Best Clinics for Spinal Cord Injury Treatment in Germany: 15 Top-Rated Centers

Asklepios Hospital Barmbek specializes in neurology and spinal cord injury treatment, with Dr. Peter Paul Urban, a TOP neurologist in Germany with over 25 years of experience, leading the Neurology Department. The clinic is part of Asklepios Kliniken, Germany's largest hospital network, and treats 80,000 patients annually.

Asklepios St. Georg is a Certified Spine Surgery Center of the German Spine Society, working with advanced navigation systems. Dr. Sven Nagel, its Chief Physician, leads an interdisciplinary spine team. Diagnostics and a treatment plan start from €1,300, which is a comprehensive outpatient package. A herniated disc operation is around €8,500, covering the surgery and a 3–5 day hospital stay. Complex spinal surgery typically runs €26,000–€33,000 including rehabilitation and accommodation.

Dr. Wagner is the only surgeon in the Rhine-Main region offering minimally-invasive endoscopic spine operations. The ESMO-accredited clinic provides robotic-assisted spinal procedures for precise treatment. A remote video consultation including MRI review and surgery planning costs around $730. Diagnostics such as an MRI of the spinal cord are typically around $1,415.

The Nordrhein-Westfalen Clinic Complex is a leading medical network in Germany, treating over 45,000 inpatients annually. Its strong orthopedic department handles complex spinal cord injury cases. The clinic's association includes 5 hospitals with advanced facilities near Düsseldorf.

Asklepios Nord is the largest multidisciplinary hospital in Hamburg. It is included in the biggest medical network in Germany — Asklepios Kliniken.

Pediatrics, neurosurgery, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, maxillofacial surgery are the main specialties at Asklepios Nord.

Asklepios Nord is regularly ranked among TOP hospitals in Germany for dentistry, ophthalmology, proctology.

72,000 patients receive treatment in the hospital annually.

Asklepios Klinik Altona is a university hospital of Hamburg, one of the oldest medical facilities in Northern Germany. The medical center belongs to the hospitals’ group of Asklepios Kliniken. Asklepios Altona Hamburg specializes in robotic surgery, gastroenterology, abdominal surgery, neurology, and oncology specialties.

95,000 patients get treatment annually here.

Charité is the most famous university hospital in the whole Europe which was founded yet in 1710. The majority of patients choosing treatment in Germany prefer this clinic because of its high popularity and good reviews. International patients are not a priority for Charité, so patients from other countries should be prepared for long terms of application processing and absence of foreign patients reception service.

Heidelberg University Hospital is clinical center of excellence for many patients from all over the world which includes institutes, specialized departments and thousands of employees.

University Hospital of Hannover accepts patients from other countries for diagnostics and treatment, who are able to be among the first to take part in scientific research which are conducted at the university.

Bremen-Mitte Clinic specializes in neurology and neurosurgery, treating 40,000 patients annually. The hospital was recognized in Focus magazine's TOP German medical institutions ranking. Dr. Uwe Neubauer, Director of Neurosurgery, specializes in neurotraumatology, Deep Brain Stimulation, and microsurgical treatment of spinal cord compressive syndromes.