Katharina Lutz, MD

Attending Physician, Head of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Dr. med. Katharina Lutz is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been employed as a senior physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital in Bern since 2019. Her focus is on pediatric…

Dr. med. Katharina Lutz is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been employed as a senior physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital in Bern since 2019. Her focus is on pediatric neurosurgery.

Katharina Lutz completed her studies at the University of Giessen, Germany. After one year of neurological training under the supervision of Prof. Ulrich Büttner and Prof. Krassen Nedeltchev at the Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Katharina Lutz began her neurosurgical training at the Cantonal Hospital Aarau under the supervision of Prof. Javier Fandino. Since 2016, she has been working at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe - since receiving her specialist title as a senior physician.

Due to her great interest in the treatment of children, Katharina Lutz has specialized in paediatric neurosurgery. She was able to deepen her knowledge in this field during a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital in Sankt Augustin, Germany.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Pediatric neurosurgery
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Brain stimulation for preoperative functional diagnostics and neuromodulation

Memberships

Professional experience

Since 2020

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raa

2021–2022

Fellow and senior physician for pediatric neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Sankt Augustin, Germany (Prof. Martina Messing-Jünger)

2019–2020

Deputy Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2016–2019

Assistant Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2013–2016

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital Aarau (Prof. Javier Fandino)

2012–2013

Resident, Clinic for Neurology, Cantonal Hospital Aarau (Prof. Krassen Nedeltchev)

Education

2023

Pediatric Neurosurgery Certificate ESPN (2021-2023)

2022

Pediatric Neurosurgery Certificate DGNC (2020-2022)

2018

Specialist in neurosurgery

2011

German state examination

2005–2011

Studium der Humanmedizin an der Universität Giessen, Deutschland