About the Department of Pediatric Neurology at Charite University Hospital Berlin
The Department of Pediatric Neurology at the Charite University Hospital Berlin offers all modern diagnostic options and effective methods of conservative therapy for young patients with diseases of the nervous system. It treats children aged 0 to 18 years. The department has special competence in the treatment of neuromuscular diseases and spina bifida. The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Angela Kaindl.
The department's specialists believe that accurate diagnostics is the key to the successful treatment. Therefore, the department is equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment for electroencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, X-ray examinations, etc.
The doctors set themselves the goal not only to provide first-class treatment and comprehensive counseling, but also to make the child's stay in the department as pleasant as possible. Also, the department has a reliable quality control system, which contributes to the credibility of medical facility in the national medical arena.
The service range of the department includes:
Diagnostics and treatment of developmental disorders |
Diagnostics and treatment of spina bifida |
Diagnostics and treatment of neuromuscular diseases |
Diagnostics and treatment of motor disorders |
Diagnostics and treatment of epilepsy |
Diagnostics and treatment of headaches |
Diagnostics and treatment of phacomatosis (neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis) |
Diagnostics and treatment of neurometabolic, chronic inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases |
Medical care in traumatic brain injuries |
Diagnostics and treatment of brain malformations, microcephaly |
Diagnostics and treatment of other neurological diseases in children |
Curriculum vitae
- 1994 - 1996 Study of Medicine at the Free University of Berlin.
- 1996 - 2001 Study of Medicine at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
- 2000 USMLE (1 and 2 Step).
- 2001 State Examination.
Clinical Activities and Positions
- 2001 - 2003 Assistant Physician, University Hospital at the Technical University of Dresden.
- 2003 - 2006 Assistant Physician, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 2006 Medical Specialist, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 2009 - 2010 Senior Resident, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- 2010 - 2015 Senior Physician, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- Since 2015 Medical Director of the Social Pediatric Center (C33) at the Charite.
- Since 2017 Head of the Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
Academic Achievements and Positions
- 1998 - 2001 Doctoral student, Institute of Human Genetics, Humboldt University of Berlin, PhD defense (summa cum laude).
- 2001 - 2003 Postdoctoral studies, University Hospital at the Technical University of Dresden.
- 2003 - 2005 Postdoctoral studies, Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Hospital Charite.
- 2006 Head of the group of young specialists, the Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Hospital Charite.
- 2007 - 2009 Postdoctoral studies, INSERM U676, Paris.
- 2009 Habilitation and Venia Legendi, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
- 2016 Visiting Professor, Charite University Hospital Berlin.
- Since 2009 Head of the Research Group, Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology.
- Since 2015 Head of the Social Pediatric Center, Charite (focus: disorders of the central nervous system (CNS)).
Photo of the doctor: (c) Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin