Consultant Dr. med. Zina-Mary Manjaly
Dr Manjaly is a neurology specialist who completed her clinical training in England and Switzerland. She is a clinical scientist at ETH Zurich, specialising in fatigue, multiple sclerosis and brain imaging techniques (neuroimaging). Building on her Master’s degree in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) from the University of Oxford, she is also investigating the role of cognitive factors in neurological symptoms and therapeutic efficacy. She is clinical head of the Human Performance Lab (HPL) at Schulthess Klinic and member of the scientific advisory board.
Position and faculty
Consultant Neurology
Specialty
Pain
Fatigue
Multiple sclerosis
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Languages
German
English
Contact
Medical specialisation
Neurology
Certificates of proficiency
Electroneuromyography (ENMG)
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Cerebrovascular diseases
Curriculum
since 2018
Special consultation for Fatigue at Schulthess Klinik
since 2015
Schulthess Klinik
2014–2015
Clinic for Neurology, Universitätsspital Zürich
2013–2014
Clinic for Psychiatry, Universitätsspital Zürich
2012–2013
Clinic for Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital Zürich
2007–2012
Clinic for Neurology, Universitätsspital Zürich
2006–2007
Maidstone Hospital (Teaching hospital of the King’s College London), Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry
Education and training
2021
CAS Medical Leadership, University of Zurich
2018
Master of Studies (MSt), University of Oxford
2013
Specialist in Neurology FMH
2007
Dr. med., University of Aachen (summa cum laude)
2006
State Examination, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Scientific activities
Teaching
since 2020: MCBT in Psychiatry & Computational Psychiatry, Bachelor of Human Medicine ETH Zurich
since 2019: Sensomotor functions of the spinal cord, Bachelor of Human Medicine ETH Zurich
2018 Lecture "Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy", Association for Further Education in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (WBV) for prospective specialists in psychiatry
since 2017 Lecture "Cerebellum", Bachelor Human Medicine ETH Zurich
since 2017 Neurological examination course, Bachelor of Human Medicine ETH Zurich
Scientific focus
- Pain
- Fatigue
- Multiple Sklerosis
- Brain imaging (neuroimaging), especially functional MRI
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Partnerships
- ETH Zurich
- Universitätsspital Zürich
- University College London
Expert activities
- NeuroImage Clinical
- Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Journal for Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry
- Multiple Sclerosis Journal
- Neural Networks
- Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience
Memberships
Swiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology SGKN
Neurological Society of the Canton of Zurich ZNG
Swiss Medical Association FMH
Swiss Neurological Society SNG
International Multiple Sclerosis Cognition Society IMSCOGS
Swiss Pain Society
Competence Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science (RESC)
Awards and honours
2021 Hemmi-Stiftung Research Award
2008 Friedrich-Wilhelm prize (promotion award RWTH Aachen)
2007 Borchers badge (RWTH Aachen)
2006 Günther-Leibfried prize (Research centre Jülich)
2005 International NRW Undergraduate Science Award (Ministry of Science NRW)
Grants and stipends
2022 Personalized Health and Related Technologies (PHRT), ETH Zürich (Co-PI mit Prof. C. Jutzeler und Prof. E. Konukoglu)
2021 Research Grant der Schweizerischen Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft
2021 Mach-Gaensslen Stiftung
2020 Olga Mayenfisch Stiftung
2004–2006 Scholar of the German National Academic Foundation
2003 Travel Award from Allianz Insurance for a stay abroad at Oxford University
2003 Study delegate of the Helmholtz Association at the Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau
1997 Honour Roll Award (Board of Education, Toronto, Kanada)