The Neurosurgery Department’s very own Dr. Belinda Shao, PGY-5, presented an abstract titled “Effect on Affect: Postsurgical Change in Cerebellar Neuropsychiatric Rating Scale Scores in Adults and Children with Chiari” at the 2023 AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery Annual Meeting, winning the Bobby Jones Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation Award.
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Department of Neurosurgery
Petra Klinge, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery, Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Division Director, Center for Surgical Treatment of the Developing Brain and Spine
LPG Neurosurgery
593 Eddy Street, APC6
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 793-9166
Fax: (401) 444-2788
593 Eddy Street, APC6
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 793-9166
Fax: (401) 444-2788
Biography
Petra Klinge, MD is an internationally renowned general neurosurgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of patients with brain tumors, hydrocephalus and Alzheimer’s disease, pediatric diseases and treatment of congenital diseases like Chiari and spinal malformations.
Dr. Klinge joined our team as attending neurosurgeon and associate professor at Brown University in 2009. Prior to that, she was professor of neurosurgery at the Medical School Hannover, Germany. She received her medical degree at the University of Kiel in 1993 and completed her neurosurgical residency at Hannover Medical School in Germany in 2002. She was senior associate professor of neurosurgery at the International Neuroscience Institute in Hannover, Germany, where she had the opportunity to be educated by Professor M. Samii, a founder of modern skull base surgery.
Dr. Klinge is an active member of the American Association of Neurosurgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. She is editor in chief of the Elsevier journal Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management (INAT) and associate editor of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery (CNN). She also serves as reviewer for international scientific journals including Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, Journalof Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry and others. She is past president of the International Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF disorders.
Dr. Klinge’s scientific interests comprise the development of advanced techniques for diagnosing and treatment of dementia, experimental work to advance the understanding of normal aging and dementia and to develop novel biotechnical treatment approaches including stem cell therapy. Her scientific publications are listed by the US National Library of Medicine.
Education
Degrees
2002
Habilitation (Postdoctoral lecture qualification “Venia Legendi”)
in Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany
1988 – 1993
Dr. med., Magna Cum Laude
Christian-Albrechts-University
Kiel, Germany
Residencies
2004 – 2009
Attending Neurosurgeon, International Neuroscience
Institute,Hannover, Germany (Mentor and Director:
Professor Dr. Madjid Samii)
1995 – 2002
Neurosurgery – Department of Neurosurgery 01/95 – 10/02
Medical School Hannover, Germany
1993 – 1994
Neurosurgery – Department of Neurosurgery 06/93 – 11/94
Westküstenhospital, Heide-Holstein, Germany
Board Certifications
Schleswig-Holstein, German Medical License
Accreditation for Medical Specialization in Neurosurgery
Medical Association of Lower Saxony
Rhode Island Medical License
Clinical Interests
alzheimer’s disease, brain tumors, dementia, hydrocephalus, pediatrics, skull base surgery, spinal malformations
Editorship
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Editor in Chief
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Associate Editor
Recent News
A few years ago, Logan started to lose his ability to walk. It was Doctor Petra Klinge, a neurosurgeon at Hasbro Children's Hospital, who diagnosed him with yet another rare disorder, successfully treating him.
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Rhode Island Hospital has opened a new center to help diagnose an often misdiagnosed disorder in older patients. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. When this happens, it causes neurological symptoms that may be diagnosed as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's Diseases... "They decline quite rapidly," added Dr. Petra Klinge, a surgeon, and director of the CSF Disorders of the Brain and Spine Center at Rhode Island Hospital.
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In a sea of nationwide conferences that cater to the edification of experienced practitioners, a small group of medical students at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (WAMSBU) is trying to shake things up – the AANS Chapter.
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