·         Board Certified Neurologist (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Certification in Neurology)

·         Board Certified Psychiatrist (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Certification in Psychiatry)

·         Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, USA

·         Adj. Associate Professor of Neurology, State University, New York, USA

·         Ärztliche Prüfung and Approbation als Arzt, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, West Germany

·         Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, West Germany

·         Interne, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

·         Internship and combined Neurology-Psychiatry Residency, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA

·         PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

·         Private practice of neurology and psychiatry

·         Integrated diagnosis and treatment of neurological/psychiatric overlap conditions (neuropsychiatry) and medically unexplained symptoms

·         Psychotherapy and psychopharmacology

·         Forensic consultations to the courts, attorneys, and private and public institutions

·         MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS

·         Integration of neurology, psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine

·         Pharmacology and psychology of neurological/psychiatric overlap conditions (neuropsychiatry) and medically unexplained symptoms

·         Psychological trauma and physical symptoms

·         Panic disorder and anxiety

·         Migraine and chronic pain

The following are examples of neurological and psychiatric diseases and emotional problems suitable for a consultation with Dr. Preter:

•Anxiety and panic disorder (click here for Dr. Preter’s panic disorder scientific review written together with  Donald F. Klein)

•Depression and bipolar disorder (manic depression)

•Psychological trauma, grief reactions after loss (click here for a cultural perspective on massive trauma)

•Migraine headaches (click here for an interesting exchange in the journal, Neurology)

•Chronic pain and fatigue syndromes

•Insomnia

•Dementia/Forgetfulness/Minimal Cognitive Impairment

•Epilepsy

•Parkinson disease

•Unusual, “psychogenic” movement disorders

•Stroke (click here for Dr. Preter’s article on sinus venous thrombosis)

•Traumatic brain injury

•Attention deficit disorder and its mimics

Days & Hours: By Appointment. Prof. Preter visits on a regular basis, on average every 6-12 weeks.