Frank Sonnenschein

Frank Sonnenschein is a neurosurgery specialist at the clinic’s MVZ Gamma Knife Zentrum Krefeld, where he now serves as Medical Director (Ärztlicher Leiter) since 1 July 2023. His clinical path started with neurosurgery training and practice that began in 2000, and he later moved into radiosurgery-focused work at the clinic. From 2000 to 2017, he worked in the Neurosurgery Department of the City of Krefeld Hospital / HELIOS Hospital Krefeld, and he served as Attending Physician there from 2011. Since 2017, he has been practicing Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the MVZ Gamma Knife Center Krefeld. In June 2022, Sonnenschein attended the annual congress of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society and the Leksell Gamma Knife Society in Milan, Italy. The meeting’s themes included treatment options for large brain metastases, large meningiomas, and vestibular schwannomas, with mask fixation enabling a hypofractionated approach. Over the following five days, the congress also discussed radiosurgery roles in gliomas, chronic pain, and movement disorders, and it covered hands-on work on AI-supported therapy planning for individual patients.

Education

• Medical degree — Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (years not stated).
• Neurosurgery specialist training (Facharztausbildung) — Neurosurgery Department, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (years not stated).
• Neurosurgery specialist training (Facharztausbildung) — Neurosurgery Department, City of Krefeld Hospital / HELIOS Hospital Krefeld (years not stated).

Work experience

• Since 1 July 2023 — Medical Director (Ärztlicher Leiter), MVZ Gamma Knife Zentrum Krefeld.
• Since 2017 — neurosurgeon practicing radiosurgery, (MVZ) Gamma Knife Center Krefeld.
• 2000 to 2017 — Neurosurgery Department, City of Krefeld Hospital / HELIOS Hospital Krefeld; since 2011 Attending Physician.
• Since 2000 — Neurosurgery Specialist (Facharzt for Neurochirurgie).

Clinical focus and techniques

At the clinic, Sonnenschein’s radiosurgery work centers on Gamma Knife treatment planning and delivery.

• Gamma Knife radiosurgery (radiochirurgische Bestrahlungen with the Gamma Knife).

Professional societies and certifications

Not specified in the provided evidence.

Academic output

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Courses and advanced training

• ISRS World Congress 2022 — annual congress of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society and the Leksell Gamma Knife Society; June 2022, Milan, Italy.

Awards and recognition

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The clinic’s Gamma Knife team works across the Krefeld centers with a focus on coordinated care before, during, and after treatment. For international patients, the clinic supports radiosurgery pathways for conditions discussed at ISRS meetings, including large brain metastases, large meningiomas, and vestibular schwannomas.