<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. Muwaffak M Abdulhak Neurosurgeon with clinical interests in brain aneurysm, brain surgery, cerebral aneurysm, cervical osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis, intracranial hematoma, microdiscectomy, spinal cord injury, spine injury, minimally invasive spine surgery, radiosurgery, complex spine surgery, neurotrauma, back surgery, spine tumors, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty.</p> Read More

<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. Jes&uacute;s Lafuente, MD, FRCSEd, FRCS Glas, PhD, is the head of Neurosurgery service at the <span style="text-align: justify;">Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor</span></span> in Barcelona, Spain and the Director of the Spine unit at Hospital del Mar.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p>After completing his medical training at Universidad Aut&oacute;noma of Barcelona, Spain, Dr. Lafuente moved to the UK where he completed his Neurosurgical residency and internships at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen&#39;s Square, London, UK as well as spent one year as Spinal Fellow completing his PhD thesis.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-align: justify;">Dr. Lafuente has extensive training and experience in all aspects of Neurosurgery in the UK and Spain.&nbsp;</span>He was an International consultant for the Medtronic company for 4 years, to assist and support surgeons with the Bryan disc implantation technique (first effective cervical arthroplasty).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="text-align: justify;">He has conducted m</span><span style="text-align: justify;">ore than 45 training courses on Bryan&#39;s Cervical Disc Implant in Europe, Asia and Latin America.&nbsp;</span></span></span>He has authored 19 publications, 7 book chapters, 3 editorial letters and 160 personal presentations and is a current reviewer at the National Spanish Neurosurgical journal, Acta Neurochirurgica, World Neurosurgery and the European spine journal.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>Dr. Lafuente&#39;s special interests include Skull base neurosurgery, Chiari and Syringomyelia, Spinal deformity, Spinal tumors, Degenerative disease and performing surgeries in developing countries.</p> Read More

<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 Rajesh Kumar Verma, has nurtured his skills in treating spinal disorders for last 20 years, has emerged a boon for those who suffer from complex bone, joint and spine disorders. It is his dedication towards his patients his chosen field of work that has earned him his recognition today. He performed maximum number of percutaneous spine surgeries like Kyphoplasty, Disc Excision using state of the art Joimax TESSY&rsquo;s system, Nucleoplasty, SpineJet Hydrodiscectomy and Pain Management procedures using radiofrequency techniques. Dr Rajesh Kumar Verma has been a part of more than 22000 surgical cases, personally performing over 14,000 surgeries including all types of Spine surgeries, Joint Replacements, Pediatric Orthopedics and Complex Trauma Surgeries. Currently, he is acknowledged as one of the few leading Spine experts of India, performing as many as 50 surgeries every month. He is one of few leading spine surgeons performing motion preservation and dynamic spine surgeries instead of spine fusions. He is a teaching faculty for postgraduate students &amp; has delivered lectures at various nationals &amp; International platforms.</p> Read More

<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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The symposiums have continued to receive full attendance from over 2,000 spine surgeons flying in from around the world.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp;</p> <p>In his free time, Dr. Verapan is interested in photography.&nbsp;</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

<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Liepert is the Medical Director of the Neurorehabilitation (Phase C, D, Geriatric rehabilitation) in Allensbach and one of the leading specialists in neurologial rehabilitation in Germany. He has treated international patients for many years. His key activites include stroke rehabilitation using innovative treatment strategies, clinical electrophysiology, movement disorders, and botulinum toxin therapies.</p> <p><strong>Expertise and Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Specialist for Neurology</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Neurological Intensive Care Medicine</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Rehabilitation Medicine</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Geriatrics</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Physical Therapy</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Evoked Potentials</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Clinical Electroencephalography</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Clinical Electromyography</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Botulinum toxin treatment</li> </ul> Read More

<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Prof. Dr. med. Anastasios Chatzikonstantinou is the Medical Director of the Acute Neurology and the Early Neurological Rehabilitation in Allensbach. Post-stroke management as well as the full range of acute treatment of neurological conditions are his key activities. His research areas include epilepsy, stroke, and electrophysiology.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Expertise and Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Specialist in Neurology</li> <li>Acute Care Neurology</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Intensive care medicine</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Epileptology</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Cerebrovascular diseases</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Clinical Neurophysiology</li> </ul> Read More

<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. Vineesh Mathur has over 25 years of orthopedic and spinal experience and over 5000 successful independent surgeries to his name. He has worked at leading hospitals all over the world including in Turkey, Spain, Denmark, USA and at Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea. His expertise and specialization in spinal surgery, deformity and tumours have lead to Dr. Mathur being inducted in to esteemed associations such as the Association of Spine Surgeons of India and the North American Spine Society.</p> Read More

<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Prof. Dr. med. Mircea A. Schoenfeld is the Medical Director of the Kliniken Schmieder in Heidelberg. He is a renowned scientist and a very experienced specialist in neurology. His key activities include cognitive neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and the development of new and innovative therapeutic standards. He conducts basic research in the field of the visual system and investigates plastic processes that take place in the central nervous system when lesions have occurred.</p> <p><strong>Expertise and Qualifications:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Specialist in Neurology</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Experimental Neurology</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Functional Neuroimaging</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Clinical Neurophysiology</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Cognitive Neurology</li> <li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Development of innovative therapy concepts</li> </ul> Read More

<style type="text/css">body p { margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: Justify; } .about_the_doctor ul{ padding-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } </style> <p>Prof. Dr. med. Martin Scholz is the Head of the Department for Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Intensive Care Medicine at Sana Hospitals Duisburg, one of the largest neurosurgical departments in Germany with expertise in all areas of microsurgery and neuroendoscopy. At the Neuro Center, the professional competence of the neurosurgery department is complemented by close&nbsp;cooperation with other departments of Sana Hospitals Duisburg, including the specialties of neuroradiology, neurology,&nbsp;neurological early rehabilitation, oncology, radiotherapy, pediatrics and neuropediatrics.</p> <p><span style="text-align: justify;"></span></span></p> <p>With more than 35 years of experience and continuous national and international training courses, Prof. Dr. med. Martin Scholz and his team aims to provide the best possible treatment.&nbsp;<span style="text-align: justify;">Throughout his long-standing experience as a neurosurgeon, he</span><span style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;has received several awards and certificates, including the following: Certificate &quot;Special Neurological Oncology&quot;, Certificate &quot;Vascular Neurosurgery&quot; and Certificate &quot;Spinal Neurosurgery&quot;.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>Medical Focus</p> <ul> <li>Brain tumors</li> <li>Basal Skull Surgery, Adults and Children</li> <li>Spinal Microsurgery</li> <li>Vascular Microsurgery</li> <li>Spinal Column Diseases</li> </ul> Read More