Dr. phil. Dörthe Heinemann
Specialist Psychologist in Neuropsychology FSP/GNP
LANGUAGES
German, English
CORE COMPETENCIES
Neuropsychological diagnostics and therapy for adolescents and adults up to an advanced age, for the assessment and treatment of cognitive impairment following brain injuries and brain disorders, such as:
- Epilepsies
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Strokes
- Brain tumours
- Inflammatory processes
- Developmental disorders
- Neurodegenerative disorders
CAREER
| 2026 | additional practice work at Berner Neurologie |
| 2024 – present | Neuropsychologist in her own practice |
| 2023 – 24 | Co-Head, Department of Neurology, Kantonsspital Aarau |
| 2022 – 23 | Senior psychologist in neuropaediatrics, University Children’s Hospital, Inselspital Bern |
| To the present | Lecturer in postgraduate training for Specialist Psychologists in Neuropsychology (FSP) and clinical neuropsychologists (GNP), for the City of Bern and at the Institute of Psychology, University of Bern |
| Until 2022 | Neuropsychologist (most recently Head Neuropsychologist), University Neurorehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, University Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern |
DIPLOMAS
2009 Specialist Psychologist in Neuropsychology FSP & recognised external supervisor SVNP
2001 Certificate in neuropsychology of the Working Group for Presurgical Epilepsy Diagnostics & Operative Epilepsy Therapy
2001 Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in psychology at the University of Bern
1999 Neuropsychologist GNP, certificate of the Society for Neuropsychology (GNP)
1992 Degree in psychology from the University of Hamburg (Dipl.-Psych.)
MEMBERSHIPS
- Swiss Association of Neuropsychology SVNP
- Federation of Swiss Psychologists FSP
- Society for Neuropsychology GNP
- Working Group for Presurgical Epilepsy Diagnostics & Operative Epilepsy Surgery e.V.