Medical Director Neurorehabilitation (Phase C, D, Geriatric Rehabilitation)
Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Liepert
Medical Director Neurorehabilitation (Phase C, D, Geriatric Rehabilitation)
Our Medical Team
Kliniken Schmieder Allensbach
Our Medical Team
About Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Liepert
Curriculum Vitae
| 2019 - Present | Medical Director Phases C / D and Geriatrics, Kliniken Schmieder Allensbach |
| 2006 – 2019 | Medical Director Neurorehabilitation, Kliniken Schmieder Allensbach |
| 2005 - 2006 | Director of the Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf |
| 2003 - 2005 | Senior Consultant, Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf |
| 2000 - 2003 | Senior Physician, Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf |
| 1999 - 2000 | Senior Consultant, Clinic for Neurology, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena |
| 1997 - 1999 | Senior Physician, Clinic for Neurology, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena |
| 1987 | Approbation, University of Bochum |
Expertise and Qualifications
- Specialist for Neurology
- Neurological Intensive Care Medicine
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Physical Therapy
- Evoked Potentials
- Clinical Electroencephalography
- Clinical Electromyography
- Botulinum toxin treatment
Scientific Activities
Prof. Liepert is a member of the expert group for the guidelines of the German Society for Neurology and Neurological Rehabilitation (DGNR) and member of the board of the German Society for Neurorehabilitation. Furthermore, he is a member of the board of the Lurija Institute. Since 2017, he is Chairman of the guideline commission "Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of motor and language deficits after stroke" of the DGNR. His research work includes among others the field of clinical neurophysiology with a focus on transcranial magnetic stimulation.
About Prof. Dr. med. Anastasios Chatzikonstantinou
Curriculum Vitae
| 2019 - Present | Medical Director, Neurology & Early Neurological Rehabilitation, Kliniken Schmieder |
| 2016 – 2019 | Chief Physician, Clinic for Neurology, Caritas Klinikum Saarbrücken |
| 2009 – 2016 | Head of the Epilepsy Centre, University Medical Centre Mannheim |
| 2012 – 2015 | Head of the Stroke Competence Centre, University Medical Centre Mannheim |
| 2009 – 2016 | Senior Physician, Dept. of Neurology, University Medical Centre Mannheim |
| Since 2008 | Board certified neurologist |
| 2000 | Medical degree, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg |
Expertise and Qualifications
- Specialist in Neurology
- Acute Care Neurology
- Intensive care medicine
- Epileptology
- Cerebrovascular diseases
- Clinical Neurophysiology
Scientific and Academic Activities
Since 2001, Prof. Chatzikonstantinou has been teaching at the Mannheim Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg and has a Certificate for University Didactics. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Freiburg and is an associate professor of the University of Heidelberg. Furthermore, he serves as a reviewer for various medical journals. He is member of the German Society for Neurology, the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging, the German Stroke Society, and the German Society for Epileptology.
About Dr. Michael Kaps
Dr. med. Michael Kaps is the Deputy Medical Director of the Department of Early Rehabilitation, which treats severely affected neurological patients. He has many years of experience in the management of international patients. His key activities include neurological intensive medicine, ventilator weaning, rehabilitation of patients with severe disturbances of consciousness, use of botulinum toxin, and diagnostic assessment and treatment of swallowing disorders.
About Dr. Olya Neumann
Curriculum Vitae
| 2013 – Present | Senior Neurologist, Kliniken Schmieder Allensbach |
| 2013 | Specialist in Neurology |
| 2012 – 2013 | Resident, Department for Psychiatry, Helios Klinikum Erfurt |
| 2005 – 2012 | Resident in Neurology |
| 2003 | Final Medical Examination |
| 1997 – 2003 | Medical studies , Medical Academy of Russia |
Expertise and Qualifications
- Specialist in Neurology
- Neurorehabilitation
- Neuroimmunology
- Neurologic intensive care treatment
- Rehabilitation in patients with decreased level of consciousness
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological brain stimulation
Scientific Activities
Dr. Olya Neumann is an experienced specialist in neurology. She speaks English, German, and Russian fluently. One of her special medical interests is the pharmacological and non-pharmacological stimulation of coma patients. Other activities include neurological diagnostics, differential diagnostics, neurological intensive medicine and rehabilitation as well as the treatment of traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries.
About Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Stippich
Curriculum Vitae
| 2020 - Present | Head of Dept., Neuroradiology and Radiology, Kliniken Schmieder Allensbach |
| 2018 – 2020 | Head of Dept., Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zürich |
| 2018 | Full Professor (Ordinarius), University of Zürich |
| 2009 – 2017 | Head of Division, Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel |
| 2009 | Full professor (Extraorinarius), University of Basel |
| 2007 | Associate Professor (APL), University of Heidelberg |
| 2006 | Senior Physician, Dept. of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg |
| 2004 | Habilitation, University of Heidelberg |
| 2003 | Senior Consultant, Dept. of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg |
| 2001 | Consultant, Dept. of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg |
| 1995 | Doctoral thesis, University of Marburg |
Expertise and Qualifications
- Neuroradiology and Radiology
- Vascular, degenerative, demyelinating, infectious, and oncological diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems e.g.: stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain and spinal tumors, neurotrauma, and pain
- Specialisation in diagnostic and interventional Neuroradiology
- Specialisation in Radiology
- Medical quality management
- Medical economy and administration
Academic Activities
The scientific work of Prof. Dr. Stippich comprises 150 publications, 12 book chapters, and a textbook. Additionally, he is reviewer for international scientific journals and funding institutions. Prof. Dr. Stippich held various lectures and courses at the medical faculties in Zürich, Basel, and Heidelberg and is an internationally renowned researcher, expert, and teacher.
