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Neurosurgery

The Department of Neurosurgery conducts acute and planned examination, treatment and care of all patients with neurosurgical diseases, i.e. brain injury, brain hemorrhage and brain tumours, abnormalities of the central nervous system (e.g. spina bifida), osteoarthritis, spinal column tumours and slipped discs

Mogens Tange

Mogens Tange

Head of Department

Neurosurgery


+45 6541 2506 / +45 2114 5221
Charlotte Hollmann

Charlotte Hollmann

Head of Department

Neurosurgery


+45 2943 7882
Frantz Rom Poulsen, consultant

Frantz Rom Poulsen

Head of Research

Neurosurgery


+45 6541 3600 / +45 2530 6791
Marie Bruun Skøtt

Marie Bruun Skøtt

Developmental Nurse

Neurosurgery


+45 2963 2363
Carl-Henrik Nordström

Carl-Henrik Nordström

Adjunct Professor

Neurosurgery


Sonia Brutti

Sonia Brutti

Secretary, Contact

Neurosurgery


+45 6541 3600

The Department of Neurosurgery conducts acute and planned examination, treatment and care of all patients with neurosurgical diseases, i.e. brain injury, brain hemorrhage and brain tumours, abnormalities of the central nervous system (e.g. spina bifida), osteoarthritis, spinal column tumours and slipped discs. Furthermore, the Department provides treatment of nerve damage or other nerve impacts as well as treatment with electrodes to relieve pain.

Nursing and medical aspects of research at the Department of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital are closely linked to the highly specialised functions of the Department. Therefore, there is ongoing and planned research within the following areas:

vascular disorders (subarachnoid hemorrhage)
head injuries
neuro-oncology
spine surgery

The Department has close research collaboration with other departments at Odense University Hospital, and research collaboration between Denmarks four neurosurgical departments is being established.

Resources:
Number of professors: 2 (guest professor)
Number of research associate professors/assistant professors/postdocs: 3
Development nurse: 1
Number of PhD students: 1
Number of planned PhD programmes: 1

International collaborator: Prof. Carl Henrik Nordström, MD, University of Lund, Sverige. Specialized in cerebral metabolism.

International collaborator: Prof. Henry W. S. Schroeder, MD, PhD, University of Griefswald, Germany. Specialized in endoscopy assisted skull base surgery.

International collaborator: Kathleen Seidel, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. Specialist in Neurosurgery and Intraoperative Neurophysiology.

Publications

Number of beds (overnight) 32
Number of beds (intensive care) 12
Operating tables 3
Number of inpatients, elective (2019) 1.669
Number of inpatients, acute (2019) 878
Number of outpatient visits per day 20-25
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