Best Neurosurgery Doctors Abroad

Dr. Pablo Clavel is a spine surgeon at Centro de Neurología Avanzada (CNA) who specializes in motion-preserving lumbar surgery. Forbes included him in their list of the 100 best doctors in Spain. Dr. Clavel performs anterior approaches to restore spinal alignment and stabilize the spine.

• Specializes in anterior lumbar disc replacement (ADR) and anterior lumbar fusion (ALIF).
• Performs ALIF procedures using implant systems from NuVasive and Centinel Spine.
• Most patients stand up the same day or the day after surgery.
• Member of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC) and AO Spine.

Dr. Juan Rodriguez Uranga directs the Epilepsy Unit at Centro de Neurologia Avanzada. He coordinates epilepsy care across Seville, Huelva, Cadiz, and Malaga. Dr. Uranga previously started the Epilepsy Surgery Unit at Hospital Virgen del Rocio. He received a scholarship as the top resident in his class during training.

• Board member of the Spanish Epilepsy Society.
• Specializes in surgical decision-making for refractory epilepsy.
• Uses PET and SPECT imaging to plan complex epilepsy treatments.
• Speaker for the American Epilepsy Society and the International League Against Epilepsy.

Dr. Mario Alonso Vanegas is a neurologist at the Centro de Neurología Avanzada (CNA). He specializes in epilepsy diagnostics and neurological assessments. Dr. Vanegas works within an epilepsy team that treats complex cases. He received academic recognition from the Andalusian Epilepsy Society (SADE) for his research communication.

• Performs diagnostics for epilepsy and video-EEG monitoring.
• Winner of the third prize for communication at the SADE Annual Meeting.
• Conducts clinical neurological examinations and epilepsy consultation pathways.
• Works at CNA, a center for neurology and epilepsy care.