private practice

Languages

German, English, Greek

Career

• Born in Berlin in 1989
• State medical examination: 2016
• 2014–2022: Further training as a specialist in neurology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Benjamin Franklin Campus
• Since 2024: Teleneurological consultation within the ANNOTeM network (acute neurological care in northeast Germany) at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Areas of specialization

My area of expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of the following diseases:

• Diseases of the peripheral nervous system (including peripheral nerve lesions, radicular syndromes, and polyneuropathies)
• Stroke (pre- and post-stroke care, vascular diagnostics of the neck and intracranial vessels)
• Movement disorders (including Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremor)
• Vertigo
• Headaches
• Neuromuscular diseases
• Dementia
• Multiple sclerosis and other chronic inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system

Further activities

• Research and teaching at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Neurology
• Teleneurological consultation within the ANNOTeM network (acute neurological care in northeast Germany with telemedical support, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)

Publications (selected):

• Kaffes M, Rabe L, Rudolph A, Rentzsch J, Neuhaus AH, Hofmann-Shen C. Impact of emotional valence on mismatch negativity in the course of cortical face processing. Curr Res Neurobiol. 2023
• Kaffes M, Bondi F, Geisler F, Grittner U, Haacke L, Ihl T, Lorenz M, Schehadat MS, Schwabauer E, Wendt M, Zuber M, Kübler-Weller D, Lorenz-Meyer I, Sanchez JC, Montaner J, Audebert HJ, Weber JE. Optimization of sensitivity and specificity of a biomarker-based blood test (LVOCheck-Opti): A protocol for a multicenter prospective observational study of patients suspected of having a stroke. Front Neurol. (2024)
• Freitag E, Kaffes M, Weber JE, Audebert HJ. How to Set Up a Successfully Running Mobile Stroke Unit Program. Stroke. (2021)
• Freitag E, Erdur H, Khalil AA, Harmel P, Kaffes M, Schmitz CH, Weber JE, Audebert HJ. Potential of transcranial ultrasound- and near-infrared spectroscopy-based acute stroke imaging for decision-making on intravenous thrombolysis treatment. Front Neurol. (2025)