Otolaryngologist (ENT) and Phoniatrist
- Study of medicine and singing in parallel with completion of the medical state examination and the artistic diploma in 1996
- Appointment as Professor and Head of the Division for Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology and the Saxonian Cochlear Implant Center at the Technische Universität Dresden in 2010
- Appointment as Professor, Head and Chairman for Audiology and Phoniatrics at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in 2018
Profile
Professor Dr. Dirk Mürbe is Professor for Audiology and Phoniatrics and Head of the Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Rostock, Dublin and Dresden and graduated at the same time in singing studies at the University of Music Dresden with an artistic diploma.
He is a specialist in Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology as well as in Otorhinolaryngology with an additional training in special ENT-Surgery. In 2010 he was appointed as Professor and Head of the Division for Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology and the Saxonian Cochlear Implant Center at the Technische Universität Dresden. Since 2018 he has been working as Professor, Head and Chairman for Audiology and Phoniatrics at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
His main focus is highly specialized phonosurgery for patients with voice disorders. In this field, his department offers the entire spectrum of phonomicrosurgery, laryngoplasties and Wendlers’ glottoplasty, which was introduced by his predecessor Professor Jürgen Wendler in 1988.
Another specialization is the care of professional voices with particular expertise in voice disorders and the hearing of professional singers and actors.
His research focuses on morphological and functional characteristics of professional voices. For many years he has been working as head of the Voice research laboratory at the University of Music Dresden and as lecturer at the University Mozarteum Salzburg.
Memberships & Publications
Mürbe D. Definition of Voice Disorders. In: am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen A, Wiskirska-Woznica B, Neumann K, Nawka T. (Eds.) European Manual of Medicine – Phoniatrics I. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2020, Softcover ISBN978-3-662-46779-4; eBook ISBN978-3-662-46780-0, pp. 194-195
Mürbe D, Mattheus W. Symptomatic Profile: Pathophysiology of Phonation. In: am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen A, Wiskirska-Woznica B, Neumann K, Nawka T. (Eds.) European Manual of Medicine – Phoniatrics I. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2020, Softcover ISBN978-3-662-46779-4; eBook ISBN978-3-662-46780-0, pp. 230-233
Predicted singers’ vocal fold lengths and voice classification-a study of x-ray morphological measures. Roers F, Mürbe D, Sundberg J. J Voice. 2009; 23:408-13.
- German Society of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology (currently President)
- German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- German Society for Music Physiology and Musicians’ Medicine
- Union of the European Phoniatricians (UEP)
- Collegium Medicorum Theatri
- Berlin Courses on Phonosurgery (course director)
- Conference Series Dresdner Stimmforum (course director)
- Lecturer Voice physiology and vocal health, University Mozarteum Salzburg
- Lecturer Voice science, University of Music Carl Maria von Weber Dresden
- Lübbenau courses on diagnosis and therapy of voice disorders (Referent)
- Cologne courses on laryngeal surgery (Referent)
- Lectures/Round Tables on Phonosurgery and Professional Voice users at PEVOC, UEP, CEORL, and others.