Junior Consultant Ellen Edwards
Position and faculty
Junior Consultant Neurology
Specialty
Sleep medicine
Neuroimmunology
Electroencephalography
General internal medicine and focused ultrasound
Languages
German
English
French
Contact
Medical specialisation
Swiss Medical Association (FMH) neurology (submitted)
Passed Swiss Medical Association (FMH) specialist examination in internal medicine
Certificates of proficiency
Sleep medicine – Diploma from the Swiss Society for Sleep Research (SSSSC) and Sleep Expert Somnologist certificate from the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS)
Electroencephalography (EEG) – Diploma from the Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für klinische Neurophysiologie, SGKN)
Curriculum
since 08/2025
Junior Consultant Neurology, Schulthess Klinik
12/2021 – 04/2025
Resident in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Basel
01/2021 – 12/2021
Postdoctoral Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
05/2019 – 12/2020
Resident in Neurology, Inselspital Bern and Sleep Fellow, SWEZ Inselspital
06/2015 – 04/2019
Resident in Neurology, University Hospital Zurich (USZ)
04/2014 – 05/2015
Clinical Neuroimmunology, Grosshadern Clinic at LMU Munich
05/2012 – 03/2013
Finance Co-Chair Interact Munich Science and Translation
Education and training
05/2025
Swiss Medical Association (FMH) specialist examination in internal medicine
08/2023 – 04/2025
Point of Care Sonography Courses, University Hospital Basel
2025
Nerve ultrasound courses (ISMNI, EAN, SGKN)
2022
Antelope Leadership Program, University of Basel
10/2022
Sleep Expert Somnologist certificate (ESRS, SSSSC)
09/2021 – 02/2022
Innosuisse and Startup Campus Entrepreneurship Training, ETHZ
2021
Python Programming Course, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
10/2018
Swiss Medical Association (FMH) specialist examination in neurology
11/2017
Electroencephalography certificate, SGKN
2016
Good Clinical Practice I+II
2015
Neurostatus certificate, EDSS
03/2011 – 2015, 2019
Experimental dissertation, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried. Clinical Neuroimmunology, LMU
09/2007 – 04/2014
Degree in Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich)
2012
Health Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich)
Sporting activities
Gym fitness, Pilates, swimming, hiking
Scientific activities
Collaborating partner in sleep at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel
Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroimmunology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
Sub-Project Leader of biobank coordination and development, SPHYNCS – Swiss Primary Hypersomnolence and Narcolepsy Study, Inselspital Bern
Clinical Scientist in Neuroimmunology, University Hospital Zurich
Postdoctoral Researcher in Clinical Neuroimmunology, LMU Munich
Research Assistant, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried
Memberships
European Sleep Research Society (ESRS)
Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology (SGKN)
Swiss Neurological Society (SNS)
European Academy of Neurology
Alumna of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation
Grants and stipends
Antelope Leadership Program grant, University of Basel
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences Young Talents in Clinical Research grant
European Sleep Research Society Conference grant
German Academic Scholarship Foundation
Erasmus