Carl Moritz Zipser, M. A.
PD Dr. Zipser is a senior consultant at the Center for Paraplegia and in the Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology. He studied human medicine at the Goethe University Frankfurt with stays abroad in Lyon, Paris and New York City. He completed his specialist training in neurology at Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich University Hospital and Tübingen University Hospital. His clinical focus is on neurophysiology in…
PD Dr. Zipser is a senior consultant at the Center for Paraplegia and in the Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology. He studied human medicine at the Goethe University Frankfurt with stays abroad in Lyon, Paris and New York City. He completed his specialist training in neurology at Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich University Hospital and Tübingen University Hospital. His clinical focus is on neurophysiology in patients with back problems, paraplegia and (poly)neuropathies. In 2023, he completed a fellowship at the BG Unfallklinik in Frankfurt am Main and successfully completed the Eurospine Diploma. Dr. Zipser obtained his habilitation from the University of Zurich with a publication on intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid pressure measurement in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). Dr. Zipser leads a research group on CSF pressure diagnostics and spinal cord compression and is actively involved in studies on imaging and diagnosis of DCM. In addition, he holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Philosophy from the University of Hagen with a thesis on the theory of science.
Academic position
Private lecturer, Venia Legendi for Neurology
Honors and awards
| 2021–2022 | 2 x «Paper of the Month», Balgrist University Hospital |
| 2019 | 1st poster prize, American Delirium Society, Boston |
Graduate
| 2023 | Ultraschall-Zertifikat (SGKN) |
| 2023 | Eurospine Basic Diploma |
| 2020 | Specialist in neurology |
| 2014–2018 |
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University degree
| 2023 | Fernuniversität in Hagen, Master of Arts Philosophie |
| 2013 | Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Approbation medicine |
Studies
| 2020–2023 | Master's program in Philosophy in the European Context, Fernuniversität in Hagen |
| 2007–2014 | Human medicine and philosophy, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. Stays abroad in Lyon, Paris, New York City |
Postgraduate
| 2018–2020 | Balgrist University Hospital, Neurology (Prof. A. Curt) |
| 2017–2018 | University Hospital Zürich, Consultant Psychiatry (Prof. R. von Känel) |
| 2014–2017 | Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Neurology (Prof. U. Ziemann) |
Fellowships
2023 AO Spine Short-term fellowship, BG Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main
Grants
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (project funding 2024-2028)
- Olga Mayenfisch Stiftung
- Schweizer Paraplegiker-Stiftung
- IRP – International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia
- AO Spine Research Start-up Grant
- Balgrist foundation
Grants and stipends
- Fazit-Stiftung: PhD grant
- Erasmus grant
- DGKN travel grant
Memberships
- AO Spine
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie (DGN)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Klinische Neurophysiologie und Funktionelle Bildgebung (DGKN)
- Eurospine
- Foederatio Medicorum Helveticorum (FMH)
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für klinische Neurophysiologie (SGKN)
- Schweizerische Neurologische Gesellschaft (SGN)
- Verband Schweizerischer Assistenz- und Oberärztinnen und -ärzte (VSAO)
- Zürcher Neurologie Gesellschaft (ZNG)
Scientific projects
- ERAS Guideline Development Group DCM 2024-25
- AO Spine Guideline Development Group SCI 2023-24
- CSF pressure diagnosis in spinal cord compression Imaging and diagnosis in degenerative cervical myelopathy.
- Steering committee AO Spine RECODE-DCM / myelopathy.org
Reviewer and editorial board activities
- Editorial Board Member "Spinal Cord" (Springer Nature)
- Co-Chair SwiSCI Scientific Committee
- Over 50 completed appraisals. Among others, Spine, Spinal Cord, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, European Journal of Neurology, Journal of Neurotrauma, Journal of Neurophysiology.
Publications
Books and chapters
- Rehabilitation of Acute Spinal Cord Injury (Chapter 345) in Youmans & Winn Neurological Surgery, 8e. Zipser CM and Curt A.
- Disease specific interventions using cell therapies for spinal cord disease/injury in Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Zipser CM and Curt A.
- Neurophysiology and advanced dynamic assessments in degenerative cervical myelopathy (Chapter 7) in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy, Co-author.
Contact
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