Dr. Alexander Spiessberger
Dr. med. univ Alexander Spiessberger
Facharzt für Neurochirurgie
Alex Spiessberger ist ein Facharzt für Neurochirurgie mit Schwerpunkt auf Wirbelsäulenchirurgie. Besonders spezialisiert ist er auf die operative Behandlung von Wirbelsäulendeformitäten wie Skoliose oder Kyphose, Erkrankungen der Halswirbelsäule und des kraniozervikalen Übergangs sowie rekonstruktive Techniken mittels Bandscheibenprothesen. Herr Spiessberger verfügt über eine umfangreiche Ausbildung und Erfahrung sowohl in der Schweiz als auch in den USA, einschliesslich leitender Positionen.
Seine Behandlungsphilosophie sieht vor, nur dann eine Operation vorzunehmen, wenn sie absolut notwendig ist. In solchen Fällen setzt er jedoch moderne Operationstechniken ein.
| 2022-2024 | Clinical Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery, Case Western University Lerner School of Medicine (Cleveland, USA) |
| 2020-2021 | Forschungsmitarbeiter Rady's Children Hospital San Diego (USA) |
| 2019-2020 | Fellow Onkologische Neurochirurgie North Shore University Hospital (USA) |
| 2018-2019 | Fellow Orthopaedische Wirbelsaeulenchirurgie Mt Sinai Hospital New York (USA) |
| 2011-2018 | Facharztausbildung Neurochirurgie (Kantonsspita Aarau, Luzern) |
| 2004-20010 | Studium der Humanmedizin an Medizinische Universität Innsbruck (Oesterreich) |
| 2020 | FMH-Neurochirurgie |
| 2010 | Studienabschluss Humanmedizin „Dr.med.univ" (Medizinische Universität Innsbruck) |
| 2022–2024 | 2022–2024 Assistant Professor Neurosurgery Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, USA) |
| 2021–2022 | OA i.V und dann OA Wirbelsaeulenchirurgie Balgrist Zurich |
| 2019–2020 | Fellow Onkologische Neurochirurgie North Shore University Hospital (New York, USA) |
| 2018–2019 | Fellow Wirbelsaeulenchirurgie Mt. Sinai Hospital (New York, USA) |
| 2018 | OA i.v. Neurochirurgie KS Aarau |
| Seit 2024 | Wirbelsaeulenchirurgie Prodorso, Zentrum für Wirbelsäulenmedizin |
| Seit 2024 | Belegarzt Spital Zollikerberg, Wirbelsäulenchirurgie |
- CSRS North America (Cervical Spine Research Society)
- SRS (Scoliosis Research Society)
1. T1 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy With Subaxial Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation.
Greenberg J, Patel AA, Magro M, Srivatsa S, Spiessberger A.
Clin Spine Surg. 2024 Feb 22. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001587. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 38409672
2. Transcervical, retropharyngeal odontoidectomy - Anatomical considerations.
Yakdan SM, Greenberg JK, Krishnaney AA, Mroz TE, Spiessberger A.
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2023 Oct-Dec;14(4):393-398. doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_112_23. Epub 2023 Nov 29.
PMID: 38268697 Free PMC article.
3. Aneurysm healing following treatment with biodegradable embolization materials: assessment in a rat sidewall aneurysm model.
Nevzati E, Rey J, Spiessberger A, Moser M, Roethlisberger M, Grüter BE, Widmer HR, Coluccia D, Marbacher S.
J Neurointerv Surg. 2024 Jan 23:jnis-2023-021260. doi: 10.1136/jnis-2023-021260. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 38262729
4. Anterior Cervical Osteotomy and Corpectomy for Rigid Kyphosis: A Surgical Video.
Greenberg J, Magro M, Tubbs RS, Spiessberger A.
Int J Spine Surg. 2023 Dec 26;17(6):856-857. doi: 10.14444/8555.
PMID: 38123980 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
5. Establishing the Swiss Spinal Tumor Registry (Swiss-STR): a prospective observation of surgical treatment patterns and long-term outcomes in patients with primary and metastatic spinal tumors.
Nevzati E, Poletti N, Spiessberger A, Bäbler S, Studer G, Riklin C, Diebold J, Chatain GP, Finn M, Witt JP, Moser M, Mariani L.
Front Surg. 2023 Jul 28;10:1222595. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1222595. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 37576924 Free PMC article. Review.
6. The modified occipital condyle screw: A quantitative anatomic study investigating the feasibility of a novel instrumented fixation technique for craniocervical fusion.
Dietz N, Gruter BE, Haegler J, Cho SK, Tubbs RS, Spiessberger A.
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2023 Apr-Jun;14(2):175-180. doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_27_23. Epub 2023 Jun 13.
PMID: 37448506 Free PMC article.
7. A Contemporary Clinico-Anatomical Guide to Craniovertebral Junction Surgery.
Spiessberger A, Gruter B, Prashant G, Haegler J, Eisenberg M, Cohen-Gadol AA, Dehdashti AR.
