
Prof. Dr. med. Kai Rösler is an FMH-qualified neurologist. He is specialized in disorders of the peripheral nerves and muscles, in neurological pain syndromes, and in general neurology.
Prof. Rösler studied medicine in Bern, Switzerland; with stages in Atlanta and Madison (USA). He was educated as a neurologist in Bern and Los Angeles. He worked at head of the ENMG-Laboratory and the Neuromuscular Center of the University Department of Neurology of the Inselspital, Bern from 1991 – 2018. During this time, many young collegues were introduced by him into the field of electro-neuro-myography (ENMG = electrical examination of nerves and muscles). He is an internationally renowned expert and researcher in the field of ENMG. He also founded an outpatient clinic for palliative neurology at the Inselspital, in which many patients are helped.
Currently, Prof. Rösler is the president of the Swiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology and organizes the educational Academy of this society. He has organized a great number of national and international neurological congresses. He contributes regularly to patient organizations and their meetings.
Professional experience
- 2006 – 2018
- Consultant for ENMG, Clinic of Neurology, Center Hospital, Biel
- 2002 – 2018
- Head, Neuromorphologic Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern
- 1991 – 2018
- Head physician, ENMG-Laboratory and Neuromuscular Center, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern
- 1990 – 1991
- Assistant physician, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern
- 1989
- Assistant physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern
- 1988 – 1989
- Assistant physician, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Langnau i.E.
- 1985 – 1988
- Assistant physician, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern
- 1985 – 1986
- Research fellow, Neuromuscular Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USA)
- 1983 – 1985
- Assistant physician, Institute for Anatomy, University of Bern
Education and degrees
- 2008/9
- After-Diploma Degree: Managing in Hospitals, Inselspital Bern
- 2004
- Professorship of the University of Bern (Neurology)
- 1996
- Habilitation in Neurology, University of Bern
- 1994
- Certificate of the Swiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology for ENMG
- 1991
- Specialist degree in Neurology, FMH
- 1986
- Dissertation: “Transfer effects in endurance exercise: Adaptations in trained and untrained muscles University of Bern
- 1982
- Physician diploma, University of Bern
- 1976-1982
- Medical School, University of Bern. External study visits in Atlanta and Madison (USA)
Memberships
- Swiss Neurological Society
- President of the Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
- Member of the Doctoral Council, Swiss Society of Muscle Disorders
- Board member, Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies
- Corresponding member of the German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
Past memberships:
- 2014 – 2018
- Member, Scientific Advisory Board of the Swiss Foundation for Research on Muscle Diseases.
- 2014 – 2018
- Member, Commission of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences for “Forschung in Palliative Care”
- 2009 – 2018
- Member, Kantonale Ethikkommission Bern (Appointment by the Government of the Canton of Berne)
- 2009 – 2011
- Co-Founder and President, Swiss Working Group for the Autonomic Nervous System (SAGAN)
Languages
- Bern German
- German
- English
- French
Publications and Lectures
Numerous