AO Fellowships

Name of department: Neurosurgery

Head of department: Bernhard Meyer, Prof. Dr.

Surgeon in charge of fellows: Bernhard Meyer, Prof. Dr.

Head of department: Bernhard Meyer, Prof. Dr.

Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes

Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? insurance

Number of beds in department: 86

Total surgical cases per year: 4200

Standard open: Yes

Endoscopy: Yes

Robotics: Yes

Tuberculosis surgery: Yes

Pain management techniques: Yes

Minimally invasive surgery: Yes

Anterior surgery: Yes

Spinal navigation: Yes

Intradural surgery: Yes

Thoracoscopy: No

Dominant language spoken in the operating room: German

English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.

Other activities

interdisciplinary conferences (e.g. tumor board, vascular board, morbidity & mortality conference, radiological conference)

What other information, documents, or vaccines do you require the fellow to provide?

filled in AOSpine Application Form, valid covid vaccination certificate

Technical University of Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Department Neurosurgery