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Andreas Potschka M.D.

Career history:

October 1982 – March 1984:
Electro-technical studies at the University of Hannover
April 1984 – March 1987:
Human medicine studies at the Westfälische-Wilhelms-University of Münster
April 1985:
Additional law studies in Münster
April 1987:
changed to the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg
Oktober 1989 – Januar 1990:
1st third of residency at the medical clinic Lucerne Canton hospital (Switzerland) under the supervision of Professor Truniger
February 1990 – Mai 1990:
2nd third of residency in the surgery department at the university clinic of Basle (Switzerland)
June 1990 – September 1990:
3rd third of residency at the neurological university clinic of Freiburg under the supervision of Professor Lücking
June 1991 – December 1992:
internship in the neurological clinic of the Clinical center in Landshut under the supervision of Professor Thoden
10.12.1992:
License to practice medicine
January 1993 – Mai 1994:
assistant doctor at the neurosurgical clinic of the university clinical center in Steglitz/Berlin under the supervision of Professor Brock
April 23, 1993:
PhD title with distinction “magna cum laude” at the University of Freiburg
June 1994 - March 1998:
resident at the neurosurgical clinic of the clinic center “Carl Gustav Carus” in Dresden under Prof. Schackert
March 1995:
development of the neurological pain outpatient department at the University clinic of Dresden
March 24, 1998:
awarded the certificate of neurosurgeon
April 1998 – September 1999:
Senior physician of the neurological department of the Bavaria clinic in Kreischa as head of the intensive care and early rehabilitation unit
September 16, 1998:
Additional qualification “special pain therapy”
October 1999:
Physician contracted by the Union of Statutory Health Insurance of North Baden, working in his own practice as neurosurgeon and complying to the pain treatment agreement
December 1999:
Awarded specialist certificate in computed tomography
January 2000:
Medical director in the pain diagnostics & therapy center in Schönau
June 7, 2000:
awarded certificate of an additional qualification in “rehabilitation” April 2001: authorized to conduct further education in“Special pain therapy”
December 10, 2002:
authorized to conduct further education “neurosurgery”
January 8, 2003:
head of standby duty of the medical insurance center in Schönau

Accompanying activities

Compulsory four month medical traineeships:

* Anesthesiological unit of the Paracelsus-Clinic in Osnabrück (Dr. Demmel)
* Neurosurgery unit of the Paracelsus-Clinic in Osnabrück (Prof. Winkelmüller)
* Surgery unit of the Paracelsus-Clinic in Osnabrück (Dr. Lankenfeld)
* Neurological university clinic of Freiburg (Prof. Thoden)

Dissertation:

Measurement of pain thresholds after thermal heat stimulation and mechanical stimulation in patients with a chronic pain syndrome and in a healthy control group:
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Pain thresholds through thermal stimulation:
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Pain thresholds are determined by mechanical stimulation in patients with chronic pain syndromes of various etiologies and in a healthy contol group:
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Pain thresholds through thermal and mechanical stimulation are determined in patients with a chronic pain syndrome of different etiology and a healthy control group:
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Studies and work groups:

Endoscopic surgical procedure in the neurosurgery
Director of studies "treatment in stage III with Tirilazad in women with subarachnoidal hemorrhage (SAH)"
Pain therapy in surgery and functional neurosurgery

Comprehensive list of publications:

You can download a list of publications in PDF format here: publications »

Visiting physician

in various pain clinics in the USA (among others Richmond, Boston)

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