Irena Zubak, MD

Attending Physician

Irena Zubak, MD, is an attending physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe.

Irena Zubak completed her medical studies at…

Irena Zubak, MD, is an attending physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe.

Irena Zubak completed her medical studies at the University of Bern and started her medical practice in General Surgery and Traumatology at the Hospital Oberengadin in Samedan. In 2021 and 2022 Irena Zubak was able to deepen her professional knowledge and to develop her expertise in spinal neurosurgery during a one-year rotation at the Neurocenter of Central Switzerland, St. Anna Clinic in Lucerne, under the direction of Prof. Oliver N. Hausmann.

In addition, Irena Zubak served as Vice President of the Swiss Society of Young Neurosurgeons (SYNS) from 2017–2020 and was a leader in organizing numerous international educational events.


Languages: German, French, English, Croatian

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Specialities

  • Neurooncology
  • Cranioplasty

Projects

  • HORAO: A Crowdfunding/Crowdsourcing Project for Safer Brain Tumor Surgery (co-founder)
  • Innosuisse Grant: DuraLock: Non-autologous Dura Substitute with Self-sticking Properties, a Feasibility Study (primary investigator, project manager)
  • SISF Fund: 7.0 Tesla MR-Imaging and Applied Machine Learning of Infiltration and Vascularization Patterns in Lower-grade Gliomas and their Influence on Treatment Planning (co-investigator)

Memberships

Professional experience

Since 2022

Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2021–2022

Resident, Neurocenter Central Switzerland, St. Anna Clinic, Lucerne (Prof. Oliver Nic Hausmann)

2016–2021

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2014–2015

Resident, General Surgery and Traumatology, Upper Engadine Hospital, Samedan (Dr. Duri Gianom)

Education

2018–2019

Neurotrauma Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, Yangon General Hospital, University of Medicine 1, Myanmar (Prof. Myat Thu)

2017

US State Exam (USMLE) Step 1, 2CK, 2CS, ECFMG Certificate

2015

Basic exam surgery

2015

Dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Jürg Schmidli and Dr. Vladimir Makaloski, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern

2008–2014

Study of medicine at the University of Bern

2021

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging

Mandy Müller, MD, PhD

Attending Physician

Mandy Müller, MD, is an attending physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe.

Dr. med. Mandy Müller completed her medical…

Mandy Müller, MD, is an attending physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe.

Dr. med. Mandy Müller completed her medical studies at the University of Basel. She then began her basic surgical training at the Surgical Clinic at the Spitalzentrum Biel under the direction of Prof. Carsten Viehl. As part of her doctoral thesis and PhD in clinical research, Mandy Müller worked on the personalized treatment of carotid stenosis under the supervision of Prof. Leo Bonati. In 2018, she began her further training as a resident at the University Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe. From 2022–2023, Mandy Müller completed a year in spinal surgery at the Hirslanden Klinik St. Anna Lucerne under the direction of Prof. Oliver Hausmann.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Treatment modalities for carotid stenosis

Projects

  • Proteomics Project

Memberships

Awards

2019

Faculty prize for the best medical dissertation, University of Basel

2017

Déjérine Dubois Prize for the best oral presentation, Swiss Neurological Society

2017

Award of the Swiss Stroke Society

2017

Young Investigator Award, University Hospital Basel, Medical Department

Professional experience

12/2024

Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2022–2023

External year in spinal surgery, Hirslanden Hospital St. Anna, Lucerne (Prof. Oliver Hausmann)

2020–2024

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2019–2020

Department of Neurosurgery, Yangon Medical University 1, Myanmar

2018–2019

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2014–2015

Resident, Department of Surgery, Biel Hospital Center (Prof. Carsten Viehl)

2013

Medical assistant, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

Education

2020

Doctorate Medical Sciences (Dr. sc. med.), University of Basel

2017

Doctorate in medicine (Dr. med.), University of Basel

2015–2018

PhD in Clinical Research, Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, University Hospital Basel (Prof. Leo Bonati)

2015

Basic surgery exam

2008–2014

Study of medicine at the University of Basel

Johannes Goldberg, MD

Attending Physician

Dr. Johannes Goldberg, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been a senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital since 2022.

His scientific work focuses on vascular neurosurgery and the associated clinical research on subarachnoid…

Dr. Johannes Goldberg, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been a senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital since 2022.

His scientific work focuses on vascular neurosurgery and the associated clinical research on subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracranial aneurysms. His clinical focus is on vascular neurosurgery, spinal surgery and neurointensive care.

Johannes Goldberg studied human medicine at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany, and completed his doctorate at the Institute of Neuroanatomy. In 2015, he began his further training as a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, with further stations at the Department of Neurosurgery at Charité Berlin and the Department of Spinal Surgery in Thun. In 2021 he obtained the specialist title for neurosurgery (FMH) and in 2023 the European specialist title (FEBNS). Johannes Goldberg completed his habilitation at the University of Bern in 2024.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Vascular neurosurgery
  • Spinal surgery
  • Neurointensive medicine

Projects

  • Multicenter Swiss observational study on subarachnoid hemorrhage – Swiss SOS (member scientific review board)
  • Swiss pilot screening study for unruptured intracranial aneurysms to prevent subarachnoid hemorrhage in smokers (PI)
  • Follow-up of unruptured intracranial aneurysms with Ultra-High Field 7 Tesla MRI (PI)
  • RESDEX – Restrictive Use of Dexamethasone in Glioblastoma (PI)

Memberships

Awards

2024

Top Paper of the Year 2024 – Congress of Neurological Surgeons

2024

Research Prize (2nd place) – Swiss Society of Neurosurgery 

2023

Albrecht von Haller Young Investigator Award 2023 – Swiss Heart Foundation

2019–2022

Scholarship holder of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences in the "Young Talents in Clinical Research" program

Professional experience

Since 2022

Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2021–2022

Deputy Attending Physician, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2021

Resident, Spine surgery, dasRückenzentrum AG, Thun (Dr. Othmar Schwarzenbach)

2019–2021

Resident, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2018–2019

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Berlin, Germany (Prof. Peter Vajkoczy)

2017–2018

Resident, University Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Jukka Takala)

2015–2017

Resident, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

Education

2024

Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern

Since 2023

PhD Candidate, Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern

2023

Fellow of the European Board of Neurological Surgery (FEBNS)

2021

Specialist in neurosurgery (FMH)

2014

Approbation

2012–2015

PhD: Experimental doctoral thesis at the Institute of Neuroanatomy, RWTH Aachen, Germany (Prof. Markus Kipp)

2008–2014

Study of human medicine at the RWTH Aachen, Germany

Andreas Raabe, MD

Professor, Director and Chief Physician

Prof. Dr. Andreas Raabe, MD specializes in brain tumors surgery, aneurysms and spinal diseases. To protect important motor functions during brain surgery, Andreas Raabe has developed a new continuous monitoring method. He has also introduced microscope-integrated…

Prof. Dr. Andreas Raabe, MD specializes in brain tumors surgery, aneurysms and spinal diseases. To protect important motor functions during brain surgery, Andreas Raabe has developed a new continuous monitoring method. He has also introduced microscope-integrated video-angiography to neurosurgery for the operation of aneurysms and vascular malformations. For the development of these innovative surgical procedures, he received the prestigious “European Lecture” award from the European Society of Neurosurgery in 2019.

In September 2020, Andreas Raabe together with two scientists from Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. was nominated for the German Future Prize for the development of an innovative robotic visualization system in neurosurgery.

His professional training and specialization was supplemented and deepened during annual stays at renowned universities abroad. Andreas Raabe is a regular speaker at national and international courses or congresses, especially on topics such as training, surgical techniques, innovations in surgery, aneurysms and brain tumors.

Andreas Raabe is a member of several national and international professional societies and a reviewer for the most important international journalist in the field of neurosurgery. He is also a reviewer for the Swiss National Science Foundation and the German Research Foundation.

Professor Raabe`s list of publications includes more than 360 original papers, reviews or book contributions.


Languages: German, English

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Specialities

  • Brain tumors microsurgical operation, navigated and monitored brain surgery near important brain areas with functional neuronavigation and continuous motor monitoring as well as dynamic mapping.
  • Aneurysms surgery, advice on the procedure for aneurysms found by chance
  • Spinal canal stenosis and herniated discs microsurgical operations
  • Focus on safety through modern intraoperative techniques
    • Structural, functional and vascular neuronavigation
    • Intraoperative new imaging (ICG and %-ALA fluorescence imaging)
    • Functional mapping and monitoring (IOM) during brain surgery
    • Surgical interventions while the patient is awake

Research Focus

  • Intraoperative new imaging and navigation
  • New methods of functional monitoring during brain surgery
  • Intelligent robotics for spinal surgery (Zero Morbidity Project)
  • New knowledge technologies for medicine

Memberships

Awards

2020

"Nomination for the German Future Prize": robotic visualization system-efficiency in microsurgery; Raabe A, Masini M, Seitzinger F.

