Department of Neurosurgery

The Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, is an internationally renowned clinic for the surgical treatment of diseases of the brain and spine. We would like to inform you about our clinic and make it easier for you to contact us. Welcome!

Our medical focus areas

Satisfaction
Top marks from our patients
Excellence
Certified Brain Cancer & Spine Center
Innovation
State-of-the-art surgery technologies such as monitoring and mapping
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New in the canton of Bern: MR-guided focused ultrasound

This modern procedure for treating tremors, Parkinson's disease, and neuropathic pain does not require any surgical incisions.

Foto des Tumor-Boards

Certified Brain Tumor Center

In our weekly tumor board, an interdisciplinary team of specialists determines the optimal therapy for each patient.

Surgery with real-time images

Making the invisible visible: Three of our operating rooms are equipped with MRI, CT and angiography to provide imaging when it matters most – during surgery.

Second opinion

Do you have any questions or are you unsure? Then get a well-founded second opinion from our specialists.

Second opinion

International patients

Our Insel International Center is on hand to provide helpful assistance with all organizational matters.

International patients

Jobs & Career

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in the field of neurosurgery?
 

Jobs & Career

News

Associate professorship for Ralph Schär

– We warmly congratulate Prof. Ralph Schär on his appointment as Associate Professor at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern, effective July 1, 2025.

World Brain Tumor Day 2025 – behind the scenes with a radiation oncologist

– June 8 is World Brain Tumor Day – an occasion to raise awareness of the challenges and advances in the treatment of brain tumors. As a radiation oncologist…

Hands-on Aneurysm Clipping Course

– Following the extremely positive feedback from previous years, the «Hands-on Aneurysm Clipping Course» was held for the third time in Bern on May 27 and 28, 2025.

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Swiss Medical Network and Insel Gruppe join forces

– The Insel Group and Swiss Medical Network are entering into a strategic partnership to further develop functional neurosurgery and improve the range of treatments…

ELGGN 2025 in Bern: latest research and scientific exchange

– The European Low-Grade Glioma Network (ELGGN) Meeting took place in Bern from April 3-5, 2025, organized by the Department of Neurosurgery.

Brain Week 2025 – Panel discussion «Myth or Reality»

– Brain Week Bern traditionally concludes with the popular panel discussion. In the well-attended auditorium of the University of Bern, there were exciting insights…

Media tips

Behind the scenes – a report from the operating room

– Join our film crew as they shadow the doctors from Neurology and Neurosurgery during a deep brain stimulation procedure.

Behind the scenes – cutting-edge medicine for children

– Our film team accompanied an international team of neurosurgeons and ENT specialists during the demanding and innovative ABI operation.

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