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    Dr. med. Richard Ibrahim

    Specialist in physical and rehabilitative medicine and in orthopaedics, special pain therapy

    Owner and medical director of Praxisklinik Dr. Ibrahim & Kollegen, Munich; head physician for inpatient special pain therapy at Clinic Dr. Decker

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    Profile summary and areas of expertise

    Dr. med. Richard Ibrahim is a specialist in physical and rehabilitative medicine and in orthopaedics with the additional qualification in special pain therapy, and owner of Praxisklinik Dr. Ibrahim & Kollegen in Munich, which he founded in 2013. Since 2017 he has also been head physician for inpatient special pain therapy at Clinic Dr. Decker in Munich; since 2025 he has been President of the German Society for Pain Medicine (DGS). Previously, Dr. Ibrahim worked as senior physician and lead physician at Medical Park Bad Wiessee, among other positions. According to the practice, its services include conservative, interventional and neuromodulative pain therapy and, since 2023, an outpatient second-opinion service for back and joints. The responsible medical association is the Bavarian State Chamber of Physicians (Bayerische Landesärztekammer).

    • Interventional and endoscopic pain therapy of the spine
    • Neuromodulation for chronic back pain
    • Multimodal pain therapy, outpatient and inpatient
    • Chronic joint pain

    Clinical work and institutions

    1. Praxisklinik Dr. Ibrahim & Kollegen, München (MedVici profile of the institution)

      • since 2013Founder, owner and medical director

    2. Clinic Dr. Decker, München (MedVici profile of the institution)

      Stationäre Spezielle Schmerztherapie

      • since 2017Head physician for inpatient special pain therapy

    3. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schmerzmedizin e.V. (DGS) (opens the institution's website)

      • since 2025President

    4. DGS Regionales Schmerzzentrum München-Ost

      • 2019–2024Medical director and regional director

    5. Tagesklinik MVZ Schwabing, München

      • 2013–2019Medical director and partner, orthopaedics and special pain therapy

    6. Privatklinik Dr. med. Schreiber, München

      • 2013–2017Head physician for inpatient special pain therapy

    7. Privatklinik Lanserhof, Tegernsee

      • 2013–2018Consultant in orthopaedics and special pain therapy

    8. Deutsches Schmerzzentrum München GmbH

      • 2011–2013Medical director and managing partner

    9. Privatpraxis für Spezielle Schmerztherapie Dr. med. Gessler, München

      • 2010–2011Lead physician and resident

    10. Medical Park Bad Wiessee

      • 2008–2011Lead physician
      • 2005–2008Senior physician, orthopaedics, sports orthopaedics and sports medicine
      • 2003–2005Resident, orthopaedics and sports orthopaedics

    11. Privatklinik Dr. med. Schreiber und Diagnose Klinik, München

      • 2002–2003Resident, orthopaedics

    12. Chirurgische Privatklinik Bogenhausen, München

      • 2001–2002Resident, trauma and abdominal surgery

    13. SANA Klinik, München

      • 1999–2001Resident, orthopaedics

    14. Praxis für Orthopädie und Spezielle Schmerztherapie Dr. med. Kaisser, München

      • 1999Junior physician (Arzt im Praktikum)

    15. Praxis für Orthopädie und Spezielle Schmerztherapie Dr. med. Ziolko, Köln

      • 1997–1998Junior physician (Arzt im Praktikum)

    Qualifications and training

    • 1998
      Licence to practise medicine (Approbation)
    • 2001
      Doctorate (Dr. med.), University of Cologne
    • 2002
      Diploma in sports science, German Sport University Cologne
    • 2005
      Specialist in orthopaedics
    • 2010
      Specialist in physical and rehabilitative medicine
    • 2011
      Additional qualification in special pain therapy
    • 2008
      Additional qualification in sports medicine
    • 2002
      Acupuncture (A diploma)
    • 2011
      Basic psychosomatic care
    • 2012
      Qualification in traffic medicine
    • 2021
      GCP investigator for clinical trials under the German Medicines Act (AMG)

    Publications, talks and media

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    Doctoral thesis (1)

    1. Metabolische Belastung im Frauen-Hallenfußball (original source, opens in a new window)

      Dissertation, Universität zu Köln (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)

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