NEUROLOGICUM ZÜRICHSEE
Institute for interdisciplinary
medical certification
Chief physician: Dr Ralf Siedenberg
Dr
Ralf Siedenberg
DR RALF SIEDENBERG
Born: 30 January 1964 in Hamburg
Nationality: German
Training
| April 1985–May 1993 | Studied history, economics, medicine and philosophy at Universität Hamburg, the University of Edinburgh and the University of London. |
Qualifications
| May 1993 | State medical exams |
| April 1994 | Awarded doctorate in medicine |
| March 1995 | Awarded licence to practice medicine |
| June 1995 | United States Medical Licensing Examination, Steps 1 and 2 |
| June 2002 | Certification as neurologist |
| March 2008 | Certification as medical examiner (cpu) |
| November 2010 | Certification as medical examiner (SIM) |
| December 2015 | Certification as medical examiner (SGV) |
Professional experience and further clinical training in internal medicine, neurology and psychiatry
| August 1993–January 1994 | House officer, department of internal medicine, Hospital of St Cross, Rugby, UK |
| February 1994–July 1994 | House officer, department of internal medicine, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK |
| September 1994–August 1996 | Postdoctoral fellow of the German Research Foundation, Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco, USA |
| September 1996–December 2003 | Research associate, neurological clinic, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin |
| September 1999–December 2003 | Management of memory consultations at the university outpatient clinic for neurology |
| March 2001–February 2002 | Psychiatry rotation, psychiatric clinic, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin |
| January 2004–March 2011 | Neurological practice and Institut für medizinische Gutachten, Hamburg |
| Since April 2011 | Neurologicum Zürichsee, practice for neurology and institute for interdisciplinary medical certification, Stäfa, Zurich; also honorary medical examiner at MEDAS Römerhof Zürich until January 2013 |
Research and teaching
Numerous publications in international peer-reviewed journals (e.g. Brain Research, Annals of Neurology, Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology)
| May 1997–December 2003 | Professorship in aphasiology and clinical neuropsychology, school of speech therapy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin; also lecturer in medical-student teaching (neurology, psychiatry) and further medical training Lecturer at the Gen Re Business School, Cologne |