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About Us
Dr. med. Alexandra Borchert
Specialist for Neurology
Career
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Borchert has a scientific interest in diseases of the peripheral nerves and the use of diagnostic nerve and muscle ultrasound, which has given her a special qualification in this field. Dr. Borchert is certified by DEGUM (DEGUM level III, trainer and course instructor) and DGKN and is a trainer for nerve and muscle ultrasound. She has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters and is active at training events on the subject. She is a reviewer for international journals and regularly participates in international case conferences.
She has been using nerve ultrasound since 2007 and began examining children with CMT IA and other hereditary polyneuropathies. She established the method in routine diagnostics and conducted clinical studies on adults and children. With the progress of ultrasound technology, the field of application of neuromuscular ultrasound is constantly growing. During her work at Münster University Hospital and later as a senior physician at the AVK in Berlin, she expanded the diagnostic spectrum with this method.
Academic and clinical background
2006 – 2013 Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Münster
2009 Dissertation at the Institute of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Münster on MRI and CT imaging
2013 – 2018 Senior physician, Department of Neurology, Auguste-Viktoria-Klinikum Berlin; Head of the
Electrophysiology Laboratory, the Spine Conference, as well as the Multiple Sclerosis Topic Area.
Since 2019 outpatient care, private practice for neurology with application of nerve ultrasound
Since 03/2023 Research Associate University Hospital Düsseldorf, Neurology, Outpatient Clinic
Kooperation mit
- PD Dr. M. Becker und PD Dr. F. Lassner, Praxisklinik für plastische Chirurgie, Chirurgie der peripheren Nerven, rekonstruktive Mikrochirurgie, Handchirurgie, Pauwelsklinik Aachen, www.pauwelsklinik.de
- Nens van Alfen, MD PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Medical director Clinical Neurophysiology laboratory, Radboudumc Nijmegen, The Netherlands, www.radboudumc.nl
- Prof. Dr. M. Schilling, Stellv. Direktor der Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, u.a. Leiter des Elektrophysiologischen Labors, Elektromyographie, Elektroneurografie und des Nerven- und Muskelultraschalls, www.ukm.de
- PD Dr. B. Gess, Oberarzt der Klinik für Neurologie und Leiter der neuromuskulären Ambulanz, Universitätsklinikum OWL, www.evkb.de
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Special qualification for nerve and muscle ultrasound
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Borchert has developed a scientific interest for diseases of the peripheral nerves and the use of diagnostic nerve and muscle ultrasound and is certified by DEGUM and DGKN. As an author and co-author, she has contributed to numerous scientific publications as well as book chapters and is actively involved in training and development events.
Dr Borchert has been performing nerve ultrasound since 2007 examining chilren with CMT IA and other hereditary polyneuropathies and established this method in routine diagnostics. With the technical development of ultrasound, the field of application of neuromuscular ultrasound grew steadily. Dr. Borchert was involved in the implementation of clinical trials with adults and children and contributed to the policy of the 2014 “Guidelines for Clinical Neurophysiology”, on the chapter on the use and technology of nerve and muscle ultrasound, (Eds. C. Bischoff and A. Straube).
Cooperations
- PD Dr. med. M. Becker and PD Dr. med. F. Lassner, Clinic for Plastic Surgery, Surgery of pheripheral nerves, reconstructive microsurgery, Hand Surgery, Pauwelsklinik Aachen, www.pauwelsklinik.de
- Nens van Alfen, MD PhD, Professor of Neurology, Medical director Clinical Neurophysiology laboratory, Radboudumc Nijmegen, The Netherlands, www.radboudumc.nl
- Prof. Dr. M. Schilling, deputy director, Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, leading the laboratory for clinical neurophysiology and neuromuscular ultrasound, www.ukm.de
- Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
- Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Aachen
- and others
Additional Qualifications and Certificates
- Instructor and course leader DEGUM Level III for nerve and muscle ultrasound of the German Society for Ultrasound in Medicine
- Certificate „Muscle- and Nerve Ultrasound“ DGKN/DEGUM (German Society of Clinical Neurophysiology and Functional Imaging/ German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine) since 2013
- EMG-Certificate DGKN
- Qualification „Subject-oriented genetic counceling“ (Medical Leicensure Board Germany)
