PD Dr. med.
Antonella Palla
PD Dr. med. Antonella Palla is a specialist in neurology (FMH). Her areas of expertise include traumatic brain injury, dizziness, balance disorders, and headaches. She leads the Traumatic Brain Injury Outpatient Clinic and serves as the Deputy Head of the Center for Dizziness and Balance Disorders. Her main interest lies in the treatment of post-traumatic dizziness, balance disorders, and headaches.
Dr. Palla completed her medical studies at the University of Zurich in 2000 and received her FMH specialist title in neurology in 2009. She holds additional certifications from the SGKN in cerebrovascular diseases, electroencephalography, and electroneuromyography, as well as the SGSS certificate as a pain specialist. In 2011, she was granted the Venia Legendi for neurology with her habilitation thesis “Pathophysiology of Vestibular Neuropathy.” Dr. Palla has always been active in research, publishing in renowned journals and securing competitive third-party funding. She is a board member of the Swiss Headache Society and a medical advisor to Migraine Action. Most recently, she worked at the Swiss Concussion Center and the Department of Neurology at the Schulthess Clinic.
from January 2023
Senior Resident in Neurology, Schulthess Clinic Zurich (90% position) and Senior Resident, Interdisciplinary Center for Dizziness and Neurological Visual Disorders, University Hospital Zurich (10% position)
April 2019 – December 2022
Specialist in Neurology, Swiss Concussion Center, Schulthess Clinic Zurich
January 2018 – March 2019
Chief Physician, Neurorehabilitation, Zurich Rehabilitation Center Wald (95% position) and Consultant Physician, Swiss Concussion Center, Schulthess Clinic Zurich (5% position)
October 2015 – December 2017
Chief Physician, Neurorehabilitation, Zurich Rehabilitation Center Wald (90% position) and Senior Resident, Center for Dizziness and Balance Disorders (Prof. Dr. med. D. Straumann), University Hospital Zurich (10% position)
July 2013 – September 2015
Senior Resident and Head of the Headache and Pain Clinic, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich
January 2013 – June 2013
Senior Resident, Department of Neurosurgery (Prof. Dr. med. L. Regli), University Hospital Zurich
from 2012
Senior Resident and Head of the Headache and Pain Clinic, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich
2011 – 2013
Senior Resident, Department of Neurology (Prof. Dr. med. M. Weller), University Hospital Zurich
2010
3-month tenure as Visiting Scientist, Department of Movement and Balance, Division of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College London (Prof. Dr. med. A.M. Bronstein)
2008 – 2011
SCORE (‘Swiss Clinicians Opting for Research) Fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation
2008 – 2011
Senior Resident (Prof. Dr. med. M. Weller) and Postdoctoral Fellow, Vestibulo-Oculomotor Laboratory (Prof. Dr. med. D. Straumann), Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich
2006 – 2007
Assistant Physician, Stroke Unit (Prof. Dr. med. R.W. Baumgartner) and Postdoctoral Fellow, Vestibulo-Oculomotor Laboratory (Prof. Dr. med. D. Straumann), Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich
2003 – 2005
Assistant Physician, Department of Neurology (Prof. Dr. med. K. Hess) and Postdoctoral Fellow, Vestibulo-Oculomotor Laboratory (Prof. Dr. med. D. Straumann), Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich
2002 – 2003
Assistant Physician, Department of Internal Medicine (Dr. U. Münch), Bülach Hospital, Bülach
2001 – 2002
Postdoctoral Fellow, Vestibulo-Oculomotor Laboratory (Prof. Dr. med. D. Straumann), Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich
- Board Member of the Swiss Headache Society
- Member of the Swiss Neurological Society
- Member of the Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology
- Member of the Zurich Neurological Society
- Member of the Swiss Society for the Study of Pain
- Medical Advisor to Migraine Action
