Department of Neurosurgery

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Hans Rainer Clusmann

Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Hans Rainer Clusmann

Contact - Administrative office: Marion Jansen

Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen

phone: +49 241 80-88481
fax: +49 241 80-82420
e-mail: neurochirurgie@ukaachen.de
web: www.neurochirurgie.ukaachen.de

At a glance

Medical Services
• Medical Services
• Microsurgical treatment of tumours and vascular deformities of the brain and spinal cord
• Microsurgical treatment of degenerative, traumatic, phlogistic and congenital diseases of the spine and spinal cord
• Scull base and pituitary surgery and surgery of the orbital cavity
• Microsurgical treatment of disorders of the peripheral nerve pathologies
• Radiosurgical treatment of vascular malformations and intracranial tumours (gamma knife)
• Paediatric neurosurgery
• Treatment of cranio-cerebral and spinal cord injuries
• Neuroendoscopy
• Functional neurosurgery e.g. for trigeminal neuralgia/pain therapy

Key aspects of research
• Neuroendocrinology
• Neuronavigation and fiber tract imaging


An international team of physicians (German, English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Arab, Russian, Filipino, Japanese, Hindi, Pakistani, Burmese) works together in the department. Many of the scientific staff members have already spent some time working abroad in various clinical and research facilities. The medical and multicultural capabilities of the team ensure that international patients feel they are in good hands.