Prof. Dr. Walter Popp
Curriculum vitae

Born 1956 in Northern Bavaria, Germany. Married, 3 children, 3 grandchildren.

Qualified in medicine at the RWTH Aachen in 1981.

Working at the Miners´ Association Hospital Bochum-Langendreer (Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany) from 1983-1989.
Specialization in Internal Medicine in 1989.

From 1989 on at the Institute of Hygiene and Occupational Medicine of the University Clinics Essen, Germany.
Specializations in Occupational Medicine (1991), Hygiene (1994) and Quality Management in Medicine (2002).
Member of the MAK commission in Germany for 10 years (corresponding to the TLV Commitee).

From 1999 Director of Hospital Infection Control Department at the University Clinics Essen.
Medical director of the School for Disinfectors of the Fire Brigade Essen, Germany.

Since 2015 Medical director of HyKoMed, a consultant in hospital hygiene for different hospitals in the Ruhr area, Germany.

Since 2006 board member of the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene, DGKH), since 2010 as Vice President.

From 2006 until 2014 board member of the International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC).

Since 2009 member of coordinating group of “European Network to promote Infection Prevention for Patient Safety (EUNETIPS)”.

Since 2010 coordinator of “Mongolian Emergency Service Hospital Hygiene Project (MeshHp)”.

22 January, 2025