Contact Information
Oslo University Hospital
Neurosurgery department
Postboks 4950 Nydalen
0424 Oslo
Norway
Neurosurgery department
Postboks 4950 Nydalen
0424 Oslo
Norway
Oslo University Hospital
Neurosurgery department
Department
Name of department: Neurosurgery department
Head of department: Frode Kolstad
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Sommernes Håvard
Head of department: Frode Kolstad
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Fellows are allowed to scrub in to observe.
More information
Number of beds in department: 50
Total surgical cases per year: 2500
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: No
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: Yes
Intradural surgery: Yes
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Norwegian
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Weekly multidisciplinary meetings; neurospine, oncology, paediatric, vascular.
1. Mandatory screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) upon arrival in Oslo, analysis result must be ready before admission to clinical setting. 2. Tuberculosis screening, if the fellow during the last three years have stayed for more than three months in a country/countries with high occurrence of tuberculosis.