2019

«European Lecture Award»: Congress of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies 2019

Professional experience

Seit 2008

Director and Chief Physician of the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern

1999–2008

Senior Physician and Deputy Director of the Department of Neurosurgery, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

1997–1999

Specialist and senior physician at the Neurosurgical University Hospital Leipzig, Germany

1997

Research stay at Addenbrokes Hospital, University of Cambridge, England

1990

Development aid primary health care in Managua, Nicaragua

Education

1990–1996

Further training in the field of Neurosurgery at Chemnitz Hospital, Germany

1986–1990

Study of human medicine at the Medical Academy Carl-Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany

1984–1986

Study of dental medicine at the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany

Portraitfoto von Professor Doktor Claudio Pollo auf weissem Hintergrund

Claudio Pollo, MD

Professor and Chief Physician, Head of Functional Neurosurgery

Prof. Claudio Pollo, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been Deputy Chief of Neurosurgery at Inselspital since 2012. There he is primarily responsible for the treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s or tremor, as well as pain disorders. Claudio Pollo is a specialist in deep brain stimulation (DBS).

He completed his professional training…

Prof. Claudio Pollo, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been Deputy Chief of Neurosurgery at Inselspital since 2012. There he is primarily responsible for the treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s or tremor, as well as pain disorders. Claudio Pollo is a specialist in deep brain stimulation (DBS).

He completed his professional training and specializations at the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) and at several universities abroad. He also completed a course in biomedical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).

Claudio Pollo´s publication list includes more than 100 original papers, reviews or book contributions. His research projects, supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI), focus on the Deep Brain Stimulation modelling and development of new technologies for brain function interference and modulation.   

As a member of several national and international professional societies he is active in further education and teaching in the field of functional neurosurgery and epilepsy neurosurgery.

Claudio Pollo is married and father of two children.


Languages: German, French, Italian, English

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Specialities

  • Neurosurgical treatment of movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia)
  • Neurosurgical therapy for trigeminal neuralgia and chronic pain (postoperative back pain or failed back surgery syndrome, cluster headache, pain after stroke)
  • Neurosurgical treatment of refractory  psychiatric disorders (Tourette’s syndrome, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder)
  • Neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy and associated brain lesions (brain tumors, dysplasia, malformations, cavernomas and vascular malformations)
  • Microsurgical brain operation with functional neuronavigation and continuous motor or dynamic mapping, navigated and supervised brain surgery
  • Percutaneous balloon compression and microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia therapy
  • Stereotactic brain surgery (biopsies, deep brain stimulation, laser therapy, radiosurgery)
  • Percutaneous and microsurgical spinal cord stimulation
  • Microsurgical therapy of herniated discs and spinal canal stenosis
  • Development and advancement of new technologies in deep brain stimulation, laser therapy with the claim of minimal invasiveness and optimized effectiveness.

Projects

  • Dynamic Multimodal DBS Programming Tool for Parkinson’s disease
  • Cellular Determinants of the STN Function (Sinergia Project, Swiss National Science Foundation)

Memberships

Awards

2020

Finalist Swiss Medtech Award: development of a DBS system for directional DBS in humans

2016

«Best Paper Award»: Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie 2016: Directional Deep Brain Stimulation: An Intraoperative Double-blind Pilot Study; Pollo C, Kaelin-Lang A, Oertel MF, Stieglitz L, Taub E, Fuhr P, Lozano AM, Raabe A, Schüpbach M

2008

«ESSFN Award»: Congress of European Society for Stereotactic and functional Neurosurgery 2008: Exploration of the Mechanisms Underlying STN DBS for PD by Computer Model and Analysis of the Electrophysiological Response of the Brain to Stimulation

Professional experience

Seit 2012

Deputy Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2005–2012

Senior Consultant at the Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne

1997–2005

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne

1996–1997

Research stay at Inserm (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale,) Paris and at the Neurosurgical University Hospital, Grenoble, France (Prof. Alim Louis Benabid)

1995–1996

Auslandsaufenthalt, Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, UCL, Belgien

Education

2003–2004

Training for Master Biomedical Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL)

1993–2002

Training as a specialist in neurosurgery at the Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne (Prof. Jean-Guy Villemure)

1985–1992

Study of human medicine at the University of Geneva

Werner Z'Graggen, MD

Professor and Head Physician Neurointensive Care

Prof. Dr. Werner Z’Graggen, MD is a specialist in neurology and has been Head of Neurological Intensive Care at the Neurosurgery and Neurology Clinics of the Inselspital in Bern since 2009.
He is also a member of 5 national and international professional…

Prof. Dr. Werner Z’Graggen, MD is a specialist in neurology and has been Head of Neurological Intensive Care at the Neurosurgery and Neurology Clinics of the Inselspital in Bern since 2009.
He is also a member of 5 national and international professional societies and a reviewer of for 15 internationally renowned journals in the field of neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology and intensive care. Additionally, he is a regular reviewer for research projects and promotions.

His professional training and specialization was supplemented and deepened by several stays at foreign university hospitals and research institutes. He is a frequent invited speaker at national and international congresses of various medical societies.

Professor Z’Graggen’s list of publications includes more than 90 original papers, reviews and book contributions.


Languages: German, French, Italian, English

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Specialities

  • Neurological Intensive Care of patients in the intensive care unit and intermediate care unit.
  • Diagnostics and therapy of diseases of the autonomic nervous system.
  • Cerebrovascular diseases; particularly, treatment of patients with intracerebral hemorrhages and ischemic strokes.
  • Treatment of patients with neuromuscular diseases in the intensive care unit.
  • Electroneuromyography including specialized methods for measuring the excitability of nerve and muscle fiber membranes.
  • Doppler and duplex sonographic examination of the vessels supplying the brain.

Projects

Prof. Dr. Werner Z’Graggen, MD leads various research projects in the fields of the Neurological Intensive Care, Neurophysiology and Diseases of the Autonomic Nervous System.

Memberships

Awards

2019

«Poster Prize Swiss Society for Neurosurgery»: 4th Congress of the Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies 2019: Subdural versus subgaleal drainage for chronic subdural hematomas – a post hoc analysis of the TOSCAN trial; Vulcu S, Häni L, Branca M, Fung C, Z’Graggen W, Murek M,  Raabe A, Beck J, Schucht P

2014

«2nd Poster Prize»: Joint Annual Meeting 2014 Swiss Society for Neurosurgery: Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak as the cause of chronic subdural hematomas in young patients; Beck J, Fung C, Ulrich CT, Fichtner J, Schucht P, Z’Graggen W, Raabe A

Professional experience

Seit 2009

Head Physician Neurointensive Medicine of the Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology at the University Hospital Inselspital Bern

2006–2009

Senior Physician, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern

2005–2006

Resident, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern

2004

Research stay at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London/UK

2001–2004

Resident, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern

Education

1999–2008

Training as a specialist in neurology and obtaining the certificates of competence in electroneuromyography and cerebrovascular diseases

1998–1999

Research Associate, Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich

1992–1998

Study of human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich

Philippe Schucht, MD

Professor and Deputy Chief Physician, Head of Neurooncology

Prof. Dr. Philippe Schucht, MD is a specialist in neurosurgery and specializes in tumors and brain vessels operations, both in adults and children.

After his basic training in Zurich, Philippe Schucht completed a fellowship with Prof. Hugues Duffau in…

Prof. Dr. Philippe Schucht, MD is a specialist in neurosurgery and specializes in tumors and brain vessels operations, both in adults and children.

After his basic training in Zurich, Philippe Schucht completed a fellowship with Prof. Hugues Duffau in Montpellier, France, the pioneer of low-malignant brain tumor surgery, and a second fellowship with Prof. Mitchel Berger and Prof. Michael Lawton in San Francisco, USA, two of the world’s leading luminaries in neuro-oncological and vascular neurosurgery.

His research is focused on the treatment of brain tumors, always with the aim of improving the prognosis and quality of life of his patients thanks to innovative approaches of treatment.

With the founding of the Swiss Young Neurosurgeons and his many years of involvement as a teacher and organizer, Philippe Schucht has made a significant contribution of the continuing education of young neurosurgeons in Switzerland. He also founded a humanitarian NGO that works primarily Myanmar (formerly Burma) to train and educate doctors and nurses in specialized medicine, thereby improving the treatment of children and young doctors in particular in the long term.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Brain Tumours
  • Cerebral vessels
  • Pediatrics

Memberships

Professional experience

Seit 2015

Head Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2013–2015

Senior Physician, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2010–2011

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2005–2010

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Rolf Seiler, Prof. Andreas Raabe)

Education

2016

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern

2016

Program for Leadership Development (PLD), Harvard Business School, Boston, USA

2014

Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern

2014

Specialist in Neurosurgery

2013

Fellowship in Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), USA

2011

Fellowship, Neurosurgery, University of Montpellier, France

2004

Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich

1996–2002

Study of human medicine at the University of Zurich

Anna Katharina Krähenbühl, MD

Attending Physician

Anna Katharina Krähenbühl, MD, began her training as a specialist in neurosurgery in 2003 at the University Hospital Zurich under Prof. Dr. Yasuhiro Yonekawa, continued in Bern under Prof. Dr. Rolf…

Anna Katharina Krähenbühl, MD, began her training as a specialist in neurosurgery in 2003 at the University Hospital Zurich under Prof. Dr. Yasuhiro Yonekawa, continued in Bern under Prof. Dr. Rolf Seiler and Prof. Dr. Andreas Raabe, and obtained the title of specialist in neurosurgery in 2010. She deepened her interest in minimally invasive techniques, especially neuroendoscopy and endoscopically assisted procedures, as well as skull base surgery during a one-year residency at Greifswald University Hospital under the direction of Prof. Dr. Henry Schroeder.

