Neurosurgery and Orthopaedics

A neurosurgeon with a wide background in all fields of neurosurgery, particularly C-spine, microneurovascular and skull base surgery. More than 2,500 procedures between 1988 and 2000, in university hospitals and private practice. Specialized work in neuroradiology and pain management. Applied research activities in U.S. and European firms, particularly in the fields of spine devices, skull implants and neural prostheses.

Professional experience includes:

Medical Director and Co-Founder and Owner/President of two developers and manufacturers of medical products, including a prosthetic intervetebral disc

Private Practice in neurosurgery

Director of Neurosurgical Products for a developer and manufacturer of medical equipment and devices

Consultant to a major producer of microsurgical equipment

Lecturer in neurology and neurosurgery

Achievements include:

Doctorate in Neurosurgery

Ph.D. in Pain Management

Ten patents, including two clamps for craniotomy closure, two anchoring systems for fixing objects to bones and an artificial intervertebral disc and sliding plates