University Hospital Mainz
Mainz, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Florian Ringel
Department of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery at University Hospital Mainz provides surgical care for patients with diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems. The department is recognized in Germany as one of the best medical facilities in its field. The department offers pre and post-operative care such as early rehabilitation which increases the percentage of success and the quality of the patient’s life.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Med. Florian Ringel, the department treats more than 2,500 inpatients every year. The department has main focus on brain cancer and is certified by the German Cancer Society as a Neuro-Oncology Center. The department has over 150 procedures of removal of brain tumors annually. The department follows the latest surgical techniques which enhance the outcome and decrease the possibility of complications with the help of its advanced cutting-edge equipment.
The Department of Neurosurgery at University Hospital Mainz is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Meningioma
• Pituitary tumors
• Focal seizures
• Hydrocephalus
• Arachnoid cysts
• Arteriovenous fistula
• Astrocytoma
• Glioma
• Myositis
• Neuro-AIDS
• Angiofibroma
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Carotid stenosis
• Chordoma
Education and professional career
- 1991 - 1998 Study of Human Medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
- 1999 - 2000 Intern at the Institute for Surgical Research at the University of Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. K. Messmer).
- July 2000 Admission to medical practice.
- 2000 - 2001 Research Assistant at the Institute for Surgical Research at the University of Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. K. Messmer).
- 2001 - 2006 Research Assistant, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn (Head: Prof. Dr. med. J. Schramm).
- 2004 Doctoral thesis defense (Doctor of Medicine). Subject: "Acidosis-induced edema and intracellular acidosis of glial cells – the value of anions and calcium".
- 2006 Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery (Medical Association of North Rhine-Westphalia).
- Since 2006 Senior Physician in the Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich (Head: Prof. Dr. med. B. Meyer).
- 2009 Habilitation (Neurosurgery) and Venia Legendi
Department of Neurosurgery
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