australian and international health policy, economics and management
- Medical law and ethics
- Health services research in neurology
We welcome PhD, MPhil, MPH, Honours as well as undergraduate students looking to do a short research project as part of their UQ studies in medicine.
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Christian Gericke directly for media enquiries about:
- epilepsy
- health economics
- health policy
- health services research
- health systems research
- healthcare administration
- medical law and ethics
- neurology
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