Department
Name of department: Department of Spine Surgery
Head of department: Alessandro Gasbarrini
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Valerio Pipola
Head of department: Alessandro Gasbarrini
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? No
More information
Number of beds in department: 24
Total surgical cases per year: 1000
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: Yes
Tuberculosis surgery: No
Pain management techniques: No
Minimally invasive surgery: Yes
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: Yes
Intradural surgery: No
Thoracoscopy: Yes
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Italian
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.