140 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS DR. MARTIN WÄCHTLER PHYSICIAN, INTERNIST, INFECTIOLOGIST München, Germany Specializing in the identification and treatment of infectious diseases, Dr. Martin Wächtler is an acclaimed public service physician, internist and infectiologist based in Munich, Germany. He commenced his career as a registrar with the German Heart Center in 1985, where he remained for two years. Subsequently, he accepted positions at Munich Clinic Schwabing and the Clinic for Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Palliative Medicine, Infectiology and Tropical Medicine, where he remained until 2020. Dr. Wächtler departed from the clinic at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to support the city hall, and he has continued to serve the clinic by counseling colleagues and teaching students to remain abreast of developments in the ever-evolving medical sphere. He currently serves as a physician in public health for the City of Munich. Drawing on an MD from the University of Frankfurt/Main, which he earned in 1984, Dr. Wächtler was inspired to enter the field of medicine at a formative age, leveraging influence from the work of his father, a Protestant pastor. Dr. Wächtler developed a fascination with humans and the science behind how the human body functions on both a physiological and psychological level, and he pursued studies in several scientific disciplines, including psychology, biology, chemistry and medicine. Over time, he understood how medicine incorporated all the scientific disciplines he studied; therefore, he endeavored to leverage his passions for science and medicine to improve the world. As his career progressed, Dr. Wächtler received several certifications from German medical organizations and licensing entities, such as a certification in hepatology, specialist credentials in infectious diseases and internal medicine, and licensure as a physician. Among his myriad of accomplishments, Dr. Wächtler is particularly proud of his efforts in diagnosing and treating AIDS. While working in Frankfurt, Germany, he witnessed the first two confirmed European AIDS patients. Since that experience, Dr. Wächtler has lectured extensively on the subject and accompanied colleagues who specialize in HIV/AIDS diagnosis
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