University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Dresden, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Gabriele Schackert
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery at University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden provides surgical care for patients with diseases of central and peripheral nervous systems. The department offers its service at the latest and highest care standards according to DIN EN ISO 9001: 2015 and has special attention directed towards pediatric neurosurgery by its cooperation with the Department of Pediatric Neurology. The department is fully equipped with cutting-edge diagnostics and surgical equipment and follows the latest guidelines to provide quality postoperative care and rehabilitation. One of the special features of the department is the use of 3-Tesla MRI which allows for determining the extent of tumor resection during the operation.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Gabriele Schackert, about 2,000 inpatients are treated in the department annually. The main focuses of the departments are epilepsy and neurovascular diseases as it has a hybrid operating room where complicated procedures can be performed. The department is also certified by the German Cancer Society and the German Spine Society.
The Department of Neurosurgery at University Hospital Dresden is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Glioma
• Meningioma
• Brain tumors
• Skull base tumors
• Lymphoma
• Brain metastases
• Spinal stenosis
• Herniated spinal discs
• Spondylolisthesis
• Dystonia
• Tourette syndrome
• Cavernoma
• Aneurysm
• Epilepsy
• Stroke
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Bernhardt-Roth syndrome
• Hydrocephalus
- 1971 - 1977 Study of Human Medicine at Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg; state exam and admission to medical practice.
- 1977 Doctoral dissertation defense.
- 1978 - 1984 Training to become a Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nurembergand Heidelberg University.
- 1984 Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery.
- 1986 - 1988 Research internship in the Department of Cell Biology, MD Anderson Cancer Center of the University of Texas, Houston, USA.
- 1990 Habilitation in Neurosurgery.
- 1991 Venia legendi in Neurosurgery.
- Since 1993, Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden.
- 1995 Additional qualifications in Neurosurgical Intensive Care.
- 1999 Invitation to the position of C4 Professor in Neurosurgery at the University of Hamburg-Eppendorf.
- 2001 Awarded with the Order of Merit for Saxony.
- 2009 Additional specialization in Neurosurgical Oncology.
Memberships in Professional Societies
- Since 1984, German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC).
- Since 1994, German Society of Neuro-Oncology.
- 1995 European Association of Neurological Oncology (EANO).
- Since 1996, German Academy of Neurosurgery.
- Since 1997, German Research Group on Gene Therapy.
- Since 1999, European Skull Base Society (E.S.B.).
- Since 1999, German Society of Skull Base Surgery.
- 1999 - 2002 Foundation for Neurosurgical Research.
- Since 2000, German Academy of Education and Advanced Training in Neurosurgery.
- 2000 - 2003 Consultant (Expert Reviewer) of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
- Since 2002, Reemtsma Foundation, Max Planck Society.
- 2002 - 2008 Karl Heinz Beckarts Foundation, Max planck Society.
- 2002 - 2008 Co-Editor of the Journal Zentralblatt für Neurosurgery.
- Since 2001, Representative of the Cancer Society, Section of Neuro-Oncology.
- 2003 - 2008 Re-elected as the Press Secretary of the Cancer Society, Section of Neuro-Oncology.
- Since 2003, Corresponding Member of the American Academy of Neurosurgery.
- 2004 Organization of a Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Neurosurgeons, the German Society of Neurosurgery and the German Academy of Neurosurgery, Dresden, Germany.
- 2004 - 2007 Scientific Committee of the German Medical Association.
- Since 2009, Member of the Academia Eurasiana Neurochirurgica.
- Since 2010, 2nd Chairman of the Standing Committee on Science and Research of the German Society of Neurosurgery.
- Since 2014, Member of the European Academy of Arts and Sciencnces.
Clinical Focuses
- Cancer surgery (in children and adults).
- Skull base surgery.
- Acoustic neuroma.
- Intramedullary tumors.
Research Focuses
- Experimental neuro-oncology: gliomas/metastases.
- Molecular analysis of brain tumors.
- Molecular endoscopy.
- Pre- and intraoperative neuroimaging.
Department of Neurosurgery
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