Anna Katharina Krähenbühl is a member of the Swiss Society of Neurosurgery and regularly continues her education during national and international congresses and stays abroad. In 2018, she took over as head of pituitary surgery at Inselspital.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Pituitary surgery
  • Neuroendoscopy and endoscopically assisted microsurgery
  • Skull base surgery in cooperation with ENT and maxillofacial surgery
  • Neurovascular decompression especially for hemispasm facialis
  • Microsurgical treatment of brain tumors including navigated, fluorescence-assisted and intraoperatively monitored procedures
  • Microsurgical treatment of degenerative spinal diseases and spinal tumors

Memberships

Professional experience

Seit 2018

Head of the Pituitary Surgery at the Inselspital

2010–2011

Senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2008–2010

Deputy Senior Physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2006–2008

Resident at the Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Rolf Seiler and Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2005–2006

Resident, General Surgery, Spitäler Chur AG/Cantonal Hospital Chur (Prof. Markus Furrer)

2003–2005

Resident, Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich (Prof. Yasuhiro Yonekawa)

Education

2011–2012

Fellowship Neuroendoscopy/Skull Base Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Greifswald, Germany (Prof. Henry Schroeder)

2010

Specialist in neurosurgery

1997–2003

Studies in human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich, graduation with federal state examination

[Translate to English:] Profilfoto von David Bervini in weissem Arztkittel auf weissem Hintergrund

David Bervini, MD, MAdvSurg

Professor and Senior Attending

Dr. David Bervini, MD is a specialist in neurosurgery and a Senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern. After completing his medical studies at the…

Dr. David Bervini, MD is a specialist in neurosurgery and a Senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern. After completing his medical studies at the University of Lausanne and further training in Lugano, Neuenburg and Lausanne, he obtained his medical specialist tittle in 2011.

This was followed by a two-year surgical fellowship with clinical research at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, under Prof. Michael Morgan, during which he specialized in the field of vascular neurosurgery. He was able to further expand his expertise in this field during advanced training in China and the USA in recent years.

David Bervini has received several awards for his research and clinical activities, including the César Roux Prize from the University of Lausanne. He is a reviewer of more than ten internationally renowned journals and a member of several nationals and internationals societies.
In addition, David Bervini is a delegated member of the European Society of Neurosurgery, an expert of the Swiss Stroke Society, a member of the Steering Committee of the Swiss Stroke Registry and an investigator in several national studies.

Besides clinical researches, he is interested in new technologies and leads several translational research projects in collaboration with several national and international centers. Dr. David Bervini’s publication list includes more than 50 original papers, reviews and book contributions.

David Bervini is married and father of triplets.


Languages: German, French, Italian, English

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Specialities

  • Microsurgical operations of vessels (cerebrovascular neurosurgery) as well as consultation and treatment in the case of
    • Aneurysms
    • Cerebral vascular malformations
    • Carotid stenosis
    • Vascular bypasses and Moyamoya Disease
  • Cranial Base Neurosurgery
  • Development of state-of-art surgical procedures and anatomical models for education and training purposes

Projects

  • Physical stimulation of aneurysms “SurgeonsLab” in collaboration with ARTORG, Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe, Prof. Stefan Weber)
  • “Real Time Augmented Visualization of Vessel Perfusion with Automated Video Analysis” in collaboration with the Computer Vision Group, University of Bern (Prof. Paolo Favaro). Supported by the CTU Research Grant
  • “Computational fluid dynamics modelling (CFD) of laminar wall shear stress (LWSS) of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) to predict haemorrhage”, in collaboration with the Laboratory of Hermodynamics and Cardiovascular Technology (LHTC) – EPFL, Lausanne (Prof. Nikolaos Stergiopulos).

Memberships

Awards

2021

1st place Ypsomed Innovation Award for SurgeonLab, Ypsomed Innovation Fund, Burgdorf BE

2020

Venture Kick Grant, Venture Lab, Schlieren

2020

Innosuisse Grant - Swiss Agency for the Promotion of Innovation, Bern

2020

Research Grant, Swiss Heart Foundation

2017

CTU Research Grant, University of Bern

Professional experience

Since 2015

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2014–2015

Senior physician with specialization in cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery, University Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne

2010–2011

Senior physician, University Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne

2008–2009

Resident, University Department of Neurosurgery, CHUV, Lausanne

2007–2008

Resident, Department of Surgery and ENT, Cantonal Hospital Neuchâtel

2005–2007

Resident, Clinic for Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital Lugano

Education

2/2024

Associate Professorship, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern

2021

Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, appointment as Privatdozent of the University of Bern

2017

Cerebrovascular Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital and Fudan University, Shanghai, China (Prof. Y. Mao and Prof. Bin Xu)

2015

PhD, University of Lausanne

2013

Master of Advanced Surgery in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (Prof. Michael K. Morgan)

2012–2013

Cerebrovascular Fellowship and Master of Advanced Surgery in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (Prof. Michael K. Morgan)

2011

Specialist in Neurosurgery

2004

Doctorate at the University of Lausanne

1998–2004

Study of human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Lausanne

Janine Abu-Isa, MD

Attending Physician

Janine Abu-Isa, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been a senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern since 2014.

After studying human medicine…

Janine Abu-Isa, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been a senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern since 2014.

After studying human medicine at the University of Göttingen, Germany, Janine Abu-Isa began her training at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital Bern in 2006. As part of her training, she completed a foreign year at the Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology in Bern and the Clinic for Neurosurgery at the Ospedale Civico in Lugano. Janine Abu-Isa also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Health Care Management from the University of Salzburg, Austria, in 2019.


Languages: German, French, Italian, English

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Specialities

  • Treatment of degenerative, neoplastic and traumatic spinal diseases: microsurgical and minimally invasive procedures, spinal navigation, stabilizations of the spine
  • Pituitary surgery
  • Microsurgery of brain tumors including navigated, fluorescence-assisted and intraoperatively monitored procedures

Memberships

Professional experience

Seit 2017

Senior Physician I, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2016–2017

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Civico, Lugano (Prof. Michael Reinert)

2014–2016

Senior Physician II, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2013

Deputy Senior Physician, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2010–2013

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2009

Resident, University Department of Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Gerhard Schroth)

2006–2008

Resident, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Rolf Seiler, Prof. Andreas Raabe)

Education

2019

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with focus on Health Care Management, University of Salzburg, Austria

2006

PhD: «Antineuronal antibodies in Hashimoto's encephalitis» at the Center of Neurology, Georg-August-University Göttingen under the supervision of PD Dr. Inga Zerr

2005

Praktisches Jahr: Zentrum Innere Medizin, Abteilung Kardiologie und Pneumologie, Abteilung Gastroenterologie und Endokrinologie, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen
Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Inselspital Bern, Allgemeine Chirurgie, Taranaki Base Hospital, NP, Neuseeland

1997–2005

Study of human medicine at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany

Kathleen Seidel, MD

Professor and Senior Attending

Prof. Dr. med. Kathleen Seidel is a Professor and Senior Attending, for neurosurgery with a focus on tumor surgery and functional monitoring. Intraoperative neurophysiology was already an important part of Kathleen Seidel's clinical and academic work during her training as a…

Prof. Dr. med. Kathleen Seidel is a Professor and Senior Attending, for neurosurgery with a focus on tumor surgery and functional monitoring. Intraoperative neurophysiology was already an important part of Kathleen Seidel's clinical and academic work during her training as a specialist in neurosurgery. She has completed several international observerships (e.g. at UCSF in San Francisco, USA, and in Montpellier, France) as well as a fellowship at the Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology and Neurosurgery under Professor Vedran Deletis in New York, USA.

Kathleen Seidel established the Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Department of Orthopaedics at Inselspital Bern in 2009 and has headed it ever since. International guest physicians regularly visit her department for IOM, and Kathleen Seidel is routinely invited as a guest speaker for neuromonitoring courses and international congresses. She is the president of the International Society of Neurosurgery (ISIN). She is also actively involved in setting up international neuromonitoring projects in Myanmar and other countries.

Her goal is to strengthen the field of intraoperative neurophysiology and to improve training and quality in order to increase patient safety during high-risk surgery.

