Rating : 9,8/10 (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
🔹Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Oertel has amassed an extensive academic and professional background.
🔹His educational journey commenced with the completion of Abitur at Gymnasium Sophienschule, Hannover, Germany, followed by his medical studies at Hannover Medical School.
🔹He gained international exposure through medical examinations in the United States and completed various internships and residencies in neurology and neurosurgery across institutions in Germany and the US. Dr. Oertel acquired his specialist qualification in neurosurgery and obtained additional expertise in neurosurgical intensive care.
🔹He held several notable positions, including Vice Chairman at Hannover Nordstadt Hospital, Consultant Neurosurgeon at Klinikum Uelzen, and later served as Vice Chairman at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, before assuming his current role as Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Saarland, Homburg / Saar, Germany, since 2010.
Education:
🔹1989: Abitur (High School Diploma) at Gymnasium Sophienschule, Hannover,
Germany (Result: 1.7)
🔹1989 – 1996: Student at Hannover Medical School
🔹1994
and 1995: United States Medical Licensing Examination, Step 1 and 2, and
English Test (TOEFL)
Professional
Experience:
🔹1995 – 1996: Neurology and General Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, USA; Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, and Oststadtkrankenhaus, Hannover
🔹1996: Graduation at the Hannover Medical School (Staatsexamen Medizin, Result:
2.0)
🔹1996 – 1/1997: Internship, Department of Neurology, Klinikum Großhadern,
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
🔹1997 – 12/1997: Internship, Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical
School, Hannover, Germany
🔹1998: Approbation "Arzt"
🔹1998 – 1998: Residency, Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School,
Hannover, Germany
🔹1998 – 2003: Residency, Department of Neurosurgery, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt
University, Greifswald, Germany
🔹2003: "Facharzt für Neurochirurgie"
🔹2003 – 2005: Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Nordstadt
Hospital, Germany
🔹2004 – 2005: Consultant Neurosurgeon, Klinikum Uelzen, Germany (one day per
week, more than 200 surgical procedures)
🔹2005 – 2005: Consultant Neurosurgeon "Oberarzt," Department of
Neurosurgery, Hannover Nordstadt Hospital, Germany
🔹2006 – 2008: Vice Chairman "Leitender Oberarzt," Department of
Neurosurgery, Hannover Nordstadt Hospital, Germany
🔹2008: Zusatzqualifikation "Neurochirurgische Intensivmedizin"
🔹2008 – 2010: Vice Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Johannes Gutenberg
University, Mainz, Germany
🔹2009 – 2009: Acting Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Johannes Gutenberg
University, Mainz, Germany
🔹Since 2010: Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Saarland,
Homburg / Saar, Germany
🔹Brain Tumors (Meningiomas, Gliosis, Tumors of the Posterior Cranial Fossa, Pituitary Tumors)
🔹Spine (Herniated Discs, Spinal Stenosis, Trauma or Tumors)
🔹Pediatric Neurosurgery (Hydrocephalus, Brain Tumors, Craniosynostosis, Spina Bifida)
🔹Vascular Neurosurgery (Aneurysms, Cavernomas, Arteriovenous Malformations, Brain Hemorrhages)
🔹Stereotaxy and Neuromodulation
🔹Neurotraumatology (Spinal Fractures, Traumatic Bleeding in the Spine and Head Area, Traumatic Brain Injury)
Diagnostic Range of Services:
🔹Preoperative Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS)
🔹Preoperative Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fiber Tracking (Tractography)
🔹Intraoperative CT (Computed Tomography)
🔹Neuronavigation Perioperative/Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
🔹Intraoperative Cortical Stimulation and Subcortical Stimulation
