Dr. med. Filip Barinka

Dr. Filip Barinka worked as a senior physician in the Center for Geriatric Medicine at the Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Regensburg. Here he was able to acquire the additional specialist qualification in “geriatrics” and gain a lot of experience in the treatment of patients with dementia. After moving to Zurich in December 2018, Dr. Barinka worked as deputy head of the Hirslanden Stroke Center and was primarily concerned with the treatment of patients with various types of stroke. In the course of this, he helped to set up the geriatric neurology department at the Hirslanden Neurology Clinic and became head of the newly founded Center for Geriatric Neurology (March 2021). In a short time he managed to found an officially certified memory clinic, of which he became co-director. Among other things, he was one of the first in Switzerland to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease with the latest medications that directly affect the “amyloid” deposits in the brain that are typical of Alzheimer's. Since April 1, 2023, Dr. Barinka works in his own practice and is pleased to offer you a comprehensive and precise examination, assessment and treatment of neurological diseases, especially in the area of ​​geriatric neurology, in collaboration and close networking with colleagues at SCNSI. At the same time, Dr. Barinka offers specialized assessment and treatment of memory disorders and other cognitive disorders in the memory consultation in collaboration with the Behavioral Neurology Neuropsychology Center Zurich (ZVNZ).