Her main area of research is monitoring and mapping technologies in glioma tumor surgery and spinal cord tumors. She has published numerous key papers in these fields and is co-author of an important neuromonitoring book. In 2018, she received the Theodor Kocher Prize from the University of Bern in recognition of her exceptional and promising scientific achievements. In 2019, she was appointed Privatdozentin at the University of Bern and Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern Denmark. In 2022, she became a professor at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern and has been a member of the board of the Association of Non-Professorial Academic Staff (VDM) since 2024.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Head of the Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology
  • Head of the Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation working group
  • Coordinator of the Neuro-Oncological Tumor Center
  • Microsurgical operation of brain tumours with a focus on intraoperative functional localization and monitoring
  • Clinical and scientific focus:
    • Intraoperative neuromonitoring and mapping for gliomas in eloquent areas; continuous dynamic mapping; awake operations
    • Functional monitoring during operations on the base of the skull and tumors of the brain stem
    • Monitoring of spinal cord tumors and development of new mapping paradigms
    • Pre- and postoperative analysis of the motor system using navigated TMS
    • Development of new intraoperative functional monitoring methods for critical operations

Memberships

Awards

2020

“Best Medical Informatics Lecture": Joint Conference of the GMDS & CEN-IBS 2020: Digitization of Data Management for Intraoperative Neuromonitoring; Zbinden C, Strickler M, Sariyar M, Bürkle T, Seidel K

2018

Theodor Kocher Prize of the University of Bern, awarded across faculties for outstanding and promising scientific achievements. The prize is named after the internationally recognized Bernese surgeon Theodor Kocher, who received the Nobel Prize in 1909.

2018

2nd Poster Prize: Joint Annual Meeting 2018 of the Swiss Society of Neurosurgery: Postoperative transcranial magnetic stimulation to predict motor recovery after eloquent tumor surgery; Seidel K, Häni L, Lutz K, Zbinden C, Redmann A, Consuegra A, Raabe A, Schucht P

2015

European Association of Neurosurgery Annual Meeting Technical Advances in Neurosurgery, Madrid, Spain (Scientific Award for «The Dynamic Mapping Technique»)

2014

Research grant for the promotion of young scientists at Inselspital Bern: “Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring to Preserve Sacral Root Function”

2013

European Association of Neurosurgery (EANS) Educational Course Barcelona Spain (Best Trainee Abstract Award)

2010

Section Meeting on Intraoperative Monitoring of the DGNC, Frankfurt (Best Abstract Award)

2000

Physics Prize of the German Physical Society

Professional experience

Since 2018

Senior Physician I, Department ofNeurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)
Focus: Intraoperative neurophysiology and neuro-oncological surgery

2016–2018

Senior Physician II, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2015–2016

Deputy Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2008–2014

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

International observerships:
University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Prof. Andrea Szelényi)
UCSF University of California in San Francisco, USA (Prof. Mitchel Berger)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Montpellier, France (Prof. Hugues Duffau)

2007–2008

Resident, Neurology and Neurooncology, Fédération Neurologie-Mazarin, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salêtrière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (Prof. Jean Yves Delattre)

2007

Clinical Rotations, International Medicine, Endocrinology and Cardiology, Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont, USA
Clinical Rotations, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, USA
Clinical Rotations, PM&R, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, USA

2005–2006

Clinical Rotations, Medical Clinic, Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne
Clinical Rotations, Surgery, Hôpital Beajon, University Denis Diderot, Paris, France
Clinical Rotations, University Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern

2004

Clinical Rotations, Spine Surgery, Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, RKU Heidelberg, Germany
Clinical Rotations, Transplant Surgery, Semmelweis, University of Budapest, Hungary

Education

2022

Professor at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern

2019

Appointment as a private lecturer at the University of Bern and as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Denmark

2019

Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, appointment as Private lecturer of the University of Bern

2014

Oral and written specialist examination (FMH Neurosurgery)

2012–2013

Fellowship: Department of Intraoperative Neurophysiology and Neurosurgery, St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, USA (Prof. Dr. med. Vedran Deletis)

2012

Doctorate “Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring”, University of Bern

2002–2005

Part-time student of mathematics and medical technology, Fernuniversität Hagen, Germany

2000–2007

Study of Human Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Ralph Schär, MD

Associate Professor and Senior Attending, Head of Spine Surgery

PD Ralph Schär, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and Head Physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern. Ralph Schär is Head of Spine Surgery and specializes in the surgical treatment of complex spinal diseases.

After…

PD Ralph Schär, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and Head Physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern. Ralph Schär is Head of Spine Surgery and specializes in the surgical treatment of complex spinal diseases.

After studying medicine at the University of Bern, he completed his basic neurosurgical training at Inselspital. As part of his specialization in spine surgery, he completed a year at the Schulthess Clinic in Zurich and a fellowship at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

His research focuses on patient safety in neurosurgery with a focus on patient selection, surgical procedures and infection prevention.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Spinal surgery, especially minimally invasive or open surgery for disc hernias, spinal stenosis, spinal instabilities produced by degenerative, tumors or infectious spinal diseases.
  • Navigated instrumentation and stabilization of the spine
  • Intraoperative ultrasound for spinal procedures.
  • Clarification and surgical treatment of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid loss syndrome.
  • Intervention pain therapy of the spine (infiltrations)
  • General cranial neurosurgery (intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, tumors, hydrocephalus)
  • Clinical research of patient safety in spine surgery and cranial neurosurgery.

Projects

Memberships

Awards

2022

Appointment as Neurosurgery Officer of the AO Spine Switzerland Council

2019

1st Research Prize awarded by the Swiss Society of Neurosurgery with the paper "Reoperation Rate After Microsurgical Uni- or Bilateral Laminotomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with and Without Low-Grade Spondylolisthesis: What do Preoperative Radiographic Parameters Tell Us?"

2008

Best Original Paper in Clinical Neuroradiology with the paper "Vascular Dynamics of Cerebral Gliomas Investigated with Selective Catheter Angiography, Perfusion CT and MRI".

Professional experience

Seit 2021

Head Physician and Head of Spine Surgery, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2020

Senior Physician I and Head of Spine Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2019

Senior Physician I and Deputy Head of Spine Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2014–2019

Senior physician II and deputy head of spine surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2013–2014

Resident, Neurosurgery/Spine Surgery, Schulthess Clinic Zurich (PD Dr. François Porchet, PD Dr. Dezsö Jeszenszky)

2013

Deputy Senior Physician, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2011

Resident, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2010

Resident in rotation (non-specialist year), University Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Jukka Takala)

2008–2009

Resident in rotation, University Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Rolf Seiler, Prof. Andreas Raabe)

Education

2019

EUROSPINE Advanced Diploma

2017–2018

Clinical Fellowship in Spine Surgery/Spinal Neurosurgery (Complex Spine Surgery), St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada (Prof. Howard Ginsberg)

2018

DWG Master Certificate

2016

Certificate of Competence Interventional Pain Therapy SSIPM

2001–2007

Study of human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern with stays in Oxford (UK) and Brazil

Janine-Ai Schlaeppi, MD

Attending Physician

Languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Japanese

Michael Murek, MD

Attending Physician

Michael Murek, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been a senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital Bern since 2017. He specializes in operations for…

Michael Murek, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been a senior physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital Bern since 2017. He specializes in operations for brain tumors, spinal diseases and aneurysms. Michael Murek is a member of several national and international professional societies.

He received his specialist training at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe. He was able to complete his specialist training with a non-specialist year at the University Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine at the Inselspital Bern as well as at the Clinic for Neurosurgery at the University Hospital in Geneva (HUG). His scientific training was deepened by a stay abroad at Yale University in the USA.

Dr. Murek was President of the Swiss Young Neurosurgeons Society (SYNS) from 2014-2017 and co-responsible for planning and organizing continuing education courses and symposia.


Languages: German, English, French, Polish

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Specialities

  • Microsurgical operations of brain tumors
  • Navigated and monitored brain surgery near important brain areas with functional neuronavigation and continuous motor monitoring as well as dynamic mapping
  • Microsurgical operation of herniated discs and spinal canal stenosis
  • Microsurgical operation of aneurysms

Memberships

Professional experience

Seit 2018

Senior physician at the Neurosurgical University Hospital of the Inselspital Bern

2016–2017

Deputy Senior Physician at the Neurosurgical Clinic of the University Hospital in Geneva (HUG)

2011–2012

Resident at the Department of Intensive Care Medicine of the Inselspital in Bern

Katharina Lutz, MD

Attending Physician, Head of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Dr. med. Katharina Lutz is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been employed as a senior physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital in Bern since 2019. Her focus is on pediatric…

Dr. med. Katharina Lutz is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been employed as a senior physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital in Bern since 2019. Her focus is on pediatric neurosurgery.

Katharina Lutz completed her studies at the University of Giessen, Germany. After one year of neurological training under the supervision of Prof. Ulrich Büttner and Prof. Krassen Nedeltchev at the Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Katharina Lutz began her neurosurgical training at the Cantonal Hospital Aarau under the supervision of Prof. Javier Fandino. Since 2016, she has been working at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe - since receiving her specialist title as a senior physician.

