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Prof. Dr. med., FRCPC Armin Curt

Name	Armin Curt
Academic Position	Prof. Dr. med., FRCPC
Clinical Position	Chief Consultant and Director Spinal Cord Injury Center
Area of Expertise	Paraplegiology, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
Address	Balgrist University Hospital Forchstrasse 340 CH-8008 Zurich
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Languages
German English

Honours and Awards
Board of Directors of the Solutions Network in Spinal Cord Injury (SNSCI) of the Government of Canada 2009 Professional Award Division of Neurology / Department of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, Canada 2008 Award of the American Cervical Spine Research Society 2006

Graduate
Degree in Medicine, University of Cologne, D (1979-1986) Study Visit at the Government Hospital, Tel Aviv, IL 1982 Study Visit at the John Hopkins University, USA 1984 Medical Thesis, University of Cologne, D 1987

Postgraduate
Neurology University of Cologne 1987-1991 Psychiatry Klinik Rheinau 1992 Paraplegiology University of Zurich 1993-2005 Venia Legendi for Neurorehabilitation University of Zurich 1999 Titularprofessor for Neurorehabilitation University of Zurich 2005 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for Neurology (FRCPC) 2005 Associate Professor in Neurology and SCI Research University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 2005 Professor for Paraplegiology University of Zurich 2009

Postgraduate

Neurology University of Cologne 1987-1991
Psychiatry Klinik Rheinau 1992
Paraplegiology University of Zurich 1993-2005
Venia Legendi for Neurorehabilitation University of Zurich 1999
Titularprofessor for Neurorehabilitation University of Zurich 2005
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for Neurology (FRCPC) 2005
Associate Professor in Neurology and SCI Research University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 2005
Professor for Paraplegiology University of Zurich 2009

Memberships
SGKN: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Klinische Neurophysiologie DMGP: Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Paraplegie DGN: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie EFNS: European Federation of Neurological Societies SNRG: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Neurorehabilitation The Royal College of Physicians of Canada ASIA: American Spinal Injury Association International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS)

Scientific Projects and Grants
Swiss National Science Foundation: Improving locomotor functions in spinal cord injured patients National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Neural Repair and Plasticity Universität Zürich: Assessment of spinaothalamic nerve fibres in SCI International Institute for Research in Paraplegia (IFP Zürich): Establishing a multi-centre basis for future therapeutic interventions in human SCI International Spinal Research Trust (ISRT London, UK): Functional and neuronal recovery in incomplete SCI: interproject between the ISRT and European Multicenter SCI Project Cervical Spinal Research Society (USA): New Imaging and Diagnostic Modalities: A new technique of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging for the Assessment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy BC Neurotrauma Fund Canada: Assessment of hand function in tetraplegic patients “GRASSP” Rick Hansen Foundation (Canada): Chair of the SCI Rehabilitation Practice Network

Scientific Projects and Grants

Swiss National Science Foundation: Improving locomotor functions in spinal cord injured patients
National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Neural Repair and Plasticity Universität Zürich: Assessment of spinaothalamic nerve fibres in SCI
International Institute for Research in Paraplegia (IFP Zürich): Establishing a multi-centre basis for future therapeutic interventions in human SCI
International Spinal Research Trust (ISRT London, UK): Functional and neuronal recovery in incomplete SCI: interproject between the ISRT and European Multicenter SCI Project
Cervical Spinal Research Society (USA): New Imaging and Diagnostic Modalities: A new technique of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging for the Assessment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy
BC Neurotrauma Fund Canada: Assessment of hand function in tetraplegic patients “GRASSP”
Rick Hansen Foundation (Canada): Chair of the SCI Rehabilitation Practice Network

Editorial Board Activities
Reviewer: J Neurology Neurosurgery Psychiatry, Spinal Cord, Clinical Neurophysiology, Spine, Neurology, Brain, Human Brain Mapping, Arch Phys Med Rehab, Lancet, Journal Spinal Cord Medicine, Neurological Research, Can J. Neurological Sciences Scientific Consultant: CHIR (Canada), Wings for Life (Austria), ISRT (UK), CDRF (US), Craig H Neilson Foundation (US) Editorial Board: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (NNR) Case Reports in Medicine

Editorial Board Activities

Reviewer:
J Neurology Neurosurgery Psychiatry, Spinal Cord, Clinical Neurophysiology, Spine, Neurology, Brain, Human Brain Mapping, Arch Phys Med Rehab, Lancet, Journal Spinal Cord Medicine, Neurological Research, Can J. Neurological Sciences

Scientific Consultant:
CHIR (Canada), Wings for Life (Austria), ISRT (UK), CDRF (US), Craig H Neilson Foundation (US)

Editorial Board:
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (NNR)
Case Reports in Medicine

Relevant Publications
National Library of Medicine

Relevant Publications

National Library of Medicine