Spinal Surgery Doctors in test — Page 5

Dr Theodoros Piperos, MD, is a General Surgeon at IASYS Clinic in Vyronas, Athens. He has over 10 years of clinical experience. He completed his specialty training in General Surgery in 2014 at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He performs the full range of general surgical procedures. His expertise includes laparoscopic surgery, hernia repair, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and breast, thyroid, and colorectal surgery. He also provides surgical management for obstetric and gynecological cases. He is a lecturer in the postgraduate Applied Neuroanatomy programme at the University of Athens. Languages: Greek, English.

Aghayev is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery with 20+ years of experience treating brain and spine conditions in Istanbul. At the clinic, he combines neurosurgery training from Hacettepe School of Medicine with a Spinal Oncology Clinical Fellowship at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. A practical differentiator for patients is his work on spinal/bone fusion instrumentation, including US patents (2020–2023) for fusion systems, a transdiscal screw, and an expandable intervertebral cage.

Götz Lütjens is a neurosurgeon at the clinic’s MVZ Gamma Knife Zentrum Hannover, working with radiosurgery since 2019. He has been a neurosurgery specialist since 2012 and trained in stereotaxis and functional neurosurgery during earlier hospital roles. In 2024, he deepened his functional radiosurgery expertise through a dedicated course in Marseille led by Prof. J. Régis and Prof. R. Martinez.

Prof. Dr. Murat Kayalar is a specialist at EMOT Hospital and has worked with the EMOT family since 1998. His clinical scope includes hand surgery and microsurgery-related reconstruction, with EMOT patient listings covering SLAC, SNAC, and thumb conditions. He also has an academic focus in reconstructive microsurgery topics such as free arterialized venous flaps and syndactylizing arterialized venous flaps.

Matilde Rodríguez is a specialist at Cellular Institute focused on spinal recovery and neural pathway regeneration. She has neurosurgical training and a specialized certification from Houston Methodist (Texas), and she holds Mexican Medical License No. 12651081. Her ISSCA/ISSSA speaking work emphasizes clinical protocol safety and includes EBOO therapy and advanced regenerative spinal protocols.

Dr. Zhou Zejian is a specialist at Fosun Health and has been practicing interventional radiology since 1986. Fosun Health describes him as among the first physicians in China to pioneer interventional radiology, with 40+ years of experience in minimally invasive cancer therapy. His role is presented as Chief Physician at Fosun Hospital Guangzhou, where patients can consult an interventional radiology specialist for minimally invasive treatment planning.

Zhao Xiaodong is a specialist at the clinic and currently serves as Vice President of Fosun Health and President of Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital. He joined the hospital network in August 2002 and progressed from Director of the Orthopedics Department to Vice President and Executive President. He also works as a Postgraduate Supervisor at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.