Curriculum Vitae
Erich S a l i n g, Professor Dr., Obstetrician and Perinatologist, was born in Stanislau (now the Ukraine) on 21st July 1925 as the son of Heinrich Saling, a forester and his wife, Emma Saling, née Hoffmann. He is a Protestant. In 1952 he married Dr. med. Hella Saling, née Weymann; they have two sons (Dr. med. Peter S., born in 1954 and Michael S., born in 1955).
He studied medicine from 1946 to 1952 at the University of Jena and at the Free University of Berlin; from 1954 to 1958 he completed his training in obstetrics and gynecology at the Women’s Hospital in Berlin-Neukoelln. He qualified as a University Lecturer in 1963 and was offered a Professorship at the Free University of Berlin in 1968. 1976 he became the Director of the Institute of Perinatal Medicine of the Free University Berlin and the Head of the Department of Obstetrics in the Womens Hospital Berlin-Neukoelln. In addition to his clinical practice he has been engaged in research in the field of obstetrics and perinatal medicine since 1958. Up to now more than 550 of his publications have appeared on the subject of obstetrics and perinatal medicine. The most important studies are given in the enclosed list of special scientific achievements and new developments.
In 1963 he started one-week introductory courses for physicians in modern obstetrics and perinatal medicine. Up to now 64 courses have been held, since 1991 together with his successor Prof. K. Vetter, attended by more than 2000 participants from 45 countries. The term ”Perinatal Medicine” was introduced by Saling in 1967 and has become widespread all over the world.
In 1967 the first national Society of Perinatal Medicine was founded, it was the German Society. Since then until 1990, 14 national congresses have been organized together with his coworkers. These congresses, which mostly attracted over 2000 participants, have been the largest of their kind in this new field of medicine. In 1968 the first international Society, the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, was founded and Saling was the Founder-President of this Association. In 1973 he founded the first international Journal in this field, the ”Journal of Perinatal Medicine”. In 1990 the German Society of Prenatal and Obstetrical Medicine was founded and Saling is also the Founder-President of this association.
Since January 1991 he is ”Professor Emeritus” at the Charité, University Medicine Berlin.
In continuation of research activities in 1993 he founded the Institute of Perinatal Medicine under private law at his old department in Berlin-Neukoelln and is its director.
In May 2005 Prof. Saling has been elected as president of the new founded “International Academy of Perinatal Medicine”.
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