
Associated with: Bumrungrad International Hospital
Bangkok, Thailand
Type of Professional: Neurosurgeon
Specialty: Spinal Surgery, Neurosurgery
<script type="application/ld+json"> {"@context":"https://schema.org/", "@type":"Physician", "name":"Verapan Kuansongtham", "url":"https://myacare.com/doctor/dr-verapan-kuansongtham-thailand", "description":"Dr. Verapan Kuansongtham is a renowned spine surgeon in Bangkok specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery, including endoscopic spine surgery.", "medicalSpecialty":["Neurosurgeon","Endoscopic Spine Surgery","Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery","Endoscopic Cervical Spine Surgery"], "memberOf":[{ "@type":"MedicalClinic","name":"Bumrungrad International Hospital", "url":"https://myacare.com/healthcare-provider/bumrungrad-international-hospital-thailand" }] },] </script> <style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. Verapan is board-certified in neurosurgery and has been teaching at the Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand for over 25 years. He has become a renowned spine surgeon in Bangkok, Thailand, specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery, including endoscopic spine surgery. Currently, Dr. Verapan is the Director of the Bumrungrad Spine Institute at Bumrungrad International Hospital, performing over 300 minimally invasive spine operations per year, and leading a team of experienced spine surgeons which have become the leading Asia-Pacific training center for endoscopic surgery techniques.</p> <p>Dr. Verapan has been partnered with Prof. Sebastien Ruetten, M.D. of St. Anna Hospital-Herne, Germany, in teaching and building the endoscopic spine surgery practice in Thailand for over 11 years. Throughout these years, Dr. Verapan, together with St. Anna Hospital-Herne, have been jointly organizing full endoscopic lumbar and cervical spine surgery symposiums three times a year, twice in Germany and once annually at the Bumrungrad Spine Institute, Thailand. The symposiums have continued to receive full attendance from over 2,000 spine surgeons flying in from around the world. </p> <p>With respect to patients who are not suitable candidates for endoscopic spine surgery techniques, Dr. Verapan has integrated various navigated procedural solutions using advanced robotic guidance and an O-arm Imaging System in his operation techniques. </p> <p>As a respected expert, Dr. Verapan has constantly received numerous invitations to lecture on spine surgery techniques on many occasions from conference organizers worldwide. He has authored or co-authored several clinical publications including articles, editorials, and abstracts. </p> <p>In his free time, Dr. Verapan is interested in photography. </p> <p><strong>Fellowships:</strong><br /> Minimally invasive neurosurgery, with Professor Axel Perneczky, Mainz, Germany, 1996<br /> Skull base surgery with Prof. Madjid Samii, Hannover, Germany,1997<br /> Aneurysm surgery and skull base surgery with Professor Takanori Fukushima, Pittsburgh, USA, 1997<br /> Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery - 30 Case Operation Course with Dr Sebastian Ruetten, St Anna Hospital Herne, Germany, 2008</p> <p><strong>Board Certifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Diploma of The Thai Board of Neurosurgery, 1994</li> </ul> <p><strong>Teaching Credentials:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1994 - Present</li> <li>Division of Neurosurgery, Pramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, 2001 - 2005</li> </ul> Read More

Associated with: Fortis Hiranandani Hospital
Mumbai, India
Type of Professional: Orthopedist
Specialty: Spinal Surgery, Pediatrics, Orthopedics
<script type="application/ld+json"> {"@context":"https://schema.org/", "@type":"Physician", "name":"Manish Sontakke", "url":"https://myacare.com/doctor/dr-manish-sontakke-india", "description":"Dr. Manish Sontakke has been working for more than 14 years in the field of Orthopedics. He is a member of the Aspin International Board and provides services like Joint and Foot Care.", "medicalSpecialty":["Specialist in Orthopedics","Orthopedist","Spine Surgeon","Joint Replacement Surgeon"], "memberOf":[{ "@type":"MedicalClinic","name":"Fortis Hiranandani Hospital", "url":"https://myacare.com/healthcare-provider/fortis-hiranandani-hospital-india" }] },] </script> <style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. Manish Sontakke is a Spine Surgeon, Orthopedist and Joint Replacement Surgeon in Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi, Navi Mumbai and has an experience of 14 years in these fields. He completed MBBS from Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram (MGIMS) in 2000,DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery from University of Pune in 2009 and MS - Orthopedics from University of Pune in 2010.</p> <p>He is a member of Aspin International Board. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Plantar Fascitis, Limb Lengthening, Neuromuscular Disorders, Joint and Muscle Problems and Foot Care, Ligament and Tendon Repair and Ligament Reconstruction etc.</p> Read More

Associated with: Sana Hospital Rummelsberg
Schwarzenbruck, Germany
Type of Professional: Orthopedist
Specialty: Sport Medicine, Diagnostics, Pain Management, Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery, Neurology, Cancer/Oncology, Orthopedics
<script type="application/ld+json"> {"@context":"https://schema.org/", "@type":"Physician", "name":"Uwe Vieweg", "url":"https://myacare.com/doctor/dr-med-uwe-vieweg-germany", "description":"Dr. med. Uwe Vieweg, MD, is the Head of the Orthopedic Department of Surgical and Conservative Spine Therapy at Sana Hospital Rummelsberg. He specializes in neurosurgery, orthopedics/trauma surgery, neurology and neuro-urology.", "medicalSpecialty":["Orthopedist","Specialist in Revision Surgery","Specialist in Scoliosis Surgery","Minimally Invasive Microsurgery Spinal Surgeon","Endoprosthetic Disc Surgeon","Spinal Factures Specialist","Specialist in Spinal Tumors","Specialist in Pain Therapy"], "memberOf":[{ "@type":"MedicalClinic","name":"Sana Hospital Rummelsberg", "url":"https://myacare.com/healthcare-provider/sana-rummelsberg-hospital-germany" }] },] </script> <style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Dr. med. Uwe Vieweg, MD, is the Head of the Orthopedic Department of Surgical and Conservative Spine Therapy at Sana Hospital Rummelsberg. The Department of Surgical and Conservative Spine Therapy with the Rummelsberg Spine Center and the Interdisciplinary Spine Deformity Center of Head Physician PD Dr. Uwe Vieweg is staffed by the specialties of neurosurgery, orthopedics/trauma surgery, neurology and neuro-urology. This provides a broad spectrum of treatment: surgical treatment of the various degrees of severity of degenerative cervical and lumbar spinal diseases, treatment of spinal fractures and spinal tumors, spinal deformity surgery (including kyphosis, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis), revision and scoliosis surgery, minimally invasive microsurgical spinal surgery, disc endoprosthetics and normal, complex, instrumented spinal surgery.Uwe Vieweg, MD, is a highly renowned specialist in the field of spinal therapy in Germany and internationally, having performed more than 8,000 procedures on the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine (of medium and high quality). Often, patients present to him who have had previously failed spinal surgeries and where a complex spinal intervention is necessary.</p> <p><strong>Medical Focus</strong></p> <ul> <li>Revision surgery</li> <li>Scoliosis surgery</li> <li>Minimally invasive microsurgical spine surgery</li> <li>Endoprosthetic disc surgery</li> <li>Spinal fractures</li> <li>Spinal tumors</li> <li>Cooperation with the Spinal Cord Center (Head Dr. med. Matthias Ponfick)</li> <li>Pain therapy</li> </ul> Read More