Gerhard Jorch

He got highschool education at Gymnasium Theodorianum Paderborn and thereafter performed his medical study at the Philipps-University of Marburg from 1970-1977 supported by a national grant (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes).

After his retirement on September 30, 2018, Jorch has shifted the focus of his work to the supervision of mother-child centers in China.

[4] Also he did some research on general pediatric health care (sauna for infants, primary prevention, smoking, vaccination).

Ärzteblatt) on the risk of prone position in 1991 was followed by a significant drop of unexpected infant deaths in Germany starting in 1992.

[5] He was chairman of 2 German official medical guidelines (AWMF-Leitlinien): Pediatric head injury and Neonatal seizures.