Due to her great interest in the treatment of children, Katharina Lutz has specialized in paediatric neurosurgery. She was able to deepen her knowledge in this field during a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital in Sankt Augustin, Germany.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Pediatric neurosurgery
  • Neuro-oncology
  • Brain stimulation for preoperative functional diagnostics and neuromodulation

Memberships

Professional experience

Since 2020

Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raa

2021–2022

Fellow and senior physician for pediatric neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Sankt Augustin, Germany (Prof. Martina Messing-Jünger)

2019–2020

Deputy Senior Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2016–2019

Assistant Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2013–2016

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital Aarau (Prof. Javier Fandino)

2012–2013

Resident, Clinic for Neurology, Cantonal Hospital Aarau (Prof. Krassen Nedeltchev)

Education

2023

Pediatric Neurosurgery Certificate ESPN (2021-2023)

2022

Pediatric Neurosurgery Certificate DGNC (2020-2022)

2018

Specialist in neurosurgery

2011

German state examination

2005–2011

Studium der Humanmedizin an der Universität Giessen, Deutschland

Andreas Nowacki, MD

Associate Professor and Senior Attending

Andreas Nowacki, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been a senior physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital since 2020.

Andreas Nowacki completed his studies in human medicine in 2013 at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He then continued his training at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital. Fascinated by the…

Andreas Nowacki, MD, is a specialist in neurosurgery and has been a senior physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital since 2020.

Andreas Nowacki completed his studies in human medicine in 2013 at the University of Tübingen, Germany. He then continued his training at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital. Fascinated by the possibility of treating diverse diseases of the central nervous system by modulating neuronal networks using electrostimulation, he set his clinical and research focus very early in the field of functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation. In November 2015, he completed his PhD in the field of basic research of complex signaling systems

During a fellowship program accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons in Oxford, UK, in 2018, he was able to further deepen his knowledge in the field of functional neurosurgery and neuromodulation and gain in-depth expertise.

In 2019, Andreas Nowacki passed the specialist examination, and since 2020 he has been a senior physician at Inselspital. In 2023, he completed his habilitation in neurosurgery at the University of Bern.

Andreas Nowacki is a member of the European Association of Functional Neurosurgery. He is also a reviewer of several renowned scientific journals (including NeuroImage, Neuromodulation).


Languages: German, French, Italian, English

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Specialities

  • Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and pain disorders.
  • Neuromodulation for chronic pain disorders (SCS, DRG, ONS, PNS)
  • Surgical treatment of structural epilepsy
  • Surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

Projects

  • Dynamic Multimodal DBS Programming Tool (sponsored by Parkinson Switzerland)
  • Brain Circuitry Changes in Central Poststroke Pain: a Prospective Study
  • A Computer-based Algorithm for Patient-specific Implant Design

Memberships

Professional experience

2020

Deputy Senior Attending, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2018

Senior Clinical Fellow, University Hospitals Oxford, UK

2013–2019

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

Education

2023

Habilitation in neurosurgery at the University of Bern

2013–2019

Training as a specialist in neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

2018

Fellowship program at University Hospitals in Oxford, UK

2012

Study abroad at University Hospitals in Bristol, UK

2007–2013

Studies of human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Tübingen, Germany

Levin Häni, MD

Attending Physician

Levin Häni, MD, has been a senior physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, since 2022. His research focuses on both neuro-oncology and spontaneous…

Levin Häni, MD, has been a senior physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, since 2022. His research focuses on both neuro-oncology and spontaneous intracranial hypotension.

Levin Häni completed his medical studies at the University of Zurich with stays abroad at the University of Paris Descartes, France, and at Duke University in North Carolina, USA. Following his studies, he worked at the Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging at the Inselspital in Bern on the development of methods for computer-assisted image diagnosis in stroke cases.

After one year of basic surgical training at Winterthur Cantonal Hospital, he began his further training as an assistant physician at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital in 2016. After training in Bern and Lucerne, he qualified as a specialist in neurosurgery in 2021. This was followed by a fellowship in neuro-oncology and spontaneous intracranial hypotension at the University Hospital Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. In 2023, Levin Häni successfully completed his habilitation at the University of Bern.


Languages: German, French, English

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Specialities

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Navigated brain stimulation for preoperative functional diagnostics
  • Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH)/cerebrospinal fluid loss syndrome

Projects

  • Extent of resection in patients with glioblastoma (RANO resect group)
  • Classification of CSF leaks in spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Memberships

Awards

2021

Scholarship of the Prof. Dr. Max Cloëtta Foundation

2019

Research Grant Tumor Section of the EANS

2019

Prize for the best written examination of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (written specialist examination)

Professional experience

Since 2022

Attending Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2021–2022

Fellowship in Neuro-Oncology and Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension, University Hospital Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Prof. Jürgen Beck and Prof. Oliver Schnell)

2020–2021

Resident, Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, St. Anna Clinic Lucerne (Prof. Oliver Hausmann)

2016–2020

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2015–2016

Resident, Clinic for Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur (Prof. Stefan Breitenstein)–

Education

2023

Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern

2021

Qualification as specialist in neurosurgery

2016

Doctorate, University of Bern

2014–2015

Research work at the University Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Roland Wiest and Prof. Jan Gralla)

2014

Swiss and US-American state examination

2008–2014

Study of medicine at the Universities of Zurich, Paris and Duke University in North Carolina

Tanja Belser, MScN

Head of Nursing Medicine Neuro

Tanja Belser has been a nursing expert at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, since 2010. She completed her studies in nursing science at the Bern University…

Tanja Belser has been a nursing expert at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, since 2010. She completed her studies in nursing science at the Bern University of Applied Sciences for Health.

As a senior nursing expert, she is responsible for the quality of nursing care in the Neuro medical area as well as for the further development of patient-centered care and support by Advanced Practice Nurses.

Tanja Belser is also involved in direct patient care with a focus on spinal disorders, pain issues and patients with cerebrospinal fluid loss syndrome. She is committed to patient-centered care through integration of research, education, leadership, consultation, and collaboration within the interdisciplinary and interprofessional team.


Languages: German, English, French

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Specialities

  • Care, counseling, and education of patients with spinal disorders, pain issues, and cerebrospinal fluid loss syndrome.
  • Family-centered planning and organization of hospital discharge and, if necessary, follow-up treatment
  • Management of nursing quality circle
  • Theory-practice transfer of current scientific findings, taking into account specific patient needs as well as clinical expertise

Research Focus

  • Lecturer at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) for the bachelor degree program
  • Lectureship internal further education

Memberships

  • SBK - Swiss Professional Association of Nursing Specialists
  • Swiss ANP - Swiss Advanced Nursing Practice

Awards

2020

Award for the best master thesis: Belser, T. (2020). Between personal concern and assumption of responsibility of parents with visiting children in intensive care: a qualitative study. Bern University of Applied Sciences Health, Bern

Professional experience

Since 2022

Head nursing expert medical area neuro, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2018–2022

Nursing Expert Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2010–2018

Nursing Expert, Deputy Head of Nursing, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2005–2010

Teaching activities Instructor Postgraduate Studies (NDS) Intensive, Anesthesia and Emergency Care, Training Center Insel Bern, Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege

2001–2007

Certified expert in intensive care, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern

Education

2016–2020

Master of Science in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern

2008–2006

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Aarau

2006–2007

Vocational Education, WE'G WB Center, Aarau

2001–2003

NDS Intensive Care Nursing, Insel Training Center, Bern

Regula Zurschmiede

Team Manager

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Anna Raemy-Ruffieux

Head of Secretarial Offices

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Yasmin Pushpanathan

Hospital Ward Secretary

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Caroline Stalder

Hospital Ward Secretary

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Fabienne Wenger, BSc BFH

Social Counselor

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Nicole Söll

Medical Documentation Specialist

Nicole Söll has been working in medical documentation at the Department of Neurosurgery since 2009. Her tasks include the coordination, organization and implementation of studies. She is also…

Nicole Söll has been working in medical documentation at the Department of Neurosurgery since 2009. Her tasks include the coordination, organization and implementation of studies. She is also responsible for tumor documentation and quality management at the Brain Tumor Center.


Languages: German, English

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Specialities

  • Study coordination and supervision 
  • Tumor documentation 
  • Quality management in the area of studies and tumor documentation 
  • Quality management neuro-oncology center 
  • Supervision of master's/doctoral students 
  • Management of data archiving (images and videos of surgical microscopes and ultrasound devices and their data provision) 
  • Research and teaching performance evaluation

Projects

  • DBS-Burst-Studie
  • RESDEX-Studie
  • VANCO-Studie

Memberships

Professional experience

Since 2009

Medical documentalist, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2008

Work and Travel

2007–2008

Au Pair, USA

2004–2006

Medical Documentation Assistant, Tumor Center Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Education

2023

Training for quality management officer

2021

CAS in Clinical Monitoring, University Hospital Zurich

2001–2004

Medical Documentation Assistant (Clinical Data Manager), Kompakt gGmbH, Zwickau, Germany

Claudia Schmid-Pfister

Deputy Assistant of Chairman of Department

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PD Dr. med. Eike Piechowiak

Senior Physician, Head of Neuro MRI

PD Dr. med. Eike Immo Piechowiak is a specialist in radiology with a focus on diagnostic and invasive neuroradiology and has been head physician at the University Institute for Diagnostic and…

PD Dr. med. Eike Immo Piechowiak is a specialist in radiology with a focus on diagnostic and invasive neuroradiology and has been head physician at the University Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology at Inselpital in Bern since 2022. Eike Immo Piechowiak heads the MRI perimeter of Neuroradiology and is responsible for diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive imaging-guided interventions on the spine.