J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2022 Sep 28;84(4):413-420. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1755600. eCollection 2023 Aug.
PMID: 37405236 Free PMC article.
8. Compensatory mechanisms in adult degenerative thoracolumbar spinal deformity - Radiographic patterns, their reversibility after corrective surgery, and the influence of pelvic morphology.
Dietz N, Gruter BE, Nevzati E, Cho SK, Farshad M, Williams B, Hollis P, Spiessberger A.
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2022 Oct-Dec;13(4):454-459. doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_120_22. Epub 2022 Dec 7.
PMID: 36777913 Free PMC article.
9. Posterior cervical spinal fusion in the pediatric population using modern adult instrumentation - clinical outcome and safety.
Spiessberger A, Newton PO, Mackenzie W, Samdani A, Miyanji F, Pahys J, Shah S, Sponseller P, Abel M, Phillips J, Marks M, Yaszay B.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Jun;39(6):1573-1580. doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05834-2. Epub 2023 Jan 23.
PMID: 36688999
10. Structured evaluation of C7 instrumentation omission for posterior cervicothoracic fixation.
Dietz N, Spiessberger A.
J Spine Surg. 2022 Dec;8(4):412-413. doi: 10.21037/jss-2022-02.
PMID: 36605991 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
11. Restoring Segmental Spinal Alignment in Mini-Open Lateral Spinal Deformity Surgery-Determiners of Radiographic Outcome.
Spiessberger A, Dietz N, Gruter BE, Virojanapa J, Hollis P.
Int J Spine Surg. 2022 Jun;16(3):540-547. doi: 10.14444/8246.
PMID: 35772979 Free PMC article.
12. Systemic Risk Factors for Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD): A Retrospective Analysis of 48 Patients.
Dietz N, Hollis P, Fortuny E, Gruter B, Virojanapa J, Williams B, Spiessberger A.
Cureus. 2022 May 22;14(5):e25214. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25214. eCollection 2022 May.
PMID: 35747001 Free PMC article.
13. Clinically relevant biomechanical properties of three different fixation techniques of the upper instrumented vertebra in deformity surgery.
Nevzati E, Moser M, Dietz N, Yaszay B, Lenke LG, Farshad M, Arvind V, Cho SK, Spiessberger A.
Spine Deform. 2022 Sep;10(5):1017-1027. doi: 10.1007/s43390-022-00506-8. Epub 2022 Apr 15.
PMID: 35428950
14. Contemporary surgical management of skull base chordomas-Anatomical reflections on a single center experience retrospective case series.
Spiessberger A, Dogra S, Golub D, Grueter B, Nasim M, Schneider S, Moriggl B, Dehdashti AR, Schulder M.
Clin Anat. 2022 Apr;35(3):366-374. doi: 10.1002/ca.23840. Epub 2022 Feb 7.
PMID: 35088437
15. Primary extradural tumors of the spinal column: A comprehensive treatment guide for the spine surgeon based on the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization bone and soft-tissue tumor classification.
Arvind V, Nevzati E, Ghaly M, Nasim M, Farshad M, Guggenberger R, Sciubba D, Spiessberger A.
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2021 Oct-Dec;12(4):336-360. doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_115_21. Epub 2021 Dec 11.
PMID: 35068816 Free PMC article. Review.
16. Spondylectomy in the treatment of neoplastic spinal lesions - A retrospective outcome analysis of 582 patients using a patient-level meta-analysis.
Spiessberger A, Dietz N, Arvind V, Nasim M, Gruter B, Nevzati E, Hofer S, Cho SK.
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2021 Apr-Jun;12(2):107-116. doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_211_20. Epub 2021 Jun 10.
PMID: 34194155 Free PMC article. Review.
17. Junctional kyphosis and junctional failure after multi-segmental posterior cervicothoracic fusion - A retrospective analysis of 64 patients.
Spiessberger A, Dietz N, Gruter BE, Virojanapa J, Hollis P, Latefi A.
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2020 Oct-Dec;11(4):310-315. doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.JCVJS_177_20. Epub 2020 Nov 26.
PMID: 33824561 Free PMC article.
18. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome-associated craniocervical instability with cervicomedullary syndrome: Comparing outcome of craniocervical fusion with occipital bone versus occipital condyle fixation.
Spiessberger A, Dietz N, Gruter B, Virojanapa J.
J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2020 Oct-Dec;11(4):287-292. doi: 10.4103/jcvjs.JCVJS_166_20. Epub 2020 Nov 26.
PMID: 33824558 Free PMC article.
19. An endovascular assisted, nonocclusive cerebral bypass: a technical feasibility study in a rabbit model.
Spiessberger A, Strange F, Gruter BE, Wanderer S, Casoni D, Gruber P, Diepers M, Remonda L, Fandino J, Añon J, Marbacher S.
J Neurosurg. 2020 Jun 5;134(6):1846-1851. doi: 10.3171/2020.3.JNS20334.
