Prof. Dr. Christina Haubrich

Prof. Dr. Christina Haubrich
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  • Specialist Care Center Düsseldorf, Germany
Academic Discipline / Fields
Health and welfare, Health
Languages
English, German
Doctorate
  • Subpotential Analysis: A suggestion for a new method to study cognitive processes in the human EEG
PostDoc Qualification
  • Dynamic cerebral autoregulation testing of extra- and intracranial stenosis of brain supplying arteries

Area of Specialisation

  • Medicine, Neurology

Research Interests

  • EHealth, Mobile Health, individualized medicine
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Neurocritical Care, Neuromonitoring,Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Autonomic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous Disorders
  • Digital and internet based medicine
  • E-learning in Higher Education

Distinctions and Awards

  • Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, 2015
  • Lecturer Award 2014, University of Aachen, 2014
  • Award for Academic Mentoring, University of Aachen, 2014
  • Lifetime Member, Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge, UK, since 2010
  • Visiting Scholar, Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge, UK, 2009/2010
  • Feodor-Lynen-Fellow, Alexander-von-Humboldt foundation, 2009/2010
  • Fellow, TandemPlusMed, Aachen University Hospital, 2006 - 2007
  • Ultrasound Award, German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology, 2006
  • Scholarship of the Ministery of Science, Northrhine Westfalia, 2005 - 2007
  • Scholarship by the German Scholarship Foundation, 1991 - 1996

Media coverage

Media Coverage

  • www.ans-ambulanz.de

Short CV/Education and Training

  • Since 2015 Adjunct Professor in Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Aachen
  • 2015 - 2016 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Clinical Neuriscience, Brain Physics Lab, University of Cambridge
  • 2010 – 2015 Head of ambulance for diseases of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS-Ambulance), University of Aachen
  • 2009 - 2010 Feodor-Lynen-Fellow, Academic Neurosurgery and Brain Physics Laboratory, Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, UK
  • 2008 – 2015 Head of the autnonomic lab & research group for autonomic nervous diseases, Department of Neurology, University of Aachen
  • 2007 - 2010 Consultant in Neurology at the Department of Neurology, University of Aachen
  • 2007 Senior resident and Bord-certified Neurologist at the Department of Neurology, University of Aachen
  • 2007 Habilitation (venea legendi), Lecturer in Neurology, University of Aachen
  • 1999 – 2005 Resident at the Department of Neurology, University of Aachen (including one year training in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)
  • 1997 - 1999 Junior House Officer and Resident at the Department of Stereotactic and Functional, Neurosurgery, University of Köln, head Prof. Dr. Sturm
  • 1995 - 1996 Medical rotations and Elective in the Department of Neurophysiology in Berlin and Surgical rotation in Baltimore, USA
  • 1989 - 1996 Charité Medical School, grade: „Very Good“

Selected Publications

  • Ventricular Volume Load Reveals the Mechanoelastic Impact of Communicating Hydrocephalus on Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation. Haubrich C, Czosnyka M, Diehl R, Smielewski P, Czosnyka Z. PLoS One. 2016 Jul 14;11(7):e0158506. eCollection 2016.
  • GAD Antibodies as Key Link Between Chronic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction, Autonomic Neuropathy, and Limb Stiffness in a Nondiabetic Patient: A CARE-Compliant Case Report and Review of the Literature. Maier A, Mannartz V, Wasmuth H, Trautwein C, Neumann UP, Weis J, Grosse J, Fuest M, Hilz MJ, Schulz JB, Haubrich C. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Aug;94(31):e1265. Review.
  • Haubrich C, Diehl RR, Kasprowicz M, Diedler J, Sorrentino E, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M. Increasing ICP dampens the transfer of respiratory waves to the brain and cerebral arteries in patients with traumatic brain injury. Medical Engineering & Physics 2015 Feb;37(2):175-9
  • Haubrich C, Steiner LA, Diehl RR, Kasprowicz M, Smielewski P, Pickard JD, Czosnyka M. Doppler Flow Velocity and Intracranial Pressure: Responses to Short-Term Mild Hypocapnia Help to Assess the Pressure-Volume Relationship After Head Injury. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2013 Jul 3.
  • Haubrich C, Steiner L, Kasprowicz M, Diedler J, Carrera E, Diehl RR, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M. Short-term moderate hypocapnia augments detection of optimal cerebral perfusion pressure. J Neurotrauma. 2011 Jul;28(7):1133-7.
  • Haubrich C, Pies K, Dafotakis M, Block F, Kloetzsch C, Diehl RR.Transcranial Doppler monitoring in Parkinson's disease: cerebrovascular compensation of orthostatic hypotension.Ultrasound Med Biol. 2010 Oct;36(10):1581-7.
  • Haubrich C, Czosnyka Z, Lavinio A, Smielewski P, Rolf R. Diehl, John D Pickard, Czosnyka M. Is there a direct link between cerebrovascular activity and CSF pressure-volume compensation? Stroke 2007; 38(10):2677-80.
  • Haubrich C, Wendt A, Diehl RR, Möller-Hartmann W, Klötzsch C. Dynamic autoregulation testing in the posterior cerebral artery. Stroke 2004 Apr; 35(4): 848-52
  • Haubrich C, Kruska W, Diehl RR, Möller-Hartmann W, Klötzsch C. Dynamic autoregulation testing in patients with middle cerebral artery stenosis. Stroke 2003 Aug; 34(8): 1881-5

Selected Projects

Project Lead:

  • BMBF sponsored: ParkinsonCompanion, interactive tool for monitoring of sleep and neurovegetative functions, since 2017
  • Digital Support in Clinical Neurology, Grant of Aachen University, since 2014
  • Improved orthostatic tolerance = better cognitive function in Parkinson’s Disease, International Parkinson Fonds, since 2014
  • CARNet clinical interest groups on Neurodegeneration, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke &Stroke risk factors, since 2013

E-Learning Tools produced with University of Aachen:

  • Clinical examination and diagnostics in pandysautonomia, 2013
  • Clinical examination and diagnostics in neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, 2012
  • Diagnostics of symathetic and parasympathetic cardiovascular functions, 2011

Membership in Scientific Bodies/Juries

Conference Organisation:

  • Third UK Academia-Net Meeting, Clare Hall College, Cambridge, UK; (coordinator), 2016
  • 6th Meeting CARnet, (scientific committee), second Clinical Science Lab (coordinator) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA, 2016
  • First UK Academia-Net Meeting,Clare Hall College, Cambridge, UK; (coordinator), 2015
  • 5th Meeting CARnet (scientific committee), first Clinical Science Lab (coordinator), Southampton, UK, 2015
  • 4th Meeting CARnet, San Diego, April 2014; (scientific committee), 2014
  • 3rd Meeting CARnet (Cerebral autoregulation network) und 18th Meeting der ESNCH (European Society for Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics) May, 2013 Porto, Portugal (scientific committee), 2013
  • ANS-Symposium 21.04.2012 (Conference Chair), 2012

Board / Comittees:

  • Autonomic Nervous Disorder panel, European Academy of Neurology, EAN, since 2016
  • Treasurer, German Autonomic Society, since 2010
  • Treasurer‚ Cerebral AutoRegulation Network‘, CARNet, since 2012
  • Member of Selection panel German Scholarship organisation, since 2012
  • Member of Selection panel, W3-Chair „Computational Neuroscience“, 2008-2009
  • Member of Selection panel, W2-Chair „Experimental Neuroradiology“ Aachen University, 2012

Soft Skills/Other Activities and Achievements

Other Activities
  • married, 3 children

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