Event series by Prof. Dr. med. Peter Vajkoczy, Director, Department of Neurosurgery at the Charité Berlin and Aesculap.
Expand the neurosurgical horizon
The event series “Visiting Professor at the Charité” aims to attract established specialists and leading figures in neurosurgery to expand the neurosurgical horizon of mainly junior clinicians and academics through lectures and hands-on workshops held at the Charité. At the same time, the interested public is invited to attend open lectures organized for the event. The main objective, knowledge transfer from renowned neurosurgeons to eager young colleagues, reflects the corporate philosophy of Aesculap, the exclusive cooperation partner of this event series: “Sharing Expertise”.
Past "Visiting Professor at the Charitè"
13th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 05-06 November 2021
Sebastien Froelich is professor and chairman of the department of Neurosurgery at the university of Paris-Diderot Lariboisière Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris.
12th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 01-02 November 2019
Michael T. Lawton, MD, is the President and CEO of Barrow Neurological Institute and the Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
11th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 02-03 November 2018
Prof. Dr. Christopher P. Ames is Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of Spine Tumor & Spinal Deformity Surgery and Co-director UCSF Spine Center, Department of Neurological Surgery School of Medicine from the University of California San Francisco.
10th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 03-04 November 2017
President of the International Neuroscience Institute (INI) at Otto von Guericke University, President of China INI, Former Director of Neurosurgery Clinics, Hannover Medical School and Hannover Nordstadt Hospital, Honorary President of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS), International Neuroscience Institute (INI), Hannover.
9th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 04-05 November 2016
Prof. Dr. Michael G. Fehlings is Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and the Research Director of the Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto, CA.
8th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 06-07 November 2015
Prof. Dr. Jacques J. Morcos is Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology, Director Cerebrovascular Surgery, Skull Base, Endoscopic and Pituitary Tumor Surgery at the University of Miami, School of medicine, Miami, FL.
7th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 07-08 November 2014
Dr. Ziya L. Gokaslan was the 7th Visiting Professor at the Charité. Prof. Gokaslan is the Director of the Spine Center and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore.
6th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 08-10 November 2013
Professor Bernard George is Chief of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Lariboisière University Hospital in Paris. His expertise on the field of neurosurgery was awarded with the prestigious Olivecrona Medal and the Wilhelm Magnus Medal. In addition to around 250 publications, Professor George gave numerous presentations on Skull Base and Vascular Surgery.
5th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 08-09 November 2012
Prof. Dr. Johannes Schramm, former head of the Neurosurgical Department at the University of Bonn. Professor Schramm is an acknowledged expert for intraoperative electro-physiological neuromonitoring. Retired since 2012 he is still the second Vice-President for Europe of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).
4th Visiting Professor at the Charité from 10-11 November 2011
Until his retirement in 2010 he was the vice-chairman of the Division of Neurological Surgery, chairman of the Spine Section, the director of the Spine Fellowship Program and the director of the Residency Program at the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) in Phoenix.
3rd Visiting Professor at the Charité from 28-29 October 2010
Dr. Robert F. Spetzler is Director of the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Spetzler is one of the world’s most renowned neurosurgeons specializing in the treatment of cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Spetzler recently completed his 5000th aneurysm procedure.
2nd Visiting Professor at the Charité on December 2009
Juha Hernesniemi is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Chair of the Neurosurgery Department at the Helsinki University Central Hospital.
1st Visiting Professor at the Charité on December 2008
Prof. Dr. M. Gazi Yasargil, one of the professional and personal experts of the discipline, Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.