Caroline Renner

Title(s): Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. habil (MD MSSM)

Current Position/Designation: Chief of the Department of Neurology and Neurologic Rehabilitation at the Herz-und Kreislaufzentrum Rotenburg a.d. Fulda.

Institutional Affiliation: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Active Email Address: c.renner@hkzrotenburg.de

Telephone Number (WhatsApp): 49-1707761834

Dr. Caroline Renner, MD, has been actively involved in Neurorehabilitation for over 20 years, and her passion for it and its advancements continues to grow. Neuroscientific research has led to a deeper understanding and progress in Neurorehabilitation, yet it continues to pose new questions. After completing her medical education in the USA and Germany, Dr. Renner obtained her speciality in neurology and postdoctoral lecture qualification (Habilitation) in 2012 in Germany. Her clinical research focused on motor function, neuropsychological impairments and rehabilitation, and disorders of consciousness in early neurorehabilitation. For the German Society of Neurorehabilitation (DGNR), Dr. Renner coordinated an evidence-based guideline, “Multimodal neurorehabilitative approaches to treat Post-Intensive-Care Syndrome,” with other medical societies. Dr. Renner has been elected to the extended praesidium of the European Federation of Neurorehabilitation (EFNR) and the Executive Committee of the DGNR.

Relevant Professional Skills/Experiences

  • Expertise in neurology, stroke recovery, and neurorehabilitation.
  • Significant contributions to physiologically based physical and occupational therapy in stroke patients.

Relevant Career Highlights

  • Founder of the Department of Neuro-Geriatric Rehabilitation in Bad Harzburg
  • Chief of the Neurologic Rehabilitation Center at the Sachsenklinik Bad Lausick (Phase D)
  • Department of Early Neurorehabilitation (Phase B) at the MediClin Waldkrankenhaus Bad Düben
  • Chief of the Department of Neurology and Neurologic Rehabilitation (Phase B, C, D) at Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum, Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg GmbH
  • Congress President of the 26. Annual congress of the German Society of Neurorehabilitation (DGNR) 05. December – 07. December 2019 in Leipzig.
  • Board examination for Neurology 2007 Subspecialty boards: Social Medicine (January 2013), Geriatry (November 2013), Rehabilitation Services (April 2017).

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