After studying medicine at the University of Freiburg, Germany, Eike Piechowiak completed his residency in radiology at the University Hospital Marburg, Germany, and at the Institute of Radiology at the Inselspital Bern. There he subsequently specialized in diagnostic and especially interventional neuroradiology under the direction of Prof. Jan Gralla, MD.

Eike Piechowiak was able to deepen his experience with minimally invasive spinal interventions during a clinical activity at the Cantonal Hospital Lugano under Prof. Dr. med. Alessandro Cianfoni.

His main research interests are imaging and interventional therapy of cerebrospinal fluid loss syndrome as well as minimally invasive treatment and diagnostics of ischemic stroke.


Languages: German, English

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Specialities

  • Diagnostic clarification and minimally invasive treatment of cerebrospinal fluid loss syndrome
  • Minimally invasive, pain therapeutic treatment of the spine
  • Interventional treatment and diagnostics of ischemic stroke
  • Endovascular treatment of carotid artery stenosis
  • Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms and AV shunts
  •  Diagnostic workup and interventional treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Projects

  • Co-investigator of the randomized, controlled, SNF-sponsored study in pediatric stroke: Steroids in Children with Stroke and Focal Arteriopathy: Paediatric Arteriopathy Steroid Aspirin (PASTA) trial.

Memberships

  • SGNR - Swiss Society of Neuroradiology
  • SHG - Swiss Brain Stroke Society
  • DRG - German Radiological Society, Society for Medical Radiology
  • ESNR - European Society of Neuroradiology

Awards

2020

Kuo York Chynn Neuroradiology Award, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, USA

2018

Peter Huber Award, Swiss Society of Neuroradiology, Lugano, Switzerland

Professional experience

Since 2022

Senior Physician and Head of Neuro-MRI at the University Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Jan Gralla, MD)

2020

Hospital specialist and Head of Neuro-MRI at the University Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Dr. med. Jan Gralla)

2016–2019

Senior physician at the University Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Dr. med. Jan Gralla)

2015

Resident at the University Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Dr. med. Jan Gralla)

2014–2015

Senior physician at the University Institute for Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Heverhagen)

2013–2014

Resident at the University Institute for Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Johannes Heverhagen)

2009–2013

Resident at the University Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Marburg, Germany (Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Jochen Klose and Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Mahnken)

Education

2023

Habilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, appointment as private lecturer

2019

Focus on invasive neuroradiology

2019

Focus on diagnostic neuroradiology

2018

European Diploma in Neuroradiology

2014

Specialist in radiology

2002–2008

Study of human medicine at the University of Freiburg, Germany

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Katja Zengaffinen

Clinic Manager

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PD Dr. med. Tomas Dobrocky

Attending Physician, Neuroradiology

Languages: German, French, Slovak, English, Spanish

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Memberships

SGNR – Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Neuroradiologie (Member)

ESMINT – European Sociaety of Minimally Invaasive Neurological Therapy (Member)

Awards

2019

Peter-Huber-Preis der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Neuroradiologie

2003, 2004

Leistungsstipendium Medizinische Universität Wien, Österreich

Simone Trachsel Schneider

Pain Nurse

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Amina Hasanbasic

Assistant of Chairman of Department

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Cédric Kissling, MD

Resident

Dr. med. Cédric Kissling absolvierte sein Medizinstudium an der Universität Bern. Im Anschluss begann er seine fachärztliche Ausbildung an der Klinik für Neurochirurgie am Kantonsspital in St. Gallen.…

Dr. med. Cédric Kissling absolvierte sein Medizinstudium an der Universität Bern. Im Anschluss begann er seine fachärztliche Ausbildung an der Klinik für Neurochirurgie am Kantonsspital in St. Gallen. Seit 2021 ist Cédric Kissling Assistenzarzt an der Universitätsklinik für Neurochirurgie am Inselspital Bern unter der Leitung von Prof. Andreas Raabe.


Languages: German, French, English

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Memberships

  • FMH Berufsverband der Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte (Mitglied)
  • VSAO –  Verband Schweizerischer Assistenz- und Oberärztinnen und -ärzte
  • SGNC – Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (Mitglied)
  • SYNS – Swiss Young Neurosurgeons Society (Mitglied)

Professional experience

Seit 2021

Assistenzarzt, Universitätsklinik für Neurochirurgie, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2020–2021

Assistenzarzt, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen (Prof. Oliver Bozinov)

Education

2020

Promotion, Universität Bern

2014–2020

Studium der Humanmedizin an der Universität Bern

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Fabian Cavalloni, MD

Resident

Dr. Fabian Cavalloni is a resident at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital Bern. After completing his medical studies at the University of Bern, Fabian Cavalloni gained initial…

Dr. Fabian Cavalloni is a resident at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital Bern. After completing his medical studies at the University of Bern, Fabian Cavalloni gained initial clinical experience in orthopedics at Interlaken Hospital.

He began his residency in neurosurgery in 2018 at the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen. In 2020, he moved to Inselspital in Bern, where he focused on the effect of deep brain stimulation on REM sleep behavior disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease as part of his PhD thesis at the Sleep, Wake and Epilepsy Center of the University Department of Neurology. These results were presented at the 2020 EANS Congress and published in the journal Sleep Medicine in 2021.

Since 2022, Fabian Cavalloni continues to pursue his advanced training in neurosurgery at the University Department of Neurosurgery under Prof. Andreas Raabe.


Languages: German, French, English

Professional experience

Seit 2022

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2020–2021

Resident, University Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Claudio Bassetti)

2018–2020

Resident, Clinic for Neurosurgery, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen (Prof. Astrid Weyerbrock, Prof. Oliver Bozinov)

2016–2017

Resident, Clinic for Orthopedics, Hospital FMI Interlaken

Education

2009–2016

Medical studies, University of Bern

Célia Bader

Resident

Célia Bader has been an assistant physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since May 2022.

Célia Bader has been an assistant physician at the University Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since May 2022.


Languages: German, English, French

Sylvia Pfäffli

Medical Secretary Outpatient Clinic

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Alhena Melideo

Social Counselor

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Jolanda Schick

Team Manager

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Gabriela Gugger

Team Manager

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Luisa Tonarelli

Communication & Media Neurosurgery

Luisa Tonarelli is Communication & Media Manager at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern. She is responsible for the content of the department website, news and media texts as…

Luisa Tonarelli is Communication & Media Manager at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital in Bern. She is responsible for the content of the department website, news and media texts as well as the proofreading of publications, brochures and other  information material published at the Department of Neurosurgery. In addition, Luisa Tonarelli is the contact person for the new Peers-for-Peers platform, a collaborative project between the University of Bern, Inselspital and the European Associations of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).


Languages: German, English, Italian, Spanish, French

Contact

Social Media

Specialities

Copyright and rights of use for publications

Professional experience

Since 2014

Communication & Media Manager Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

Since 2012

Intercultural interpreter for Forum Migration Oberwallis, Brig

2006–2009

Communication Manager, Creando – International Foundation for Creativity and Leadership, Brig, Switzerland

1994–2006

Editor at Wissenschaftsverlag, Springer Science & Business Media, Heidelberg, Germany

1993

Research Associate, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Education

1992

Master of Arts in Translation, Communication, Language Technology, University of Heidelberg, Germany

1987–1992

Study of Translation, Communication and Language Technology, Institute for Translation and Interpreting (IÜD), University of Heidelberg, Germany, and University of Granada, Spain

Jasmin Berger

Advanced Practice Nurse, Spine Team

Jasmin Berger is currently completing her studies in nursing science at the University of Applied Sciences for Health in Bern. She has been working at Inselspital since 2014, initially in the…

Jasmin Berger is currently completing her studies in nursing science at the University of Applied Sciences for Health in Bern. She has been working at Inselspital since 2014, initially in the Department of General Internal Medicine and subsequently in Interdisciplinary Intermediate Care. Since 2022, she has been working as a nursing expert at the University Hospital for Neurosurgery. As a Nurse Practitioner there, Jasmin Berger is responsible for patient-centered care through integration of research, education, leadership, consultation and collaboration in the interdisciplinary and interprofessional team.


