Sonntag complete CV 24AUG14

Curriculum Vitae

for

Volker K.H. Sonntag, M.D.

Revised

August 24, 2014

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BIOGRAPHY

Born:

November 23, 1944: Germany

United States Citizen: 1965

Spouse:

Lynne A. Sonntag, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Children:

Alissa

Christopher

Stephen

Mailing Address:

Barrow Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd.

Barrow Neurological Institute

St. Joseph¡¯s Hospital and Medical Center

2910 North Third Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona 85013

1978

1981

1990

Other Interests

Coaching: Soccer, Baseball, Basketball

Philately (esp. Medical and Neurosurgery)

Education

Central High School

Phoenix, Arizona

1963

Graduated with

honors ¨C top 10%

Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona

1967

B.A. Chemistry

Summa Cum Laude

University of Arizona

School of Medicine

Tucson, Arizona

1971

President

Class of 1971

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Postgraduate Training

Arizona Medical Center

University of Arizona

1971-1972

Internship

Tufts New England Medical

Center Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

1972-1975

Neurosurgical

Resident

Tufts New England Medical

Center Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

1975-1977

Chief

Neurosurgical

Resident

Private Practice

St. Elizabeth Hospital

And Medical Center

Youngstown, Ohio

1977-1978

Neurological Surgery

Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona

1978-1983

Barrow Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd.

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona

1983-present

Academic Appointments

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona

1984-present

Vice-Chairman

Department of

Neurosurgery

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona

1984-2009

Chairman

Spine Section

Barrow Neurological Institute

Phoenix, Arizona

1995-2009

Director

Residency Program

University of Arizona

Tucson Arizona

1985-1988

Clinical

Associate Professor

of Surgery

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

1989-1995

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

1995-present

`

Clinical

Professor of

Surgery

Professor of

Clinical Surgery

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Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

2009-present

Clinical

Professor

of Surgery

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Student (class of 1963)

Central High School

1963

Summa Cum Laude ¨C Chemistry

Arizona State University

1967

Graduating Class President

University of Arizona School of Medicine

1971

Honorary Alumnus Membership ¨C Alpha Omega Alpha

for Outstanding Recognition & Accomplishment

Class of 1971 ¨C Awarded Ten Years Post Graduation

1981

Blazing Craniotome Award for Excellence

Surgical Resident Teaching

1984

Teacher of the Year ¨C Nursing Staff

Barrow Neurological Institute

St. Joseph¡¯s Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona

1984

The Wakeman Award ¨C Duke University Medical Center

The National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study II

Durham, North Carolina

1990

College of Medicine Alumni Medal

Outstanding Graduate Twenty Years

University of Arizona School of Medicine

Tucson, Arizona

1987

Attending Physician Teacher of the Year

Barrow Neurological Institute

St. Joseph¡¯s Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, Arizona

1979

1986

1989

1990

1992

1996

1998

Honorary Member of the German Society of Neurological Surgeons

1998

Meritorious Service Award from AANS

and CNS, Spine Section 15th Annual Meeting Lake Buena Vista, Florida 1999

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Honorary Member of the Columbian Association of

Neurological Surgeons

1999

Mentor of the Millennium

BNI Neurosurgery Residents

2000

Honored Guest

Lifetime Leadership and Mentoring to Young Neurosurgeons

AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee

2000

The Volker Sonntag Award

Fellowship award for research established by AANS/CNS

2000

Board of Governors of the American College of

Surgeons as a Specialty Society Governor from the AANS

2000

Barrow Neurological Endowed Alumni Spine Chair

2000

Voted ¡°Top Doctor¡± in Phoenix Magazine

1996-2004

2008-2009

Honored Guest, Congress of Neurological Surgeons

2002

The Business Journal Health Care Hero Award

2003

Honorary Member of the Mexican Congress of Neurological Surgery

2003

Honorary Member of the Brazilian Congress of Neurological Surgery

2003

The ASU Alumni Achievement Award

2004

Parker J. Palmer ¡°Courage to Teach¡± Award

2005

ISSLS Prize for Lumbar Spine Research

2005

Board Member NASS Spine Masters Institute

2006

Honored Guest for Joint Spine Section¡¯s Young Neurosurgeons Dinner

2007

Arizona State University Distinguished Alumni

2007

St. Joseph Hospital & Medical Center Master Teacher

2011

University of Arizona Alumnus of the Year

2011

2012 Neurosurgeon of the Year ¨C Texas Association of Neurological

Surgeons

2012

Distinguished Service Award 2013 ¨C Society of Neurological Surgeons

2013

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