Academic background

• 12.11.1982 Doctor of Medicine at the Philipps University of Marburg
• 07.11.1990 Habilitation at the Philipps University of Marburg
• 406 published original papers
• 82 book chapters
• Editor of 8 textbooks and 9 consensus papers

Professional background

• 1975-1981 Studied medicine in Marburg and Giessen
• 2.12.1981 License to practice medicine
• 17.1.1995 Specialist in physical and rehabilitative medicine
• 1995-2007 Specialist professorship for balneology and medical climatology at Hannover Medical School
• 2007-2022 Chief Physician and Head of Department of the Clinical Department for Rehabilitation Medicine at Hannover Medical School

Specialist qualifications and awards

• Specialist in physical and rehabilitative medicine
• Additional further training: Balneology and medical climatology, physical therapy, manual medicine
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London) (FRCP)
• Senior Fellow of the European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (SFEBPRM)
• Member of the European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine

Current offices and positions

• Rehabilitation international President elect
• Past-president of the Global Rehabilitation Alliance
• Board member of the European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Speaker of the Advisory Board of the Baltic & North Sea Forum of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
• Vice President of the Medical-Scientific Alliance for Rehabilitation
• Assessor of the German Society for Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine
• Member of the Commission for Good Scientific Practice of the Hannover Medical School
• Member of the Commission for Research Ethics of Hannover Medical School
• Patron of the MHH program "Integration of linguistic and intercultural entry into studies at the MHH" (IsiEmhh)
• Associate Editor Journal Rehabilitation Medicine
• Member of the Research Commission of the Swiss Paraplegic Foundation, Nottwil, Switzerland
• Expert for the preparation of examination questions for the second section of the medical examination at the Institute for Medical and Pharmaceutical Examination Questions (IMPP)

Ongoing projects

• Analysis of care needs and care structures for people with limb amputations in Ukraine and development of learning materials (funded by the Federal Ministry of Health)
• Development of an updated teaching concept for the propaedeutic course at the MHH
• Development of a Master's program for Public Health, Population & Professions at the MHH
• Development and testing of an assignment scheme for referral to rehabilitation in Long-COVID
• Rehabilitation Management Course for Ukraine (on behalf of the Presidential Office of Ukraine)
• Visiting professorships at the University of Antioch in Medellin, Colombia and the Universitas Padjadjaran ind Bandung, Indonesia
• Rehabilitation Knowledge Project for the Korean Federation of Persons with Disability (DPRK) (on behalf of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation)

Selection of important publications of the last 5 years

1. Stucki G, Bickenbach J, Gutenbrunner C, Melvin J: Rehabilitation: The health strategy of the 21st century. J Rehabil Med 2018; 50: 309-316
2. Gutenbrunner C, Bickenbach J, Melvin J, Lains J, Nugraha B: Strengthening health-related rehabilitation services at national levels. J Rehabil Med 2018; 50: 317-325
3. Gutenbrunner C, Nugraha B: Principles of Assessment of Rehabilitation Services in Health Systems: Learning from experiences. J Rehabil Med 2018; 50: 326-332
4. Gutenbrunner C, Tederko P, Grabljevec K, Nugraha B: Responding to the World Health Organization Global Disability Action Plan in Ukraine: Developing a National Disability, Health and Rehabilitation Plan. J Rehabil Med 2018; 50: 338-341
5. Nugraha B, Gutenbrunner C, Barke A, Karst M, Schiller J, Schäfer P, Falter S, Korwisi B, Rief W, Treede RD & the IASP Taskforce for the Classification of Chronic Pain: The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: functioning properties of chronic pain. PAIN 2019: 160; 88-94
6. Gutenbrunner C, Nugraha B, Gimigliano F, Meyer T, Kiekens C: International Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation: An updated set of categories (ICSO-R 2.0). J Rehabil Med 2020; 52: DOI 10.2340/16501977-2627
7. Gutenbrunner C, Nugraha B: Decision Making in Evidence-based Practice in Rehabilitation Medicine: Proposing a Fourth Factor. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2020; 99: 436-440
8. Liebl ME, Gutenbrunner C, Glaesener JJ, Schwarzkopf S, Best N, Lichti G, Kraft E, Krischak G, Reißhauer A: Early rehabilitation for COVID-19 - Best practice recommendations for the early rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19. Phys Med Rehab Kuror 2020: 30: 129-134
9. Bickenbach J, Batistella L, Gutenbrunner C, Middleton J, Post MW, Stucki G: The International Spinal Cord Injury Survey: The Way Forward. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2020; 101: 2227-2232.
10. Gutenbrunner C, Kubat B, Kröhn S, Haller H, Schiller J, Korallus C, Sturm C: Teaching functioning, disability and rehabilitation to first year medical students. J Rehabil Med 2021; 53: PMID: 33594446
11. Gutenbrunner C, Briest J, Egen C, Sturm C, Schiller J, Kahl K, Tegtbur U, Fuhr H, Korallus C: Fit for work and life: an innovative concept to improve health and work ability of employees, integrating prevention, therapy and rehabilitation. J Rehabil Med 2021; PMID: 33829273
12. Gutenbrunner C, Nugraha B, Teixido I Martin L: Phase-adapted rehabilitation for acute corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) patients and patients with long-term sequelae of COVID-19. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2021; 100: 533-538
13. Nugraha B, Andelic N, Søberg HL, Engen G, Kirkevold M, Røe C, Gutenbrunner C: Towards standardized reporting of service organization in rehabilitation for clinical trials. J Rehabil Med, 2021: PMID: 33961056
14. Lemhöfer C, Sturm C, Loudovici-Krug D, Best N, Gutenbrunner C: The impact of Post-COVID-Syndrome on functioning - results from a community survey in patients after mild and moderate SARS-CoV-2-infections in Germany. J Occup Med Toxicol 2021; 16: 45, PMID: 34620202
15. Teixido L, Andreeva E, Gartmann J, Lemhöfer C, Sturm C, Gutenbrunner C: Outpatient Rehabilitative Care for Patients with Long-COVID - a Guideline-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (Outpatient Rehabilitative Care for Patients with Long-COVID - a Guideline-Based Clinical Practice Guideline). Phys Med Rehab Kuror 2022; 32: 365-376 (DOI: 10.1055/a-1820-7396)
16. Gutenbrunner C, Schiller J, Goedecke V, Lemhoefer C, Boekel A: Screening of Patient Impairments in an Outpatient Clinic for Suspected Rare Diseases - A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19: 8874; PMID: 35886725
17. Gutenbrunner C, Korallus C, Egen C, Schiller J, Sturm C, Teixido L, Eckhardt I, Boekel A: Test of the Rehabilitation Goal Screening (ReGoS) Tool to Support Decision Making and Goal Setting in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Practice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022; 19: 15562. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315562