Languages: German, English, French

Contact

Specialities

  • Nursing, counseling and training of patients with spinal disorders, pain problems and cerebrospinal fluid loss syndrome
  • Family-centered planning and organization of hospital discharge and follow-up treatment, if necessary
  • Theory-practice transfer of current scientific knowledge, taking into account specific patient needs as well as clinical expertise

Memberships

  • SBK - Swiss Professional Nursing Association

Professional experience

Since 2022

Nursing expert APN in advanced training, University Clinic for Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2017–2022

Certified nurse, Interdisciplinary Intermediate Care, Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern

2014–2017

Certified nurse, Clinic for General Internal Medicine, Inselspital Bern

2011–2014

Higher Technical School of Nursing, Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege, Bern

Education

2021–2024

Master of Science in Nursing, Focus Nurse Practitioner, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern

2018–2020

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern

2015

Diploma course for vocational trainers in teaching companies, Berne

Jonathan Wermelinger, PhD

Research associate

Jonathan Wermelinger is a research associate at the Department of Neurosurgery. His tasks include the planning and implementation of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS), as well as…

Jonathan Wermelinger is a research associate at the Department of Neurosurgery. His tasks include the planning and implementation of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS), as well as supervising studies in the field of nTMS and intraoperative neuromonitoring (IOM). Jonathan Wermelinger is also responsible for statistical consulting and data analysis for the department's research projects.


Languages: German, French, English, Italian

Contact

Social Media

Specialities

  • Research projects in the field of neuro-oncology and neurophysiology
  • Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS) for surgical preparation and postoperative rehabilitation planning
  • Study coordination and support

Research Focus

  • Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS)
  • Data management and analysis tools for Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IOM)

Projects

  • TRANSECT
  • IOI Study
  • CReMe Study
  • MotorStim Study
  • TMS Plasticity Study

Professional experience

Since 2021

Research associate at the Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern

2017–2021

PhD student/assistant in mathematics, University of Fribourg

Education

2017–2021

Doctoral thesis in mathematics, University of Fribourg

2014–2016

Master's degree in physics, EPFL, Lausanne

2010–2013

Bachelor in Life Science, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne

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Danial Nasiri, MD, BA

Resident

Dr. med. Danial Nasiri received a Bachelor of Arts in International Business Studies in 2015 before starting his medical studies in Vienna in 2016. Since 2022, he has been a resident at the Department…

Dr. med. Danial Nasiri received a Bachelor of Arts in International Business Studies in 2015 before starting his medical studies in Vienna in 2016. Since 2022, he has been a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, under Prof. Andreas Raabe.


Languages: German, Farsi, English, French, Spanish

Contact

Research Focus

As part of his thesis, Danial Nasiri addressed the issue of neuroinflammation upon injection of AAV2 vectors into the PAG by testing microglia and astrocytes for neuroinflammatory responses.

Memberships

Professional experience

Since 2022

Resident Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

Education

2024

Doctorate, University of Bern (Dr. med.)

2023

Global Neuro – Comprehensive Online Diploma in Neurotrauma Care

2016–2022

Study of Medicine, University of Vienna, Austria

2015–2016

Study of Medicine, University of Montpellier, France

2014

ERASMUS Semester, University of Montpellier, France

2012–2015

International Business Studies (BA), University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Thomas Petutschnigg, MD

Resident

Dr. Thomas Petutschnigg completed his medical studies at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. Since 2022, he has been a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern…

Dr. Thomas Petutschnigg completed his medical studies at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. Since 2022, he has been a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe.


Languages: German, English

Contact

Social Media

Memberships

Awards

2016–2017

Performance-based scholarship of the Medical University of Innsbruck

Professional experience

Since 2022

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2018–2020

Student assistant at the Institute of Anatomy, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria

Education

2024

Doctorate, University of Bern (Dr. med.)

2023

Global Neuro – Comprehensive Online Diploma in Neurotrauma Care

2022

Doctorate, Medical University of Innsbruck (Dr. med. univ.)

2021

U.S. Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE) Step 1

2016–2022

Study of medicine at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria

2015–2016

Studies in Business Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria

2015–2016

Study of Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Lia Domeniconi, MScN

Advanced Practice Nurse, Spine Team

Lia Domeniconi completed her studies in nursing science at the Universities of Applied Sciences for Health in Fribourg and Bern. She has been working at the Inselspital Bern since 2015, initially in…

Lia Domeniconi completed her studies in nursing science at the Universities of Applied Sciences for Health in Fribourg and Bern. She has been working at the Inselspital Bern since 2015, initially in the Neurological Ward and since 2022 as a nursing expert at the University Hospital for Neurosurgery. As Nurse Practitioner there, Lia Domeniconi is responsible for patient-centered care by integrating research, education, leadership, consultation and collaboration in the interdisciplinary and interprofessional team.


Languages: Italian, French, German, English

Contact

Specialities

  • Care, counseling and education of patients with spinal disorders, pain issues and cerebrospinal fluid loss syndrome
  • Family-centered planning and organization of hospital discharge and, if necessary, follow-up treatment
  • Theory-practice transfer of current scientific knowledge, taking into account patient needs as well as clinical expertise

Memberships

  • SBK – Swiss Professional Nursing Association
  • Swiss ANP – Swiss Advanced Nursing Practice

Awards

2014

Award for Bachelor Thesis SBK

Professional experience

Since 2022

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

2015–2021

Certified nurse, Neurological ward, Inselspital Bern

Education

2019–2023

Master of Science in Nursing, specialization Nurse Practitioner, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern

2010–2014

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Haute École de Santé Fribourg

Leonard Felger, MD

Resident

Leonard Felger is resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, University Hospital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since 2022. After his medical studies at the University…

Leonard Felger is resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, University Hospital Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since 2022. After his medical studies at the University of Basel he began his clinical work as a resident at Davos Hospital under the direction of Dr. Thomas Wieland. From 2021 to 2022, Leonard Felger worked as a resident at the University Hospital Basel under the direction of Prof. Roland Bingisser.


Languages: German, English, French

Contact

Projects

Memberships

Professional experience

Since 2022

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2021–2022

Resident Surgery/Emergency, University Hospital Basel (Prof. Roland Bingisser)

2020–2021

Resident, Davos Hospital (Dr. Thomas Wieland)

Education

2023

Doctorate (MD), University of Bern

2021–2023

Dissertation, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Philippe Schucht), Topic: intraoperative application of polarimetric tissue differentiation.

2014‒2020

Study of medicine, University of Basel

Sivani Sivanrupan, MD

Resident

Dr. Sivani Sivanrupan has been a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since 2023. She completed her medical…

Dr. Sivani Sivanrupan has been a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since 2023. She completed her medical studies at the University of Bern.


Languages: German, Tamil, English, French

Contact

Social Media
My publications

Professional experience

Since 2023

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2021–2022

Resident, General Surgery, Bülach Hospital (Dr. Giacinto Basilicata)

Education

2014–2021

Study of human medicine at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern

Lara Imwinkelried

Resident

Lara Imwinkelried has been a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since 2023. She completed her medical…

Lara Imwinkelried has been a resident at the Department of Neurosurgery at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since 2023. She completed her medical studies at the University of Basel.


Languages: German, English, Italian, French

Professional experience

Since 2023

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2022

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Basel University Hospital

Education

2015–2021

Medical studies, University of Basel

Boris Jeanquartier

Resident

Boris Jeanquartier studied human medicine at the University of Basel. He subsequently gained his first surgical experience in general surgery and in the intensive care unit of the University Hospital…

Boris Jeanquartier studied human medicine at the University of Basel. He subsequently gained his first surgical experience in general surgery and in the intensive care unit of the University Hospital Basel. This was followed by research work in the laboratory in Basel under Prof. Raphael Guzman, during which he investigated neuroregeneration after ischemic damage with regard to therapeutic effects of umbilical cord stem cells in children with cerebral palsy. Boris Jeanquartier started his neurosurgical training in Basel in 2021 and continues it in Bern under the supervision of Prof. Andreas Raabe since 2022. His main areas of interest are the neuroregenerative effects of stem cells, neurosurgical traumatology, and degenerative spinal diseases.


Languages: German, English, Croatian, Serbian, French

Contact

Memberships

  • SGNC Swiss Society for Neurosurgery

Professional experience

Since July 2022

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Andreas Raabe)

2021‒2022

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Basel (Prof. Luigi Mariani)

2020

Laboratory work, University Hospital Basel (Prof. Raphael Guzman)

2018–2020

Resident in General Surgery, Stadtspital Waid, Zurich

Education

2012‒2018

Medical studies, University of Basel

2011

Studies of biology with focus on chemistry, ETH Zurich

David Hasler, MSc ETH

Project Coordinator

David Hasler completed his Bachelor's and Master's degree at ETH Zurich in Health Sciences and Technologies with a special focus on exercise science and sports. Since 2022, he has been working in…

David Hasler completed his Bachelor's and Master's degree at ETH Zurich in Health Sciences and Technologies with a special focus on exercise science and sports. Since 2022, he has been working in research at the University Department of Neurosurgery. He is responsible for the planning, implementation and coordination of the HORAO research project.


