Helios/Experts/Dr. med. Simone Pötzsch
Dr. med. Simone Pötzsch
Pediatrics

Dr. med. Simone Pötzsch

Chief Physician

Clinical Focus & Subspecialties

  • Neonatology
  • Gastroenterology/Nutritional Medicine
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Endocrinology/Diabetology
  • Rheumatology/Immunology
  • Nephrology/Pediatric Urology

Curriculum Vitae

1988 – 1989
Pre-medical nursing internship, Specialized Hospital for Neurology and Psychiatry, Rodewisch
1989 – 1995
Study of Human Medicine, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
1996 – 1997
Physician in Internship, University Children’s Hospital Magdeburg
1997
Clinical Observership, Department of Neurophysiology, University Hospital Magdeburg
1997 – 2004 Resident Physician, University Children’s Hospital Magdeburg
2004
Board certification in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Chamber of Saxony-Anhalt
2004 – 2005
Specialist in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Children’s Hospital Magdeburg
2005
Doctorate (Dr. med.), Faculty of Medicine, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
2005 – 2010
Medical Director, Congenital Malformation Monitoring Saxony-Anhalt
2006 – 2010
Consulting Physician (secondary employment), Neonatal On-Call Service, St. Marienstift Hospital Magdeburg
2007
Certification in Radiation Protection (updated 2018, 2023), Medical Chambers of Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony
2008
Subspecialty certification in Neuropediatrics, Medical Chamber of Saxony-Anhalt
2009
Employed Pediatrician (part-time), MVZ University Hospital Magdeburg
2009
Additional qualification in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical Chamber of Saxony-Anhalt
2010
Senior Physician, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Helios Vogtland Hospital Plauen
Since 2011
Chief Physician, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Helios Vogtland Hospital Plauen
2024
Transfusion Officer Physician, Medical Chamber of Saxony
2024
Hygiene Officer Physician, Medical Chamber of Saxony

Certifications & Qualifications

2000 - DEGUM Certificate, Ultrasound of the Infant Hip

2007 — EEG Certificate, German Society for Clinical Neurophysiology