Department
Name of department: Disciplina da Coluna Vertebral
Head of department: Alexandre Cristante
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Alexandre Cristante
Head of department: Alexandre Cristante
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? No
More information
Number of beds in department: 30
Total surgical cases per year: 192
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: Yes
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: No
Intradural surgery: No
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Portuguese
English written and spoken by our team members: written (1)* / spoken (2)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.