Languages: German, French, English

Contact

Social Media

Specialities

  • Research Projects Neuro-Oncology

Projects

Professional experience

Since 2022

Project Coordinator, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Philippe Schucht)

2020–2021

Research Internship, Human Performance Lab, Schulthess Clinic (Dr. Nicola Maffiuletti)

2019–2021

Assistant, Exercise Physiology Lab, ETH Zurich (Prof. Christina Spengler)

2019

Internship, Ambulatory and Preventive Cardiology, Inselspital Bern (Prof. Matthias Wilhelm)

Education

2016–2021

Studied health sciences and technology at ETH Zurich, majoring in exercise science

2018–2019

Exchange semester at KTH Stockholm

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Susanne Kropf-Staub, MScN

Advanced Practice Nurse, Tumor Team

Susanne Kropf-Staub completed her studies at the University of Applied Sciences for Health in Bern and the specialization in patient and family education in Winterthur. Since 2023, she has been…

Susanne Kropf-Staub completed her studies at the University of Applied Sciences for Health in Bern and the specialization in patient and family education in Winterthur. Since 2023, she has been working as a Nurse Practitioner at the University Clinic for Neurosurgery of the Inselspital Bern. As a nursing expert there, Susanne Kropf-Staub is responsible for patient-centered care in the interdisciplinary and interprofessional team.


Languages: German, French, English

Contact

Specialities

  • Care, counseling and education of patients with brain tumors and tumors of the spine during and after hospitalization
  • Family-centered planning and organization of hospital discharge
  • Implementation of outpatient early follow-up examinations in the Outpatient Neurocentre of the Inselspital
  • Theory-practice transfer of current scientific findings, taking into account specific patient needs as well as clinical expertise

Memberships

  • Oncology Nursing Switzerland - co-presidency since 2022, board member since 2017, member of continuing education group
  • SBK - Swiss Professional Nursing Association

Awards

2017

Oncology Nursing Congress Bern, best German-language poster, award by the Academic Society of Oncology Nursing

Professional experience

Seit 2023

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), University Clinic for Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2016−2021

Nursing Expert Inpatient Oncology, Lindenhof and Engeried Hospitals Bern

2003−2016

Nursing Specialist Inpatient Oncology, Lindenhof Hospital, Bern

1999−2003

Visceral surgery nurse, Tiefenau Hospital, Berne

Education

2016

Master of Science in Nursing (MScN), Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), subsequent recognition BScN

2012

MAS (Master of Advanced Studies) in Patient and Family Education, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

Vakkas Ilhan

Medical Secretary Outpatient Clinic

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Natalia Lopez

Medical Secretary Outpatient Clinic

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Andrea Kurmann

Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Mojgan Sultani

Deputy Assistant of Chairman of Department

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Muriel Bütikofer

Pain Nurse

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Lisa Grönnert, PhD

Research associate

Lisa Grönnert is a research assistant at the Department of Neurosurgery. Her tasks include consulting and user research in the development of an academic learning and knowledge platform. She is also…

Lisa Grönnert is a research assistant at the Department of Neurosurgery. Her tasks include consulting and user research in the development of an academic learning and knowledge platform. She is also responsible for the coordination and implementation of research projects in the field of vascular diseases of the brain. In addition, Lisa Grönnert supports researchers in neurosurgery in the preparation of project and funding applications.


Languages: German, English

Contact

Social Media

Specialities

  • User research
  • Research projects vascular neurosurgery
  • Study coordination and supervision

Projects

  • Development of an academic learning and knowledge platform
  • Proteomics project
  • EMINENT-ICH Study

Professional experience

Since 2023

Research Associate, University Clinic for Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern

2019–2023

PhD student, pRED Ophthalmology, F.Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel

2018–2019

Research Associate, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich

2016–2018

Research Associate, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dresden

2014–2015

Voluntary social year, Neurology, University Hospital Tübingen

2011–2012

Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr, Neurologie, Universitätsklinik Tübingen

Education

2019–2023

PhD - Neuroscience, University of Zurich

2016–2018

Master of Science - Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Dresden University of Technology

2012–2016

Bachelor of Science - Molecular and Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University

Vidhya Thottan

Advanced Practice Nurse, Tumor Team

Vidhya Thottan is currently studying nursing science at Bern University of Applied Sciences. She has been working at Inselspital since 2016, initially in inpatient oncology, after which she completed…

Vidhya Thottan is currently studying nursing science at Bern University of Applied Sciences. She has been working at Inselspital since 2016, initially in inpatient oncology, after which she completed her postgraduate studies in intensive care and is now working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist APN in further training at the University Department of Neurosurgery. Before starting her Master's degree, she worked as a certified intensive care expert at Inselspital, as well as in other intensive care units in the canton of Bern, where she completed various temporary assignments.


Languages: German, French, English

Contact

Specialities

  • Care, counseling and training of patients with brain tumors and tumors of the spine during and after hospitalization
  • Family-centred planning and organization of hospital discharge
  • Carrying out early outpatient follow-up checks at the Inselspital's outpatient neurocenter
  • Theory-practice transfer of current scientific findings, taking into account specific patient needs and clinical expertise

Memberships

  • SBK – Swiss Professional Association for Nursing Professionals

Professional experience

Since 2023

Clinical Nurse Specialist APN in further training, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2022–2023

Clinical Nurse Specialist APN in further training, University Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology and Angiology, Inselspital Bern

2022

Certified intensive care expert, temporary assignments:
IMC, University Clinic of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern
Intensive care unit, Emmental Hospital Burgdorf
Intensive care unit Lindenhof Group Bern

2021–2022

Certified Intensive Care Expert, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern

2016–2019

Certified nurse, Clinic for Medical Oncology & Radiation Oncology, Inselspital Bern

Education

2022–2025

Master of Science in Nursing, Fokus Nurse Practitioner, Berner Fachhochschule, Bern

2019–2021

Postgraduate studies HF Intensive Care, Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern & Bern Education Center for Nursing

2013–2016

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern

Helene Schenk

Advanced Practice Nurse in training, Spine Team

Helene Schenk is currently studying nursing science at the Bern University Applied Sciences in Bern. She has been working at the Department of Neurosurgery since 2021, initially as a specialist nurse…

Helene Schenk is currently studying nursing science at the Bern University Applied Sciences in Bern. She has been working at the Department of Neurosurgery since 2021, initially as a specialist nurse and since 2023 as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in training.


Languages: German, French, English

Contact

Memberships

  • SBK - Swiss Professional Association for Nursing Professionals

Professional experience

Seit 2023

Nursing expert APN in training, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2021–2023

Nursing expert, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2015–2020

Study Nurse, University Clinic for Electrophysiology, Inselspital Bern

2011–2015

Certified nurse, University Clinic for Angiology and Cardiology, Inselspital Bern

2006–2011

Certified nurse, Hirslanden Permanence Clinic, Bern

2005

Certified nurse, Spitex Schönbühl

Education

2022–2025

Master of Science in Nursing, Focus Nurse Practitioner, Bern University of Applied Sciences

2012–2014

Postgraduate degree in HF Nursing, Health Promotion and Prevention with integrated diploma as a vocational trainer in training companies, Bern Education Center for Nursing

2001–2005

Training as a qualified nurse HF, Lindenhof School Bern

Gresa Hashani

Team Manager

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Ines Billau

Head of Nursing, Department of Neurosurgery

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Sandra Itten

Pain Nurse

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Maria Kyriazi

Resident

Maria Kyriazi has been a resident at the University Clinic for Neurosurgery at the Insel Hospital in Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since October 2024.

Maria Kyriazi has been a resident at the University Clinic for Neurosurgery at the Insel Hospital in Bern under the direction of Prof. Andreas Raabe since October 2024.


Languages: German, English, French

Michelle Liechti

Advanced Practice Nurse, Spine Team

Michelle Liechti is currently completing her studies in nursing science at the Bern University of Applied Sciences for Health. She has been working at Inselspital since 2020, initially in the…

Michelle Liechti is currently completing her studies in nursing science at the Bern University of Applied Sciences for Health. She has been working at Inselspital since 2020, initially in the interdisciplinary intermediate care unit and, since 2024, as a nursing expert APN in advanced training at the Department of Neurosurgery.


Languages: German, French, English

Professional experience

Seit 2024

Nursing expert APN in advanced training, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital Bern

2020–2024

Certified nurse, Interdisciplinary Intermediate Care, Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital Bern

Education

2022–2025

Master of Science in Nursing, focus Nurse Practitioner, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern

2022

Postgraduate certificate in nursing care, Z-INA, Zurich

2017–2021

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern

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Claire Descombes, MSc

Claire Descombes has been a research associate at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, since 2024. She is working on the Space Shield and ReSurge research…

Claire Descombes has been a research associate at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, since 2024. She is working on the Space Shield and ReSurge research projects. She previously completed a master's degree in statistics and data science and bachelor's degrees in mathematics and veterinary medicine at the University of Bern.


Languages: German, French, English

Contact

Social Media

Specialities

  • Study coordination and support
  • Data management and analysis

Projects

  • Space Shield
  • ReSurge

Professional experience

Since 2024

Research associate, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Prof. Philippe Schucht)

2021–2024

Student Assistant, Institute for Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science (IMSV), University of Bern

2020–2021

Student Assistant, Bern-Solothurn Cancer Registry, University of Bern

Education

2023–2024

Master of Science (MSc), Statistics and Data Science, University of Bern

2019–2023

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics, University of Bern

2015–2018

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bern