Dr. med. Claudia Baum
Senior Physician, Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht
Specialist in Neurology (FMH)
Medical Expertise
Dr. med. Claudia Baum is a specialist in neurology and has many years of experience in the treatment and rehabilitation of neurological disorders. Her particular areas of expertise are multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and the treatment of spasticity.
Early in her career, she worked for several years in neurology and interdisciplinary early rehabilitation. She also gained further clinical experience at the Swiss Epilepsy Center in Zurich, among other places. Since 2012, she has been contributing her neurological and rehabilitation medicine expertise to Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht.
Today, a particular focus of her work is the multimodal rehabilitation of MS patients. In this context, she combines established conventional medical treatment methods with selected complementary medical approaches and elements of mind-body medicine. The goal is holistic treatment that is tailored to the individual health situation and personal rehabilitation goals of the patients.
Clinical Focus Areas
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Multiple sclerosis
- Epilepsy
- Treatment of spasticity, including with Botulinum toxin A and intrathecal Baclofen pumps
- Multimodal and holistic treatment approaches
- Mind-body medicine
Professional Experience and Qualifications
- Since 2012: Medical practice at Rehaklinik Zihlschlacht, Switzerland
- Since 2013: Consultant Physician at Kantonsspital Winterthur with regular participation in stroke unit rounds
- 2009–2011: Specialist in neurology, Swiss Epilepsy Center, Zurich
- 2009: Doctorate at the Charité Berlin with magna cum laude
- Since 2008: Recognition as specialist in neurology
- 2007–2009: Assistant Physician, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich
- 2004: Licensed as a physician
- 2003–2007: Assistant Physician, Department of Neurology and Interdisciplinary Early Rehabilitation, Bergmannstrost Occupational Health Clinics, Halle/Saale
- 1996–2002: Study of Human Medicine at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Additional Qualifications:
- EEG certificate of the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging (DGKN)
- Certificate as a Medical Examiner (SIM)
- Certificates for Doppler/Duplex sonography of extra- and intracranial vessels
- DEGUM Certification for Nerve and Muscle Sonography
Scientific Commitments and Memberships:
Dr. Baum has been involved in the scientific and professional fields of neurology and neurorehabilitation for many years. Her main areas of focus include multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, EEG, spasticity and neurological rehabilitation.
She is a member of the Swiss Neurological Society, the Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Swiss Epilepsy League, and various German neurological professional societies, among others. In addition, she served on the board of the Swiss Society for Neurorehabilitation for several years.