PMID: 32502997
20. A Comparison of Complications and Clinical and Radiologic Outcome Between the Mini-open Prepsoas and Mini-open Transpsoas Approaches for Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Meta-Analysis.
Spiessberger A, Arvind V, Dietz N, Grueter B, Huber F, Guggenberger R, Moriggl B, Varma V, Cho SK.
Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Aug;33(7):271-279. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001015.
PMID: 32482972
21. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of T. Yang et al. concerning "Thoracolumbar corpectomy/spondylectomy for spinal metastasis: a pooled analysis comparing the outcome of seven different surgical approaches" by Spiessberger A, Arvind V, Gruter B, Cho SK [Eur Spine J (2019): doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06179-8.
Spiessberger A.
Eur Spine J. 2020 Mar;29(3):635-636. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06259-9. Epub 2019 Dec 21.
PMID: 31865458 No abstract available.
22. Thoracolumbar corpectomy/spondylectomy for spinal metastasis: a pooled analysis comparing the outcome of seven different surgical approaches.
Spiessberger A, Arvind V, Gruter B, Cho SK.
Eur Spine J. 2020 Feb;29(2):248-256. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06179-8. Epub 2019 Oct 22.
PMID: 31641907 Review.
23. The Subtemporal Approach to the Lateral Midbrain with and without Zygomatic Osteotomy: An Anatomical Study.
Spiessberger A, Baumann F, Stauffer A, Marbacher S, Kothbauer KF, Fandino J, Moriggl B.
Clin Anat. 2019 Jul;32(5):710-714. doi: 10.1002/ca.23383. Epub 2019 Apr 25.
PMID: 30968458
24. Formation of intracranial de novo aneurysms and recurrence after neck clipping: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Spiessberger A, Vogt DR, Fandino J, Marbacher S.
J Neurosurg. 2019 Feb 22;132(2):456-464. doi: 10.3171/2018.10.JNS181281.
PMID: 30797217 Review.
25. Extended exposure of the petroclival junction: The combined anterior transpetrosal and subtemporal/transcavernous approach.
Spiessberger A, Baumann F, Stauffer A, Marbacher S, Kothbauer KF, Fandino J, Moriggl B.
Surg Neurol Int. 2018 Dec 24;9:259. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_298_18. eCollection 2018.
PMID: 30687570 Free PMC article.
26. Early Intracranial Aneurysm Recurrence after Microsurgical Clip Ligation: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Marbacher S, Spiessberger A, Diepers M, Remonda L, Fandino J.
J Neurol Surg Rep. 2018 Oct;79(4):e93-e97. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1676454. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
PMID: 30534511 Free PMC article.
27. Splitting of the semispinalis capitis muscle as a less invasive approach for atlantoaxial fusion - A technical note.
Spiessberger A, Stauffer A, Baumann F, Marbacher S, Kothbauer K, Fandino J, Moriggl B.
J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Apr;62:260-263. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.11.044. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
PMID: 30472339
28. Bony Dehiscence of the Horizontal Petrous Internal Carotid Artery Canal: An Anatomic Study with Surgical Implications.
Spiessberger A, Baumann F, Kothbauer KF, Aref M, Marbacher S, Fandino J, Nevzati E.
World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;114:e1174-e1179. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.172. Epub 2018 Mar 31.
PMID: 29614354
29. Microsurgical Clipping of Basilar Apex Aneurysms: A Systematic Historical Review of Approaches and their Results.
Spiessberger A, Strange F, Fandino J, Marbacher S.
World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;114:305-316. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.141. Epub 2018 Mar 27.
PMID: 29602006 Review.
30. Minimally invasive medial supraorbital, combined subfrontal-interhemispheric approach to the anterior communicating artery complex-a cadaveric study.
Spiessberger A, Baumann F, Nevzati E, Kothbauer KF, Fandino J, Muroi C.
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Jun;159(6):1079-1085. doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3159-3. Epub 2017 Apr 7.
PMID: 28386838
31. A Posterior Oblique Approach to the Lumbar Disk Spaces, Vertebral Bodies, and Lumbar Plexus: A Cadaveric Feasibility Study.
Spiessberger A, Baumann F, Häusler M, Rühli F, Fandino J, Muroi C.
Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Feb;31(1):E8-E12. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000472.
PMID: 27875415
32. Influence of leptomeningeal collateral pattern on the prognostic value of mismatch in acute anterior circulation stroke.
Spiessberger A, Federau C, Guggenberger R, Kollias S.
J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2015 Mar-Apr;39(2):213-6. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000204.
PMID: 25786092
33. Cranial dural arteriovenous shunts. Part 4. Clinical presentation of the shunts with leptomeningeal venous drainage.
Baltsavias G, Spiessberger A, Hothorn T, Valavanis A.
Neurosurg Rev. 2015 Apr;38(2):283-91; discussion 291. doi: 10.1007/s10143-014-0595-x. Epub 2014 Nov 26.
PMID: 25421555
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