- Certificate in “Qualified Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Neurological Indications” from the German Society of Neurology and the Botulinum Toxin Working Group, 05/2025
Publications
- Review: Wijntjes J., Borchert A., van Alfen N. Nerve Ultrasound in Traumatic and Iatrogenic Peripheral Nerve Injury. Diagnostics 2021, 11(1), 30; doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11010030
- Ohm S, Borchert A, Mackert B.M.; Alemtuzumab related Listeria infections – a growing concern ? ECTRIMS Online Library. Ohm S. Oct 9, 2015; 116134
- Suess T, Borchert A, Meyer L, Marrek U, Mackert BM; Paraneoplastic neuromyotonia in a patient with Typ B1 thymoma; Klin Neurophysiol 2014; 45 – P50, DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1371263*
- Book chapter: guidelines of clinical neurophysiology Christian Bischoff, Andres Straube, Kohlhammer, 2014,
- Borchert A, Dittrich R, Schilling M: Examination techniques of muscles and nerves
- Borchert A, Ritter MA, Schilling M: Sonography of muscle and nerve - Stanischewski D, Borchert A, Marziniak M, Arolt V, Kaestner F. Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: an important differential diagnosis of catatonia in young psychiatric patients. Nervenarzt. 2013 Jul; 84(7): 856-9*
- Borchert A, Frese A, Kuhlmann T, Paulus W, Niederstadt T, Allkemper T, Young P, Schilling M; Mononeuropathy with fokal nerve hypertrophy, Klinische Neurophysiologie, Volume 42, March 2011: 87.*
- Borchert A, Schwartz O, Preuth N, Kurlemann G, Young P, Schilling M. Cross-sectional and longitudinal study of children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Typ 1A: Examination via high resolution ultrasound of peripheral nervs; Klinische Neurophysiologie, Volume 42, March 2011: 39.*
- Review: Borchert A, Dittrich R., Ritter M, Ringelstein EB, Schilling M. Sonography of Peripheral Nervs. Klinische Neurophysiologie 2010;41:1-10.*
- Borchert A, Paulus W, Young P, Schilling M. High-resolution ultrasound in a severe peripheral neuropathy with intraneural perineurioma: a special case. Klinische Neurophysiologie, Volume 41, March 2010, S.64.*
- Borchert A, Kurlemann G, Young P, Schilling M. Sonography of peripheral nervs in healthy children and young adults: reference values and age dependent comparison with electromyography. Aktuelle Neurologie; Volume 36, Sept. 2009: 186.*
- Borchert A, Schwartz O, Kurlemann G, Young P, Schilling M. Diagnostic value of high-resolution sonography versus electromyography in children and juveniles with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1A. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, Volume 14 (Suppl. 2), July 2009, 20.
- Borchert A, Schwartz O, Kurlemann G, Young P, Schilling M. Diagnostic value of high-resolution sonography versus electromyography in children and juveniles with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Typ 1A. Klinische Neurophysiologie, Volume 40, March 2009: 65.*
- Borchert A, Möddel G, Schilling M; Teaching video neuroimaging: Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia, Neurology 2009.
- Borchert A, Schwartz O, Kurlemann G, Young P, Schilling M. Diagnostic value of high-resolution sonography versus electromyography in CMT1A. Aktuelle Neurologie; Volume 35, Sept. 2008: 28*
*translated, german publication
News
- Lectures and hands-on traininghttps://neuromuscularultrasoundcourse.nl/program/ by Nens van Alfen, 09/2025
- 05/2025 Receipt of the certificate “Qualified Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Neurological Indications” from the German Society of Neurology and the Botulinum Toxin Working Group
Purely a matter of nerves – Episode 10: https://youtu.be/G99IDvjByrw?si=1Ha5KmnzAe7bJpFD - Lecture and hands-on training in neuromuscular ultrasound, DGKN Training Academy 03/2025
- Lecture Canon SonoSkills 06/2024 Ultrasound of muscles and nerves in neurological, traumatic and internal diseases.
- Lecture Summer Conference 06/2024 Section Neurology on Intraneural Perineuriomas, DEGUM Level III
- Lecture and Session Host, ICCNMI / ISPNI 09/2021 on Neuromuscular Ultrasound
- Lecture on Neuromuscular Ultrasound, Canon Europe 09/2021
- Lecture on Neuromuscular Ultrasound, Schmerztag Düren, 12/2021
- Lecture on Neuromuscular Ultrasound, Meeting Regensburg, 02/2022
- Lecture and Hands-on Training Neuromuscular Ultrasound, Advanced Training Academy of the DGKN 03/2022
- Advanced training on neuromuscular ultrasound, SonoSkills 09/2022
- Lecture Plexus Symposium, University Hospital Aachen Plastic Surgery / NervClub as well as ultrasound training within the CadLab preparation course 02/2023
- Lecture and Hands-on Training Neuromuscular Ultrasound, Advanced Training Academy of the DGKN 03/2023
- Lecture Canon Europe Neuromuscular Ultrasound: Improve Your Diagnostic Accuracy 06/2023