Privatdozent Dr. Michael von Brevern
Consultant neurologist
Subspecialties:
- Vertigo and balance disorders
- Epilepsy
- Migraines and headaches
- Parkinson’s disease
- Electrophysiology
1986–1994 | Medical training at the University of Padua (Italy), University of California, Davis (USA) and Freie Universität Berlin |
1995–1996 | Research Fellowship at MRC Human Movement and Balance Unit of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London (UK) |
1995 | Completion of doctoral studies (Dr. med.) at the Freie Universität Berlin; „Synkopale Augenbewegungen“ (syncopal eye movements) with magna cum laude |
1996–2003 | Research fellow at the neurology department of Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum (Leiter Prof. Einhäupl) |
2002 | EEG-certificate of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für klinische Neurophysiologie |
2002–2006 | Head of the outpatients clinic for vertigo and balance disorders of the neurology outpatients department of Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum |
2003–2004 | Research fellow at the psychiatry department of Charité, Campus Mitte (Leiter Prof. Heinz) |
2004–2006 | Research fellow at the neurology department of Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum (Leiter Prof. Einhäupl) |
2005 | completion of neurology training, registered with Ärztekammer Berlin |
2006 | EMG certificate of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für klinische Neurophysiologie |
2007 | Certificate „Epileptologie plus“ of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epileptologie |
2007–2008 | Consultant neurologist (Oberarzt) of the neurology department Park-Klinik Weißensee, Berlin |
2008 | Habilitation „Lageabhängiger Schwindel“ (positional vertigo) and qualification as a university lecturer for neurology at Charité medical school |
2008–2017 | Medical director of the neurology department Park-Klinik Weißensee, Berlin |
seit 2018 | Consultant neurologist in this practice (joint practice with Dr. Martina Müngersdorf) |
Further activities:
- Author of more than 60 scientific publications in international journals, over 15 book contributions
- Frequent lecturer at national and international conferences
- Since 1996 Lecturer at Charité
- Since 2008 examiner for Specialty Certificate Examination in Neurology of Ärztekammer Berlin
- Since 2014 associate member of the Arzneimittelkommission der Deutschen Ärzteschaft (AKdÄ)
- 2014 ranked as one of the top 10 global experts for vertigo (expertscape.com)
- Contributor to the national guidelines of vestibular disorders
- Board member of the committee for the International Classification of Vestibular disorders
- Adviser for a number of scientific journals (Journal of Vestibular Research, Audiology Research, Arzneimittelbrief)
Member of the following specialist societies:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für klinische Neurophysiologie
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epileptologie
- Bárány-Society
- Berliner Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie und Neurologie
- Neuro-Otology Society of Australia