Duisburg-Nord Hospital of the Niederrein Complex
About the clinic
The Neurosurgical Center at Duisburg-Nord is one of the largest in Europe.
Through close cooperation with the Gamma Knife Center and its neuroradiologists, Duisburg-Nord achieves maximum precision in irradiating cancer patients.
Michael Zimmermann, Head of the Neurosurgical Center, is accredited by the German Society of Neurosurgeons and is Vice President of the German Academy of Neurosurgeons (GAN).
The main focus of the Duisburg-Nord Clinic is neurology and general neurosurgery, as well as oncologic neurosurgery. The Neurosurgical Center is headed by Michael Zimmermann, Germany’s leading specialist in this field. He and his team specialize in cranial, pituitary and spinal surgery, surgery of the peripheral nervous system and neuro-oncology. Minimally invasive endovascular interventions and microneurosurgery are performed in the vast majority. Although the choice of method is determined by the severity and prevalence of the process: unique or complex pathologies, as well as large-volume masses can only be excised by open surgery. Each operating room is equipped with a micro- and endoscope, stereotaxy, intraoperative neuromonitoring and computer navigation, which allows high-precision manipulations on the affected nerve tissues with a gentle regime for healthy cells. The method of resection under fluorescence control makes it possible to determine the localization of the tumor down to a few millimeters, as well as to recognize the boundaries with healthy tissue. Moreover, it allows the injection of medication directly into the tumor tissue or, in order to destroy residual single cells, into the border tissue. In addition to high-precision surgery, the neurosurgical department offers other, standard treatment methods: focal radiation therapy, chemotherapy, gamma knife and others. Doctors in the department also deal with vascular anomalies, bone and nerve abnormalities and spinal herniations. More than half of the detected diseases can be operated on endoscopically if treated in time.