Klinik Hirslanden & Klinik Im Park
Location
Zurich, Switzerland
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Prof. Ralf A. Kockro
Neurosurgeon
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Klinik Hirslanden & Klinik Im Park
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Speciality
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Neurosurgery |
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Languages
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English, French, German
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About
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Surgery for tumors of the brain and spinal cord safeguarded by intraoperative MRI, CT and ultrasound, electrophysiological monitoring, tissue fluorescence and 3D navigation systems
Neurovascular surgery including aneurysms and vascular malformations utilizing intraoperative angiography and ICG fluorescence
Microvascular decompression of cranial nerves
Endoscope-assisted transnasal surgery of the pituitary gland and skull base
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow diversion procedures for the treatment of hydrocephalus, including shunt operations and endoscopic third ventriculostomy
Surgery for traumatic brain and skull injury
Microsurgery for lumbar and cervical disc herniations and degenerative spine disease
Severe head injury and reconstructive neurosurgery
Planning of complex operations in a Virtual Reality simulation environment
Academic Activities:
Scientific reviewer of the journals: Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Review, Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Central European Neurosurgery
Member of the Editorial Board of ISRN Endoscopy
Senior Lecturer at the University of Zurich
Senior Lecturer at the University of Mainz, Germany
Development of Virtual Reality technology for patient specific neurosurgical planning and simulation |
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Education
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1987 - 1994 University of Heidelberg, Germany |
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Professional Experience
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2012 - 2014 Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Klinik Hirslanden, Switzerland
2009 - 2012 Consultant Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland
2008 - 2009 Associate Consultant Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Mainz, Germany
- 2007 Associate Consultant Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
- 2006 Resident Neurosurgeon, Departement of Neurosurgery, Mainz, Germany
German Medical Specialist Board Certification for Neurosurgery
1999 - 2009 Chief Medical Advisor, Bracco Advanced Medical Technologies
1999 - 2005 Resident Neurosurgeon, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
- 1999 Co-founder of Volume Interactions Ptd. Ltd.
1997 - 1999 Research Fellow, Virtual Reality Imaging Laboratory, National University of Singapore
1995 - 1996 Junior resident, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg |
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