General Information and Mission Statement 

  

The International Society for Music in Medicine has been founded on the occasion of the I. International Symposion “Anxiety, Pain and Music” in Luedenscheid, Germany 1982. 

  

ISMM is a non-profit, scientific, interdisciplinary organization, registered in Germany, devoted to understanding the mechanisms of music in medical treatment and improving the care of patients through research, education and interdisciplinary communication. 

  

Members of the  organization include health care professionals and scientists dedicated to these goals. The ISMM sponsors scientific meetings and publishes journals and books. 

 

ISMM is a scientific association, 2/3 of the members being Medical Doctors. The member's fee amounts 80 US$ per year (tax deductable).

The central office of the organization is based out of Luedenscheid, Germany. There are Regional Chapters based in the United States and Europe. 

 

Requests can be send to the office of ISMM, as printed hereunder.
International Society for Music in MedicineInternationale Gesellschaft für Musik in der Medizin e.V. 

  

  

Office: 

Hochstrasse 65

D-58511 Lüdenscheid

Germany  

e-mail: ISMMoffice@t-online.de

  

  

Officers: 

  

President
Prof. Dr. R. Spintge
Germany

 

Vice-President

Prof. Dr. D. A. Hodges
USA

Prof. Dr. Dorothee von Moreau

Germany

Dr. Monika Nöcker-Ribaupierre
Germany

Dr. Fred Schwartz
USA 

Prof. Dr. M. Thaut
USA / Germany

 

Executive Director
Prof. Dr. R. Droh
Germany

Dr. Monika Nöcker-Ribaupierre

Germany

 

Scientific Committee

Prof. Dr. E. Altenmüller


Germany

Dr. Birgitta Burger

Germany

Dr. Elsa Campbell

Ireland

Prof. Dr. Hans-H. Decker-Voigt


Germany

Prof. Dr. Donald A. Hodges


USA 

Prof. Karin Holzwarth

Germany

Prof. Dr. Gunter Kreutz


Germany

Prof. Dr. Joanne Loewy


USA

Prof. Dr. Raymond MacDonald


UK

Dr. Clare O`Callaghan


Australia

Prof. Dr. Michael Thaut


USA / Germany

Prof. Dr. Barbara Wheeler


USA