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    Dr. med. Roland Backhaus

    Specialist in neurology FMH · Additional qualification in emergency medicine (Germany)

    Founder of the Neurosono specialist practice · Swiss Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Zürich

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    Profile summary and areas of expertise

    Roland Backhaus is a specialist in neurology FMH; his focus areas are stroke medicine and neurological vascular diagnostics. Roland Backhaus founded the Neurosono specialist practice at the Swiss Clinical Neuroscience Institute in Zürich and has been consulting physician in neurology at Spital Affoltern since 2021. Previously, Roland Backhaus was lead physician at the Stroke Center of Klinik Hirslanden in Zürich from 2018 to 2021 and, from 2015 to 2018, consultant at the Department of Neurology of the University of Regensburg, including for the Telemedical Stroke Network of South-East Bavaria (TEMPiS).

    • Stroke medicine
    • Neurological vascular diagnostics
    • Prevention and follow-up care of neurovascular diseases

    Clinical work and institutions

    1. Neuro Consulting, Zürich (opens the institution's website)

      • currentFounder of the specialist practice, independent practice

    2. Spital Affoltern (MedVici profile of the institution)

      Praxis Neurologie am Albis

      • since 2021Consulting physician, neurology

    3. Klinik Hirslanden, Zürich (opens the institution's website)

      Stroke Center

      • 2018–2021Lead physician, Stroke Center; from 2020 head of the stroke outpatient clinic
      • 2018–2020Medical director of the Stroke Center

    4. Bezirksklinikum Regensburg (MedVici profile of the institution)

      Klinik für Neurologie der Universität Regensburg

      • 2015–2018Consultant, stroke unit and Telemedical Stroke Network of South-East Bavaria (TEMPiS)
      • 2009–2015Resident, neurology

    Qualifications and training

    • 2018
      Master of Health Care Management (MBA), University of Bayreuth
    • 2015
      Specialist in neurology (German specialist title, recognised in Switzerland)
    • 2013
      Doctorate (Dr. med.), University of Regensburg
    • 2013
      Additional qualification in emergency medicine (Germany)
    • 2009
      Licence to practise medicine in Germany (Approbation)
    • 2002–2009
      Studies in human medicine, RWTH Aachen

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